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

Candid

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. Insurance companies also treat flooding differently, so philanthropic funding is needed even more. A third grant provides $7.5 In the U.S.,

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Private Equity and Wheelchair Services: How to Address a National Crisis

NonProfit Quarterly

The confusion about when the repair deadline countdown beginswhether from initial request or after insurance approvalhas exacerbated these service issues. In California, one Berkeley disability woman endured a 14-month wait for a new wheelchair due to insurance issues and delays from her supplier, NSM.

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The Next Generation of Mutualism

Stanford Social Innovation Review

When enough mutualist networks and organizations are active, you may even wind up with an ecosysteman abundance of shared resources, experience, social capital, and financing, both centralized and grassroots, all sustaining projects serving a wide variety of community needs. It isnt charity, it isnt selfishness.

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Your Nonprofit Team: Attracting, Retaining Talent

The NonProfit Times

Think beyond health insurance. Encourage team-building activities that foster understanding and collaboration. Offering Competitive Compensation and Benefits Nonprofits might not always match corporate salaries, but that doesnt mean you cant be competitive. Be transparent about pay and get creative with benefits.

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5 Legal Issues For NPOs Using ChatGPT

The NonProfit Times

You need to ensure that your organization has appropriate insurance coverage in place to protect against potential liability claims in all of these areas of legal risk. You also should explore acquiring an errors and omissions liability/media liability insurance policy to fill those coverage gaps. Tenenbaum, Esq.,

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Merging Nonprofit Organizations: What Nonprofit Leaders Need to Know

Nonprofit Fixer

Meger activities took place. Tax Documents - 990’s (3 years), Tax exemption letter, Unrelated business income Insurance Documents Personnel docs - contractor agreements, vendor agreements, policies, list of consultants, compensation plan, etc. We conducted due diligence. A vote was taken to agree to the merger.

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5 Strategies To Keep Your Office Safe

The NonProfit Times

By Eric Spacek The holiday season is significant in two important ways for nonprofit organizations: year-end giving reaches a peak and your nonprofit is a flurry of activity as people come and go. Many times, they will assume liability when they are responding to criminal activity at your facility.