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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

Puerto Rico “ earthquake swarm.” Puerto Rico experienced a series of earthquakes beginning in December 2019. We identified $791,176 to date in earthquake funding for Puerto Rico. The blasts caused destruction for several miles, killing nearly 220 people and injuring more than 6,000 others. million in aid.

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Our EveryAction Hero: World Central Kitchen

Everyaction

Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California. And it worked really well in Puerto Rico - we’ve served over 3.6 We're currently active in 10 different countries. million meals!

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The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. Donors have given about equal amounts to Hurricane Harvey ($4.0M as they have to the recent hurricanes in Puerto Rico + the Caribbean ($4.6M Photo by Fuel Relief Fund on GlobalGiving.

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

This has been a dominant trend in the past eight years of our analysis. Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . and internationally.

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6 Trends Shaping Corporate Engagement Today

Connection Cafe

We started talking about how the field of corporate engagement has changed , and what trends are shaping the future of corporate social engagement. And we all witnessed the role that tech innovators like Tesla played in reconnecting Puerto Rico. Business is the warehouse for technology talent and innovation.

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Win Back Your Lapsed Donors

Bloomerang

But why we think it’s important to look at those single gifts year-over-year is, in our example, you can see that Donor B has trended down in their gift amounts, from a highest amount of $120 all the way down to 2019 they only gave $20. you know, when Puerto Rico had that hurricane, you know, that was huge here.

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