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Legislative Tracker - Health & Human Services

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Impact : Increases urgency and accountability for nonprofits delivering aid post-disaster. Concerns on limited flexibility, disruption of long-term projects, and potential burden on smaller charities in the disbursement of funds raised.

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How Does Climate Fatigue Hurt Our Efforts?

NonProfit Quarterly

As NPQ and others have reported, these new and escalating climate-related feelings are changing the face of mental health care. Mental health organizations have formed to address the needs of activists and others in the field. The danger in our climate information overload is short-circuiting attention spans.

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Puerto Rico: The Critical Role of Information and the Nonprofit Sector in Disaster Living

NonProfit Quarterly

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, which “ was signed into law in 1988 to create an orderly system to get federal assistance to state and local governments in the wake of natural disasters.”. All the learnings from Maria were activated this time. The electricity grid has not recovered since Maria.

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5 Digital Fundraising Trends to Watch for in 2019

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Facebook may take this even further with their latest efforts to create a $50-million matching fund to address issues like disaster relief. As more nonprofits realize they need to reorient to a business mindset, investing in technology will create opportunities to truly assess organizational health as well as cost per outcome.

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How Smithfield Foods is Doing Well by Doing Good (And What You Can Learn From Them) [SPONSORED]

Selfish Giving

For starters, in 2015 the company increased its charitable giving by more than 30 percent – to $27 million – which included food and cash donations through its cause-related partnerships that raise funds for charities focusing on vexing issues like hunger, education, health, and wellness.

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Mobile Fundraising: A Complete Overview — Pt. 2 of 3

NonProfit Hub

Through peer-to-peer fundraising, your nonprofit can grow its network of active and passionate members. Health and wellness. Health and wellness advocacy groups often use mobile fundraising as a way to raise awareness as well as money. Disaster relief. Mobile fundraising can be used to: #1.

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Two Looks At Nonprofit Social Media

The Agitator

For a macroview, The Nonprofit Quarterly reported recently on a Craigconnect study of fifty top US charities using social media, grouped in these focus categories — Animal, Children, Cultural, Disaster Relief, Environment, Health, Veterans & Military, and Women. ” My answer — Not yet!