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The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It

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between our Sierra Leone Mudslides appeal in August and our Harvey, Irma, and Mexico earthquake appeals in September. 2:Ensure proposed solutions are cognitively meaningful and morally significant to donors: If donors can see the difference they’re making, their perspective on the whole situation changes.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This puts New York City’s economic disparity on par with places like Sierra Leone or Namibia. Architect Stephen Cassell, for example, proposed protecting New York’s financial district with a ring of tidal salt marshes and wetlands around lower Manhattan.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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Each year we receive over 3,500 proposals from women's organizations all around the world. I remember a very wonderful woman from Sierra Leone, Sarandabba, saying to me, "You know in a war, women are raped, but Mother Earth is also raped. I think the biggest challenge for us is trying to make hard decisions.

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