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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. .

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How can nonprofits build public trust through accountability to beneficiaries?

ASU Lodestar Center

Support beneficiaries in participation according to their goals, not yours! Daniel resides in Blantyre, Malawi, with his wife and 5-year-old triplets. Without addressing unequal power relations, participation won’t lead to effective downward accountability. He holds a B.A.

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How America is betraying the hungry children of Africa

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

My example of this is the abusive use of foreign aid in ways that support the giver and damage the recipient. The article shows how we manage to damage agricultural economies and the sustainability of countries with food aid, this time in Malawi. Most social entrepreneurs I know operate somewhere in between, and for good reasons.

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How Faith-Based Hope Endeavors Effectively Fights the AIDS Epidemic and Changes Lives in the U.S. and Africa

Tech Soup

Two 14-year-old girls, one in the US and one in Malawi, had their lives changed when they joined forces to fight the AIDs epidemic in Africa. Through the creation hope-giving projects that serve the most vulnerable in Malawi, the organization connects U.S.-based The two girls met at Hope Village Orphan Care Center in Malawi.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We did very well, and with the Skoll Foundation’s matching support, each gift to our campaign more than doubled its impact. As we look forward to 2015, we recognize that much work remains to be done, and we definitely need your continued support. It’s not too late to pledge your support for our work.

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The Power of Thank You Letters

Connection Cafe

In case you're wondering, Charity Water "invested (my) money with local partners, Relief Society of Tigray (REST) and Action Against Hunger (ACF) in Ethiopia and Pump Aid in Malawi, to build and rehabilitate freshwater wells and spring protections for people in need."

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Mobile Innovations for Social Good

NTEN

million patients in Malawi and Uganda, they've seen that text messages and cheap mobile phones are great tools on the front-lines of global health. The N2Y4 Mobile Challenge called for innovative mobile applications supporting social good. At clinics that serve about 1.2 The Process.

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