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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. Hardest hit by flooding was the Central Appalachia region, where years of disinvestment by government and philanthropy left the region ill prepared.

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Sustainable community-led solutions shaping disaster philanthropy 

Candid

The field of disaster philanthropy is facing a perfect storm of global crisesconflicts, climate disasters, economic instability, and growing humanitarian needsas disaster relief and humanitarian aid organizations face a changing funding landscape.

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From Diaper Banks to Disaster Relief: How A.I. Is Changing Nonprofit Operations

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Public interest in artificial intelligence has exploded in recent months, but it’s been quietly transforming nonprofit operations for years. As more groups use artificial intelligence, they're getting a sense of the benefits and risks of an A.I.-driven driven future.

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Trends in education funding’s share of philanthropic giving 

Candid

Between 2015 and 2022, education nonprofits consistently received the largest percentage of total grant dollars from institutional grantmakersan average of 27%followed by health (21%) and public benefit organizations (19%). Education nonprofits have to be creative in our approach to secure funding for programs as well as operational funding.

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Philanthropy during COVID-19 in India

Candid

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. During the pandemic, family philanthropy grew significantly , tripling in FY2020 compared to FY2019.

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The Hard Problems: A Resilient Civil Society To Face What’s Next

The NonProfit Times

(Photo By Deposit Photos) By Marnie Webb From the frontlines of disaster relief to the forefront of technological innovation, civil society organizations are navigating a rapidly changing landscape. Democratic backsliding and restrictive laws will pose challenges to nonprofits operations and the safety of their beneficiaries.

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The Maui wildfires: A record in disaster philanthropy, an opportunity to ‘get it right’ 

Candid

Part of my work at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) involves monitoring philanthropic giving in response to disasters through our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy: Data to Drive Decisions (SODP) report. And 2023 set records in disaster relief funding.