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

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Hardest hit by flooding was the Central Appalachia region, where years of disinvestment by government and philanthropy left the region ill prepared. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) annually publishes the State of Disaster Philanthropy (SODP) report using Candid data, but the lag in data reporting means its always two years behind.

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Lever for Change: How ‘big bet philanthropy’ is transforming the sector 

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Our mission: to accelerate “big bet philanthropy,” the practice of making multimillion-dollar investments in a single organization with the intention of transforming a sector, issue, or organization. Big bet philanthropy has gone mainstream Five years later, we’ve achieved our goal and then some. Kellogg Foundation, and others.

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Guest Post by Katherine Hutt: A Small Nonprofit's Strategy for Pepsi Refresh Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

GOH developed Hope Meadows, an intergenerational neighborhood that supports families adopting children out of foster care. Our development consultant, Erin Michelson, posted a link on her blog GoErinGo: Adventure Philanthropy. Generations of Hope is one of 189 organizations going for February’s two top prizes of $250,000.

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Bloggers Who Create Community Award. Intergenerational Wired Fundraisers: A Conversation. Teaching Your Kids About Philanthropy. Calling on the Twitterverse and Connie Reece Answers First. $10 10 will help a Cambodian Youngster Get A Better Life. Why Nhung Sun, A Cambodian Blogger, Supports The Sharing Foundation.