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As Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins, Florida Community Foundations Prepare Permanent Disaster Funds

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

In a new model of crisis response, permanent funds allow foundations to issue grants quickly in response to natural disasters. By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Associated Press Marta Lavandier, AP Photo House of Hope, which provides food, as well as other essential services in Marin County, Fla.,

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Newsletter: Should You Ask Partners for a Minimum Revenue Commitment? ; UK Chicken Shops Ask Diners to Go #KnifeFree ; Google’s Unusual Plan for Disaster Relief

Selfish Giving

Partnerships Associate, FUSE Corps (Boston) Have your cause-related job featured here for FREE. Google’s unusual plan for disaster relief: just give survivors money. Digital Coordinator, Propper Daley (Hollywood ??) Hit reply to this email and give me the details and a link to the position. ???? Brain Food 1.

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Matching Grant Funding: Understand this Common Structure

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

There are hundreds of worthwhile milesnla 2024-06-06T10:09:11-05:00 Tracy Kamen’s Role in Navigating Disaster Relief milesnla 2024-06-06T10:09:11-05:00 June 6, 2024 | 0 Comments In the nonprofit sector, Tracy Kamen, a passionate Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP), is creating a positive impact around the world.

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How to Issue Donation Receipts for Different Types of Gifts

Get Fully Funded

In-Kind Gift Donation Receipts Whether you run a food bank, thrift store , homeless shelter, or disaster relief organization, any nonprofit that collects physical items (or accepts in-kind services) must know the differences between cash and in-kind donation receipts. For example, lets say a company sponsored your recent 5K.

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

Selfish Giving

Beneficiaries included food banks, schools, disaster relief efforts, and community outreach programs. Congratulations to the Corporate Responsibility Association and CR Magazine for putting together such an outstanding resource! This post is sponsored by COMMIT!Forum.

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Local Militias Step into Government Gaps

NonProfit Quarterly

In recent years, the group, labeled by the Southern Poverty Law Center as right-wing extremists , has been painting a different picture of itself—as a disaster relief organization. Earlier this year, Vermont passed a bill that bans owning and running paramilitary training camps, the Associated Press reports.

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5 Innovative Pledge Fundraising Strategies for 2024

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Social Media Challenge Everyone is familiar with the 2014 ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and how effective it was in both boosting awareness about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and fundraising for the ALS Association. Your organization doesn’t need to have a presence on social media to get started.