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How You Can Help Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts

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Late at night on Sunday August 29th, Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana. All of New Orleans is without power and an estimated one million people across Louisiana and Missouri are without power. You can learn more about their work and make a gift here. Find the Helpers.

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Why I Donated: Why I Give $100 To My Local Community Foundation Every Year

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In this post, we talk to Lydia, a n instructor in Louisiana, about why she makes a yearly donation of $100 to the Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana (SWLA). It was after Hurricane Laura, and I wanted to give to an organization that directly supports our community.

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Please Help: Volunteers Needed To Help With Hurricane Wiki To Prep for Hurricane Ida

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Source: Weather Channel Alerts 2009 was looking like a very uneventful hurricane season. That is until Hurricane Ida slammed into El Salvador killing 91 people as of this writing. We need volunteers to review the wiki section by section and make sure that there are resources collected for Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

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Exploring Disaster Philanthropy: Part 2

Connection Cafe

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina , about 22% of total funding went to the American Red Cross (ARC). About 50% of funding at this point for Hurricane Harvey has gone to ARC. When there is an open communication line, you’re able to better understand conditions and work better with local government with rebuilding efforts.