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$3,500 and bills paid: How these local organizations are helping L.A. fire victims recover

Fast Company Tech

When the Eaton Fire burned through Altadena in January, Patricia Lopez-Gutierrez and her children had to flee from the house theyd been renting for a decade. “My children and their schools are here. .” Vincent de Paul , one of several local organizations providing direct assistance to fire victims.

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5 tips to help nonprofits meet unforeseen challenges 

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At Save the Children, we often have difficult conversations about exit ramps from communities where we have worked for decades. Save the Children draws funding from a range of sources: individual donors, corporations, foundations, multilateral institutions, and government agencies. We raise significant funds from the U.S.

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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Children and teens who volunteer tend to have better health and lower levels of anxiety and fewer behavioral problems than those who dont volunteer. Try joining an organization or association in your community, taking part in neighborhood cleanups, or volunteering at your local senior center, animal shelter, or museum. Start small.

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10 Online Fundraising Tools to Watch in 2021

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Best for local nonprofits, GroupRaise empowers nonprofits to partner with restaurants for fundraising. Designed to inspire generosity in children, members are mailed monthly postcards featuring nonprofits and then the family can listen to the impact of their giving through Alexa. GroupRaise :: groupraise.com. Helpen :: helpen.com.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SOS Children’s Villages International :: @ SOS_Children. SOS Children’s Villages works to stop more than half a million children ending up alone, abandoned or in institutions. Wildlife SOS :: @ WildlifeSOS. ECPAT International :: @ ECPAT. Demos :: @ Demos_Org. National Gay & Lesbian Task Force :: @ TheTaskForce.

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Mark Your Calendars! 2015 Cause Awareness Days

Nonprofit Tech for Good

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 5: Give Local America Day — #GiveLocal15. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay and #LIUB. 22: Earth Day — #EarthDay. 1: Giving Tuesday — #GivingTuesday.

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

Candid

The largest cash donor was Asheville-based Dogwood Health Trust , which committed $10 million to the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina and $40 million for local agencies immediate response activities. CDP encourages giving grants locally as much as possible.

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