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A Volunteer Hour In U.S. Jumps To $33.49

The NonProfit Times

In a state-by-state comparison and including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, Massachusetts had the highest volunteer value at $40.97 per hour for Puerto Rico and $50.88 per hour, followed closely by Washington state at $40.28. The lowest state value was in Mississippi at $25.42. It was $15.82

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

This year’s Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report, published by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) and Candid, tracked roughly $121 billion in aid to date in 2020 across multiple sources—including bilateral and multilateral aid, U.S. Puerto Rico “ earthquake swarm.” million in aid. On January 7, 2020, a 6.4

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Microsoft Stores remain closed as Apple and Best Buy continue reopening

The Verge

Our approach for re-opening Microsoft Store locations is measured and cautious, guided by monitoring global data, listening to public health and safety experts, and tracking local government restrictions,” a spokesperson said. “We But Microsoft is still taking a wait-and-see approach, according to a statement provided to The Verge by email.

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy ? In it, we examined?available?2019?data global disaster-related?philanthropy,?analyzing?funding philanthropy,?analyzing?funding

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It’s not your imagination — that vaccination website really is crawling along

The Verge

The Markup conducted its performance tests using Google’s open-source Lighthouse tool, in this case relying on the tool’s ability to measure the time it takes for a site to load and be functional. seconds to fully load in comparison to the fastest (Puerto Rico) at 1.4 seconds, and the average (Colorado) at 5.9 Image: The Markup.

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5 Text Best Practices to Boost Your Fundraising Success

Get Fully Funded

With your help, we raised $200,000 for those affected by the devastation in Puerto Rico. It can be difficult to track all of these metrics manually, but Mogli explains that the best SMS apps will include built-in reporting capabilities that help you quickly measure your success and guide your strategy in the right direction.

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6 Trends Shaping Corporate Engagement Today

Connection Cafe

And we all witnessed the role that tech innovators like Tesla played in reconnecting Puerto Rico. Leadership from the top is one of the key markers of strong community-minded companies that Points of Light measures in our annual Civic 50 survey. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel , heralded the age of the CEO Activist.

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