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How we all benefit from nonprofits every day 

Candid

Childrens services: Children across the United States are engaged, entertained, and educated by nonprofit programs like clubs, scouting, zoos, childrens museums, educational TV programs, and STEM curriculum nonprofits develop and provide for teachers.

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

Candid

In Sarasota County, it destroyed million-dollar homes on barrier islands, impacting the donors nonprofits and foundations rely on for disaster relief funding. On average, over 50% of disaster relief funding goes to immediate response and relief, while just 10% goes to reconstruction and recovery.

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The Role of Emotion in Cause Marketing

Selfish Giving

But if the cashier asks for a gift to ensure our “our children have clean, safe tap water to drink&# more shoppers will give. I gave, as I always do, but I’m sure the cashier would get a better response from shoppers if she led with an ask that including a reference to the children JDRF helps. Children instead of adults.

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How To Help After Hurricane Helene

Bloomerang

The Volunteer Florida Foundation has launched the Florida Disaster Fund as the State of Florida’s official private fund to support communities as they recover from the storm and to aid response and recovery activities. To support those in Virginia impacted by Hurricane Helene, you can donate to the Virginia Disaster Relief Fund.

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Help Japan’s Earthquake & Tsunami Survivors – Donate Now

Getting Attention

Most importantly, please donate to the relief effort now via one or all of these trustworthy, experienced organizations: Global Giving - Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund (To disburse donations to organizations providing relief and emergency services.). Save the Children – Has worked in Japan for 25 years.

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Powerful, Not Powerless: Emerging Approaches to Massive Action

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For instance, Costa Ricas largest nature preserve of over 57,000 acres is the Childrens Eternal Rainforest , created through donations from school children around the world, while the Greater Yellowstone Coalition recently purchased 1,300 acres that had been targeted to develop a damaging gold mine.

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Infographic: Which Nonprofits are Rocking Social Media?

Care2

Disaster Relief. From August to October of 2011 the craigconnects team reviewed nonprofits by areas of focus to check out how they do social media and found out some great information. We investigated the top 5 nonprofits in the following categories based on total expenses provided by Charity Navigator: Animal. Environment.