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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

This exploitation mirrors the actions of the defendants in this case, who leveraged the catastrophic 2010 Haiti earthquake, and several subsequent earthquakes, and other natural disasters occurring in 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2023, to raise over five-hundred millions of dollars in donations, purportedly for relief efforts in Haiti.

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13 of the Best Nonprofit Videos from the Last 13 Years

Nonprofit Tech for Good

You can also explore the winners of the DoGooder Video Awards back to 2010. Drug Policy Alliance. The videos below are a snapshot of the history of nonprofits using video. The War on Drugs: From Prohibition to Gold Rush. Still Most Shocking Second a Day. Save the Children. Follow-up to: Most Shocking Second a Day ]. Follow the Frog.

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Pinterest Changes User Terms So It Can Train AI on User Data and Photos, Regardless of When They Were Posted

Futurism

Pinterest has updated itsprivacy policy to reflect its use of platform user data and images to train AItools. In other words, it seems that any piece of content, published at any point in the social media site's long history it's been around since 2010 is subject to being fed into an AI model.

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5 Ways to Use Your Smartphone for Social Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many charities are dedicated to causes that are impacted by public policy. If your supporters aren’t able to financially commit by donating money, share the policies that your charity is advocating for. 5) Register to vote or call your local representative. S tart turning screen time into a philanthropic pastime.

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Strengthening communities by supporting the nonprofit workforce 

Candid

For example, in 2010, rehabilitation counselors earned a median hourly wage of $15.55 —just enough to cover the bare-minimum costs for one adult and one school-age child. What resources and policies do hospitals and credit unions employ that can also be applied to retail trade and social assistance organizations?

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Blogging to Support Policy Goals: MomsRising Shares Lessons Learned

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Regardless of the tool we’re using, the team at MomsRising is committed to deepening and broadening the conversation around public policy issues that impact families in our country. With our blog firmly established as a valuable source of content, we are now developing strategies to further leverage our blog to support our policy goals.

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December 2010 Community Builder’s Chat Wrap-up #CommBuild

Amy Sample Ward

The lists are supported with federal funding; therefore, messages that appear to be political in nature, partisan, lobbying, or in any way perceived as in violation of the law or against relevant government policy are prohibited.

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