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

Candid

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. How much relief funding has been invested in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season? Our most recent report looked at 2022 disasters.

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Fundraisers Need Gratitude

The Fundraiser Coach

Previously published June 29, 2017. Fundraisers need gratitude because of all the proven benefits we receive physically, emotionally, and socially. Hey, I want and need every advantage I can get in this rough-and-tumble world.

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Conversational Asking: Building Donor Relationships

The Fundraiser Coach

(Note: The research mentioned is based on the study "It Doesn't Hurt to Ask: Question-asking Increases Liking" by Karen Huang, Michael Yeomans, Alison Wood Brooks, Julia Minson, and Francesca Gino published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 113, no. 3 (September 2017): 430-452.)

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End-of-Year Giving Campaign: 13 Successful (Yet Underutilized) Strategies

CauseVox

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in September 2017 and was updated for freshness, accuracy, and comprehensiveness in December 202 4. For additional help planning your year-end fundraisers, check out our Ultimate 2024 Year-End & GivingTuesday Fundraising Toolkit.

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Grantseeking in 2017: Know the Scene — Transparency Rules

Tech Soup

I decided, on my latest foray along the cliffs, to write a series of blogs focusing on the overarching themes that I feel are important for every nonprofit organization to know about and understand as we move into 2017. For example: Board Reviewed - January 15, 2017. For me, the overarching themes include. Demonstrating inclusion.

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Grantseeking in 2017: Know the Scene — Demonstrate Inclusion

Tech Soup

In my last blog I talked a bit about transparency and how it will apply to organizations seeking grant awards in 2017. " This post is a quick, easy read and might give you some good ideas for creating inclusivity within your organization in 2017. Here's their published definition. Those You Serve. What Might You Do Now?

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Key facts, figures, and trends among U.S. labor unions

Candid

A study conducted by Roland Zullo and published in the Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) Review (2011) [3] found that charitable donations to United Ways increased in localities with higher union density and in areas where unions were financially stronger. 4 (August 2017): 835–864. Accessed July 19, 2021. 4] Booth, Jonathan E.,