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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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Undocumented and Unprotected: How Immigration Status Amplifies Climate Vulnerability

NonProfit Quarterly

Because of their immigration status, they rarely have access to jobs that pay a living wage or provide benefits like health insurance, leaving them without the resources, financial or otherwise, required to prepare for and recover from disaster. Disaster planning, response, and recovery is not part of their core mission.

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Philanthropy during COVID-19 in India

Candid

We spoke with Ingrid Srinath, founder and director of the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy ( CSIP ) at Ashoka University, to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on India’s social sector, the role philanthropy and nonprofits played in disaster relief, and her hopes for the future. .

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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.”. The US government and FEMA recently changed the recovery process in Puerto Rico. We get very frustrated.”.

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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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Disabled People Need a New Climate Safety Net

NonProfit Quarterly

We know how to best support us during a disaster and how to maintain our independence.” Though many disaster relief organizations may urge people to keep a stockpile of their medication, Myers says that’s often impossible.

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