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$3,500 and bills paid: How these local organizations are helping L.A. fire victims recover

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Vincent de Paul , one of several local organizations providing direct assistance to fire victims. Pasadena Community Foundation, a local foundation, has given grants through a wildfire fund to help support dozens of organizations doing that work. Others lost coverage as insurers have dropped policies in areas at risk of fires.

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5 Ways to Use Your Smartphone for Social Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

However, our mobile devices can also be used to plan in advance and block off time to volunteer in the local community. 5) Register to vote or call your local representative. Many charities are dedicated to causes that are impacted by public policy. S tart turning screen time into a philanthropic pastime.

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How nonprofits can engage in policy advocacy now 

Candid

Discussing budgets and policy was uncomfortable for the partner—and not something her nonprofit typically does. Despite working in diverse geographies and issue areas—from environmental justice to workforce development, arts education to grief support—these nonprofits share similar concerns about the risk of engaging in policy advocacy.

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Meyer Foundation Appoints George L. Askew, M.D., as President & CEO

NonProfit PRO

Dr. Askew brings decades of experience as a former pediatrician and leader in federal policy, local government agencies, and nonprofit management spaces. Askew, M.D. will serve as the Foundation's next president and CEO, effective April 1.

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Sustainable community-led solutions shaping disaster philanthropy 

Candid

And as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, philanthropys ability to remain flexibleprioritizing local leadership, fostering inclusive partnerships, and maintaining a long-term perspectiveis essential in building community resilience. Here are three ways supporting community-led solutions can make disaster philanthropy more effective: 1.

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The Florida housing market is so weak that this giant builder is cutting prices

Fast Company Tech

KB Home is seeing the greatest weakness in Florida On KB Homes latest earnings call, COO McGibney pointed to Florida as the homebuilders softest-performing state in the first quarterprompting the company to cut net effective home prices to better align with local market conditions. “Weve seen nothing at all related to immigration. .

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation.

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