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Facebook Ramps Up Reach for “Donate” Buttons and Fundraisers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Even before Facebook helped raise $10 million dollars for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy for Hurricane Harvey relief, Facebook “Donate” buttons and fundraisers created by Facebook users were popping up in the feed with increased frequency. 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report. 14% said Twitter. 10% said Instagram.

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Protecting the right to give according to our values

Candid

On January 31, the Eleventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals began hearing oral arguments in a case that holds significant implications for U.S. philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Following the U.S.

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New data for strategic disaster philanthropy 

Candid

In our eighth annual research report, Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2021: Data to Drive Decisions , developed in partnership with Candid , we dive into how philanthropy and other donors supported natural hazards, severe weather events and complex humanitarian emergencies in 2019. . 18 at 2 p.m.

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The Fundraising Cliff, Part 1

NTEN

There is a lot of speculation about what has been causing the challenges that fundraising is facing in the United States. Over the past few months I've been asked a lot of questions about giving trends: What explains the flat trend in overall fundraising? What about Hurricane Sandy? Is it the economy?

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A Fundraising Cliff? What does the data say?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the past few months I’ve been asked a lot of questions about giving trends: What explains the flat trend in overall fundraising? What about Hurricane Sandy? There is a lot of speculation about what has been causing the challenges that fundraising is facing in the United States. Is it the economy?

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

Candid

After 10 years of tracking disaster philanthropy through SODP, this is (as far as we know) the highest amount of philanthropic dollars ever raised for a wildfire response and recovery and for a single natural hazard in the United States. And that’s only for one disaster last year. funders contributed $266.2

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Radical Collaboration is Our Best Chance to Fight Climate Change

Saleforce Nonprofit

And we’ve watched helplessly as hurricanes and tropical storms have intensified in frequency and strength. The Cumberland Forest Project protects 253,000 acres of Appalachian forest and is one of The Nature Conservancy’s largest-ever conservation efforts in the eastern United States. © Cameron Davidson; May 2019.