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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. In Uganda and Myanmar. We see restrictions playing out in Paraguay and the United States. Hungary and Iran.

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Alexandra Rampy, Guest Post: The Cool Factor About Mobile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Objective : Provide lifesaving assistance during the natural disasters that occurred in China and Myanmar. For this organization and through this campaign, SMS donations was the most successful mechanism with 59% of donations being made through text. *. Organization(s) : Save the Children and Verizon Wireless.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

Kokkyo naki Kodomotachi (Children without Borders) in Japan is a humanitarian educational association NGO that supports disadvantaged children and youth in Asia who are on the street, are victims of trafficking, forced labor, and natural disasters, or in conflict with the law. Their great website is available in Japanese, English, and French.

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How to help Myanmar earthquake victims: 5 things you can do right now

Fast Company Tech

magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar in the northern part of the country. In Myanmar, the effects of the natural disaster are intensified due to the civil war the country has been engulfed in since 2021. How to donate to Myanmar’s earthquake victims There are ways people outside the country can help Myanmar earthquake victims.

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Dear Sophie: What can we do to help employees who are Ukrainian citizens?

TechCrunch

Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has the power to designate or extend TPS to a country if circumstances — such as an armed conflict or natural disaster — make that country unsafe. The Secretary of Homeland Security, who oversees U.S. on the effective TPS designation date.

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What a new book reveals about Facebook and Russian interference

The Verge

Other topics covered here, though, don’t fit quite as squarely into that narrative.

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Why federal employees are essential to earthquake safety in America

Fast Company Tech

The earthquakes that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, collapsing buildings and causing over 2,700 deaths , were a sobering reminder of the risks and the need for preparation. That becomes most apparent when disasters strike and buildings that meet modern code requirements remain standing. In the U.S.,

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