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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

Candid

The earthquakes on February 6 that devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria have left an estimated 54,000 people dead. million) in Syria. Corporations headquartered in Germany—home to over three million ethnic Turks and approximately one million refugees from Syria—have responded to the crisis by contributing more than €16.7

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

This year’s Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report, published by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) and Candid, tracked roughly $121 billion in aid to date in 2020 across multiple sources—including bilateral and multilateral aid, U.S. Millions are also internally displaced within Syria. Syrian refugee crisis.

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Leveraging Technology to Respond to Global Crises

Cloud 4 Good

But not all organizations have the infrastructure or staffing necessary to track donations, follow up, and further mobilize their audience. . With the world watching the news about Ukraine in the mainstream news, many organizations are receiving a windfall of donations to help. Noble says it can be problematic, but technology can help.

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How To Use Microsoft Technology To Supercharge Your Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When staff at SOS Children’s Villages International , which cares for children impacted by the Syrian refugee crisis, learned a five-year-old in Syria needed critical heart surgery, they used the cloud storage service OneDrive to quickly assemble photo and video assets into a pitch to international donors.

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Big Data Means More Than Big Profits

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

From Facebook to Netflix, companies are tracking and analyzing our searches, our purchases, and just about every other online activity that will give them more insight into who we are and what we want. Skoll World Forum Skoll Syria SWF Big Data Harvard Business Review Web Reader human rights SkollWF SWF13 Bookshare'

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8 Top Corporate Giving Trends to Watch in 2024 + Examples

Nonprofits Source

Turkey and Syria earthquake: In early 2023, a massive earthquake impacted Turkey and Syria. For instance, they power workplace giving programs by enabling companies to match nonprofit contributions, track volunteer hours, and manage other employee giving efforts.

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AFP ICON 2023 Recap

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Track successes and failures to inform future strategy. “Be One private school set a reasonable goal of $4,000 to help raise relief funds for the earthquakes in Syria. .” Data-driven philanthropy is based on fact and not on a gut feeling. The most successful campaigns begin with research. Implement procedures to asess metrics.