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Why Disaster Preparedness Is a Critical Imperative for Every Nonprofit — Regardless of Mission

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The fact of the matter is that because the unexpected can strike at any moment, the best thing you can do as a nonprofit leader is to be ready for any disaster — regardless of your mission. Here are some tips on starting a disaster fund for your organization.

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Duke Energy Foundation to Award $700,000 in Natural Disaster Preparedness Grants

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The Duke Energy Foundation is accepting grant applications to help support natural disaster resiliency in North Carolina communities.

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Survey: Americans Increasingly Support Disaster Relief as Major Share of Charitable Giving

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An online survey found that 59% of American donors gave half or more of their total monetary donations last year to charities providing disaster relief. This marks a notable increase from the results of a similar survey from April 2022.

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What Past Disasters Tell Us About What Maui Needs Now

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With more than three decades of experience in disasters and humanitarian assistance with data management solutions, we would suggest that efficient and effective relief operations need to organize around a central registry or clearinghouse. Mental health is an acute need after a disaster like this. The main lesson?

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Vanguard Charitable Survey: More Than 1 in 3 Donors Contributed to Disaster Relief Efforts

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More than 1 in 3 American donors gave half or more of their charitable contributions to disaster relief efforts in the last year, such as the Ukraine humanitarian crisis, COVID-19 relief, and natural disasters like wildfires.

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Good360 to Receive $2 Million in Donated Appliances from Lowe’s to Support Disaster Recovery

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Good360 announced that Lowe's has committed $2 million in appliances to support up to 2,000 families recovering from the series of deadly tornadoes that ripped through the South and the Midwest on Dec.

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

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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. When we can look at numbers immediately after a disaster, it gives us a unique perspective.

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