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Adapt and Overcome

VQ Strategies

Peer Support Groups are among the many ways that Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) serves veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001. VQ: Tell me about your role and the peer support group prior to the pandemic.

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As a Disaster Unfolds, Fundraisers Can Do More Than Raise Money

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In-person visits should be approached with caution in an active disaster zone, but you can improve your organizations communications remotely via email, phone calls, text, and social media, assuming services remain available. Have links and phone numbers handy for the programs and services they might needor offer to call for them.

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How nonprofits can deepen corporate partnerships

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Think beyond traditional volunteering Nearly half (49%) of Civic 50 employees engage in company-sponsored volunteer activities such as employee resource groups and educational initiatives. billion in in-kind goods and services—more than five times the total cash and in-kind donations compared with the average U.S.

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The Humane Society rebrands as the Humane World for Animals to showcase its global efforts

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Beyond the local shelters it’s perhaps best known for, the group works on behalf of animals to combat wildlife trafficking, factory farms , and animal testing, among other causes, globally. The new name and look, which its sister organization Humane Society International also adopted, is an attempt to reflect that.

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

Fast Company Tech

170 billion each year, according to AmeriCorps, the federal agency focused on national and community service. And participating in community service programs can lead to better job prospects for volunteers, that same agency has found. You can take care of local parks, conservation areas, community gardens, and more. Start small.

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The power of small grants and deep listening to fund the ‘unfundable’ 

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A group of visionary women came together in 1984 to award Boston Women’s Fund’s (BWF) first five grants totaling $20,000. Then in 2022, our volunteer Allocations Committee , comprising a group of people diverse in age and identity from inside and outside the sector, began conducting one-on-one conversations with prospective grantees.

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What Past Disasters Tell Us About What Maui Needs Now

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Doing so helps to identify recovery needs, informs the administration of benefits, can be used to vet and verify service providers, and support the equitable distribution of resources. Many of these organizations already exist in the local community. Mental health is an acute need after a disaster like this.

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