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Lessons from the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: What philanthropy can do better

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Hardest hit by flooding was the Central Appalachia region, where years of disinvestment by government and philanthropy left the region ill prepared. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) annually publishes the State of Disaster Philanthropy (SODP) report using Candid data, but the lag in data reporting means its always two years behind.

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Sustainable community-led solutions shaping disaster philanthropy 

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The field of disaster philanthropy is facing a perfect storm of global crisesconflicts, climate disasters, economic instability, and growing humanitarian needsas disaster relief and humanitarian aid organizations face a changing funding landscape.

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Doing good, wrong? The role of philanthropy in keeping people safe

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Philanthropy invests billions of dollars annually to address pressing social issues. Capacity-building and resource gaps: Many organizations lack the resources or expertise to implement comprehensive safeguarding measures. The role of philanthropy in keeping people safe appeared first on Candid insights.

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New Equitable Giving Lab to Provide Insights Into Equity and Gaps in Fundraising for Under-Resourced Populations

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The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI is creating a new digital resource, the Equitable Giving Lab, that will bring an equity lens to philanthropy by measuring funding for under-resourced groups.

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Easiest Strategies to Instill a Nonprofit Philanthropy Culture

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If you desperately want to instill a culture of philanthropy, but it’s just not coming together, read these practical tactics to attack the problem from the sides rather than head on.

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Empowering young women in philanthropy to create lasting change

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Women have a unique opportunity to use their position to advance philanthropy and impact to tackle the pressing problems affecting human and planetary health. Why focus on young women in philanthropy? When should we start educating young women in philanthropy? Significant giving by women is already under way.

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Highlights from Issue Lab’s most popular 2024 resources 

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As of December 2024, you can search and download over 35,500 such resources about efforts to improve the lives of people in their communities and beyond. This review highlights some of the most popular resources published in the past yearon topics ranging from data and AI in philanthropy to building a brighter future for children and youth.

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