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How nonprofits can deepen corporate partnerships

Candid

By allowing employees to avoid added costs such as child care or using personal time to participate in an after-hours or weekend activity, VTO provides more equitable access to volunteering opportunities. According to the Deloitte survey, 95% of employees believe making a positive community impact is important.

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5 Digital Fundraising Trends to Watch for in 2019

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Facebook may take this even further with their latest efforts to create a $50-million matching fund to address issues like disaster relief. As more nonprofits realize they need to reorient to a business mindset, investing in technology will create opportunities to truly assess organizational health as well as cost per outcome.

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Lessons from the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: What philanthropy can do better

Candid

In Sarasota County, it destroyed million-dollar homes on barrier islands, impacting the donors nonprofits and foundations rely on for disaster relief funding. The largest in-kind donor for Helene, Direct Relief, pledged $74 million in medication and medical supplies, as well as $250,000 in cash assistance.

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Puerto Rico: The Critical Role of Information and the Nonprofit Sector in Disaster Living

NonProfit Quarterly

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, which “ was signed into law in 1988 to create an orderly system to get federal assistance to state and local governments in the wake of natural disasters.”. All the learnings from Maria were activated this time. The electricity grid has not recovered since Maria.

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How Smithfield Foods is Doing Well by Doing Good (And What You Can Learn From Them) [SPONSORED]

Selfish Giving

For starters, in 2015 the company increased its charitable giving by more than 30 percent – to $27 million – which included food and cash donations through its cause-related partnerships that raise funds for charities focusing on vexing issues like hunger, education, health, and wellness.

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Two Looks At Nonprofit Social Media

The Agitator

For a macroview, The Nonprofit Quarterly reported recently on a Craigconnect study of fifty top US charities using social media, grouped in these focus categories — Animal, Children, Cultural, Disaster Relief, Environment, Health, Veterans & Military, and Women. ” My answer — Not yet!

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Our EveryAction Hero: World Central Kitchen

EveryAction

Using the expertise of its Chef Network, WCK works to empower people to be a part of the solution with a focus on health, education, jobs, and disaster relief. We're currently active in 10 different countries. This year, we have activated kitchens to respond to the volcanoes in Hawaii and Guatemala.