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Weekly update from PND

Candid

Bezos Earth Fund pledges $203 million for climate justice, innovation. September 9, 2021 The Bezos Earth Fund has announced pledges totaling $203.7 Foundations, corporations pledge support for Hurricane Ida relief. Foundations, corporations pledge support for Hurricane Ida relief.

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Measuring Social Media Outcomes Is Easier than Measuring Hurricane Strength

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I grew up in a small town by the New Jersey shore in a house a block from the Atlantic Ocean that my elderly parents still live in today. With Hurricane threatening a direct hit and potential devastating damage, emergency officials called for a mandatory evacuation — something that hasn’t happened in many years.

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

CDP’s Cari Cullen describes a derecho as a “storm with hurricane-force winds in a place where the infrastructure isn’t built for hurricane-force winds.” This list isn’t exhaustive, and far more could have been written about hurricanes, droughts, and other disasters and humanitarian crises that happened in 2020.

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Harvard University Students Running NYC Marathon in Boston for Hurricane Sandy | BostInno

AFP Blog

Harvard University Students Running NYC Marathon in Boston for Hurricane Sandy | BostInno : On Sunday, Baker and Whitmore, both Harvard University seniors, did their own 26.2-mile mile marathon, here in Boston, while raising money to support those in need who were impacted by the furious October storm.

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5 Ways Nonprofits Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

Saleforce Nonprofit

Whilst world leaders failed to deliver the $100 billion of public finance pledged at COP26, many philanthropic organisations in the nonprofit sector have stepped up. In the United Kingdom, social sector organisations working with vulnerable communities have started integrating climate action into their strategy. Fund the Climate Response.

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8 Top Corporate Giving Trends to Watch in 2024 + Examples

Nonprofits Source

Some companies have taken actions such as pledging to match employee donations at higher rates to disaster relief causes, while others have developed entire giving initiatives related to disaster relief and crisis response. Turkey and Syria earthquake: In early 2023, a massive earthquake impacted Turkey and Syria.

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

Candid

In addition, the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Maui Fund pledged $100 million, GoFundMe raised $60 million, the People’s Fund of Maui (Oprah and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) raised $60 million, and Maui United Way raised about $25 million. That distinction previously belonged to the Greater Houston Community Foundation, after Hurricane Harvey.)

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