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

Candid

In Sarasota County, it destroyed million-dollar homes on barrier islands, impacting the donors nonprofits and foundations rely on for disaster relief funding. Hardest hit by flooding was the Central Appalachia region, where years of disinvestment by government and philanthropy left the region ill prepared. What can philanthropy do?

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Crisis, Climate And Conflict Drove Disaster Philanthropy

The NonProfit Times

Giving to disasters by the 1,000 largest funders was more than seven times greater during 2022 than 10 years early, hitting $860.2 New Data from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) while it is not record-level funding, it was the third highest amount since the nonprofit started reporting such data in 2014. of the $126.7

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

Earlier this week, I had the terrific opportunity to participate on a panel at the US launch event for “Philanthropy and Social Media”, a whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster.

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Preparing for the Inevitable: How Grantmakers Can Thrive Amid Climate Events

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A huge thank you to Audrey Kidwell, Grants Manager for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, for providing many of the resources and tips included in this article. Modern grantmakers must be prepared and ready to support their communities when—not if—a climate disaster hits. Hurricanes. Prolonged droughts.

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

Candid

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. And 2023 set records in disaster relief funding. funders contributed $266.2

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

The year 2020 was an astounding year for disaster philanthropy, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. i What did the remaining $223 million in disaster aid address? The numerous other disasters and humanitarian crises occurred or continued to occur that year—events that were overshadowed by the pandemic. . Syrian refugee crisis.

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New Report Finds At Least $1 Billion Given by Wealthy Donors, Corporations, and Foundations for COVID-19 in 2021

NonProfit PRO

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving, that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. The new report highlights the need for more philanthropic support for long-term recovery.

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