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Raising Money After Disaster, Tragedy: Two Resources

Selfish Giving

I thought, “We have to do a better job educating businesses on why and how they should respond after a disaster.” Cone Webinar on Effective Natural Disaster Response. ” I shared a few ideas in my post, but here are two additional resources.

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Commitment to funding Native self-determination 

Candid

For decades, Native American tribes have faced economic and food insecurity, education barriers, substandard and overcrowded housing, and limited healthcare—all tied to flawed federal policies and broken treaties. PWNA provided $8,000 in disaster relief funding to heat the center so that Crow Creek tribal schoolteachers could tutor students.

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Disabled People Need a New Climate Safety Net

NonProfit Quarterly

A New Social Safety Net According to Michael Stein, a visiting professor at Harvard , people with disabilities are not only more affected long-term socioeconomically by climate change, they’re also the most vulnerable immediately after disasters. And people with lower incomes are more likely to be adversely affected by climate disasters.

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Legislative Tracker - Health & Human Services

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Impact : Increases urgency and accountability for nonprofits delivering aid post-disaster. Impact : TBD Position : Monitor Sector : Healthcare/ Education Bill : SB2329 / HB2354 Bill Summary : As introduced, prohibits a local government entity, school, or local education agency from implementing a mask mandate related to COVID-19.

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Microphilanthropy Explained

NonProfit Hub

This engenders a greater sense of control and the feeling that even small-dollar gifts will have an outsized impact on areas like disaster relief, food pantries, education programs and others.

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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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A Banker’s Case for Public Banking

NonProfit Quarterly

How does the public bank in North Dakota accomplish these results? One key strategy behind its ability to preserve small banks is what is known in the field as co-participation.