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How To Help After Hurricane Helene

Bloomerang

Entire communities have been destroyed, and millions are without power across Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, and more than 100 lives have been lost in the wake of this dangerous Category 4 hurricane. If you’re interested in donating to support relief efforts, you can make a gift here.

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

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When Hurricane Helene devastated North Carolina in 2024, the Asheville Humane Society partnered with animal rescue agencies in the region and the BISSELL Pet Foundation to evacuate animals and distribute supplies. A school might offer shelter to evacuees in partnership with a medical charity that can provide health services on site.

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Preparing Your Association for AI

Association Analytics

That’s why it’s important to have internal conversations about how much data your organization feels comfortable sharing and what data is proprietary and should not be used with public AI tools. It’s also crucial to remember that by using a public AI tool, your organization’s data can become part of the training dataset.

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Geo-Tagged Map Shows Impact of Hurricane Joaquin in Real Time

VisionLink

Map illustrates damage reports as hurricane hits North Carolina. VisionLink is partnering with local churches and community groups to poll between 2,000-3,000 people throughout North Carolina. VisionLink is partnering with local churches and community groups to poll between 2,000-3,000 people throughout North Carolina.

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Students are taking gap years to avoid online class, and startups are scooping them up

The Verge

Postmates told Bloomberg that it may keep some interns on if they take time off school. A great intern who has a great network can often yield compounded returns later down the line,” Nick Schrock, CEO of developer tools startup Elementl, told Bloomberg. Others are extending the terms of their summer cohorts.

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Innovative Approaches for Grantmakers to Address Grantee Well-Being

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Directly Funding Well-Being Funders like the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation provide flexible one-time $10K well-being grants for organizations to use as they see fit. Ask the people being served what success looks like and let that guide your funding decisions.

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Walmart begins testing drone deliveries for household goods and groceries

The Verge

Walmart has started making its first deliveries by drone, launching a small pilot program this week in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Flytrex received approval from the FAA to test food deliveries in North Carolina last year , with caveats that its drones only fly predetermined routes in the daytime over unpopulated areas. “We