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The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. Donors have given about equal amounts to Hurricane Harvey ($4.0M as they have to the recent hurricanes in Puerto Rico + the Caribbean ($4.6M Photo by Fuel Relief Fund on GlobalGiving. since Aug.)

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The Maui wildfires: A record in disaster philanthropy, an opportunity to ‘get it right’ 

Candid

That distinction previously belonged to the Greater Houston Community Foundation, after Hurricane Harvey.) million awarded in response to non-epidemic disasters including Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and the earthquake in Mexico. And that’s only for one disaster last year. funders contributed $266.2

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Vote for Your CNN Hero: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact

Have Fun - Do Good

Liz McCartney "Dedicated to helping Hurricane Katrina survivors in St. Since November 2000, he has helped more than 420 people in southeastern Mexico, free of charge." Anne Mahlum "Used to run by homeless men each morning. Bernard Parish, a community just outside New Orleans. Her nonprofit St.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

" Macon Phillips, special assistant to the President and director of new media for the White House, was a volunteer during Hurricane Katrina. In the five years since Hurricane Katrina, social media has exploded, and its potential for use in crises was clear after the Haiti earthquake. One person can post a message.

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Steve Bridger

When afterwilma debuted, I like many others felt an affinity to the people afflicted by the hurricane. I empathize with your mothballing Mexico and consider that a possible option of my own. We did start a group hurricane blog after Wilma, thankfully we have not put it to good use. article here, forwarded on by [.]

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