AFP Blog

MAY 7, 2015

Crowdfunded Campaigns For Nepal Are Huge. Goats and Soda : NPR : "Crowdfunding was widely popular in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy. But the magnitude of mini-campaigns for the Nepal disaster is unprecedented, says Amy Sample Ward, CEO of a nonprofit technology organization called NTEN." 'via Is That A Good Way To Give?

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Nepal Hurricane Campaign Disaster 20

Connection Cafe

MARCH 22, 2017

When there was a flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster, people made a conscious decision to give to causes that were there to help others in need. During World War I, the American Red Cross raised more than $114 million (over $2 billion in today’s dollars) to help support the American Expeditionary Force.

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Phase Giving Hurricane Disaster 43

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

The US projects are an interesting mix - several in the gulf coast as a result of Hurricane Katrina. I think we have about 40 projects on the site right now that are based in the US, and that represents about 8-9% of all the projects. And women are the backbone of most low-income communities, around the world and in the US.

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Global Giving Blogher Nepal 56