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Tracy Kamen’s Role in Navigating Disaster Relief

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Tracy’s fundraising career led her to supporting organizations like the University of Maryland Global Campus, Community Educational Research Group, Minneapolis Jewish Federation, and now Global Empowerment Mission. Reflecting on her promotion, Tracy shares, “I have some footing in government relations.

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Trends in education funding’s share of philanthropic giving 

Candid

One funding trend Candids Research team recently unearthed is that education fundings share of philanthropic giving, especially from institutional grantmakers, is shrinking. Education remains a funding priority but with a shrinking share Education has been a top priority for both institutional grantmakers and individual donors.

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Raising Money After Disaster, Tragedy: Two Resources

Selfish Giving

I thought, “We have to do a better job educating businesses on why and how they should respond after a disaster.” Cone Webinar on Effective Natural Disaster Response. ” I shared a few ideas in my post, but here are two additional resources.

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How nonprofits can deepen corporate partnerships

Candid

Think beyond traditional volunteering Nearly half (49%) of Civic 50 employees engage in company-sponsored volunteer activities such as employee resource groups and educational initiatives. By proactively identifying hard costs, you can tailor in-kind requests to the specific strengths of the company.

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Commitment to funding Native self-determination 

Candid

For decades, Native American tribes have faced economic and food insecurity, education barriers, substandard and overcrowded housing, and limited healthcare—all tied to flawed federal policies and broken treaties. PWNA provided $8,000 in disaster relief funding to heat the center so that Crow Creek tribal schoolteachers could tutor students.

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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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Disabled People Need a New Climate Safety Net

NonProfit Quarterly

A New Social Safety Net According to Michael Stein, a visiting professor at Harvard , people with disabilities are not only more affected long-term socioeconomically by climate change, they’re also the most vulnerable immediately after disasters. And people with lower incomes are more likely to be adversely affected by climate disasters.

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