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

Candid

It also hit manufactured housing communities, home to many in the tourism and service industries that drive the states economy. And as a result of repeated storms, insurance companies have been leaving Florida or increasing insurance rates, creating a crisis of underinsurance that Milton will exacerbate. In the U.S.,

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Healthcare Systems Dangerously Mixing Data Access

The NonProfit Times

Failure to make these updates and ensure their vendors are doing the same could compromise patient care and put hospitals at risk of ransomware attacks and loss of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) certification. Finally, the authors called on U.S.

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Mobile Trends Your Nonprofit Should Be Watching

Tech Soup

Microsoft's Windows 8 tablets are made by different manufacturers, like Asus and Lenovo, that have put their own spin on the tablet design. One company, Nomanini , works as a "digital vending machine" for selling prepaid vouchers for various services such as mobile connectivity, electricity, water, and insurance.

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Understanding Nonprofit HR: What Sets It Apart?

Get Fully Funded

HR professionals can handle payroll tasks, as well as insurance coverage and benefits management. Jennifer has 23 years of experience garnered at organizations including the Hay Group, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Eagle Electric Manufacturing Company, and Harcourt General. Payroll and taxes. Volunteer management.

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NPOs Consistently Better Than For-Profits on Jobs

The NonProfit Times

Job losses during the recession were most pronounced in industries with relatively few nonprofits, such as construction and manufacturing. Nonprofit employment jumped 5.5% while employment in private-sector for-profit businesses declined 8.1 percent from 2007 through 2010 — which includes the December 2007–June 2009 recession.