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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

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Puerto Rico “ earthquake swarm.” Puerto Rico experienced a series of earthquakes beginning in December 2019. We identified $791,176 to date in earthquake funding for Puerto Rico. The blasts caused destruction for several miles, killing nearly 220 people and injuring more than 6,000 others. million in aid.

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“Seeding by ceding”: What we know about the latest group of organizations funded by MacKenzie Scott

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and Puerto Rico. Consistent with our previous analysis, Scott’s grantees continue to be more transparent than the general nonprofit population. Nearly half of the organizations have earned Candid’s Seal of Transparency by claiming and updating their profile on guidestar.org. Geography . This time, however, non-U.S.

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Why nonprofits should send cold emails

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But when you send cold emails to individual leads, you can use their name, reference their professional career and even mention causes they’ve listed on their LinkedIn profile. Army Reserve Puerto Rico, reads a book to children during a storytime event. With mass emails, it’s not really specific to the recipient. Army 2nd Lt.

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In Search of Hope: The Global Diaries of Mariane Pearl

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In 2006, journalist Mariane Pearl traveled the globe for Glamour magazine to profile women who are changing the world. If you order In Search of Hope on Glamour.com , Glamour will donate 100 percent of the book's proceeds and royalties to charities (listed below) selected by the women who were profiled. It is real."--Mariane