April 25, 2020
Today marks the 5-year anniversary of this devastating earthquake, which left thousands homeless and impacted close to one third of the country’s population. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of LuminAID, and as we have reflected on the last 10 years, the Nepal Earthquake in 2015 stands out.
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March 20, 2020
In addition to making their software tools free or low-cost for nonprofits, many companies are also publishing guides on how to effectively transition to remote work and collaborate while staying home. If you're leading your nonprofit through a transition like this, we wanted to put together some resources that will help you see what others have done, and understand best practices for your organization's security, productivity, and communications to stakeholders.
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March 19, 2020
With many nonprofits shifting to remote work abruptly due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, we've prioritized adding new remote work options and tools to the resources we share. As you review the software below, note that there may be different levels of discounts for nonprofits impacted by COVID-19 versus nonprofits actively working on a cure or frontline healthcare for COVID-19. Do you know about a resource we should add to this list? You can submit an entry to our resource directory here, or post in our Facebook Group.
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March 19, 2020
Though the COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis that calls for a different type of response than a hurricane or an earthquake, we're proud to see people mobilizing to help those who are vulnerable and to keep each other safe, healthy, and fed. We are grateful to frontline healthcare workers, as well as restaurant, grocery, and delivery workers, and everyone who is staying home right now and practicing social distancing.
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March 10, 2020
With the COVID-19 coronavirus causing travel restrictions, flight cancellations, and stay-at-home orders worldwide, nonprofits who had planned on service trips or in-person aid distributions are now scrambling to adjust their plans. Longer-term, we're seeing humanitarian organizations evaluating how they will deliver aid and operate their in-country programs if it's harder for staff to travel, and wondering whether aid workers will be able to travel into countries instituting travel bans. We've put together some initial resources to help navigate international shipping and changes to travel availability, and will continue to update this page with new information as available.
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January 30, 2020
On January 7th, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Puerto Rico, and significant aftershocks have continued in the days and weeks following, leaving many Puerto Ricans unable or afraid to return to their homes.
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January 20, 2020
Fundraising is important for nonprofits of every size, but for small nonprofits especially, it can be hard to know where to turn and what resources are available.
We've put together a roundup of tools that are a good place to start. We'll continue to update this list, and you can share your suggestions, too! Submit an entry here.
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December 11, 2019
Today, we’re shining a spotlight on one of our nonprofit partners, Convoy of Hope, who teamed up with a local organization in order to bring light to the homeless population of the Ozarks.
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November 22, 2019
In this edition of Notes From the Field, we are lucky to have a guest post from Angela Maria Nordolillo of Off-The-Grid Missions. Off-The-Grid Missions is the only organization in the world dedicated to providing Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing individuals access to life-saving resources in remote, isolated and disaster-stricken regions around the world.
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November 18, 2019
In this edition of Notes of the Field, we discuss how Iniciativa Comunitaria has brought much-needed light to Puerto Rican communities affected by Hurricane Maria.
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November 12, 2019
In this edition of Notes from the Field, we take a trip to Zimbabwe’s Martin Forest to learn more about its widespread power outages in the wake of Cyclone Idai, and the work of two nonprofits to bring safety to its residents.
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October 30, 2019
We’re committed to understanding our impact on the environment and finding ways to reduce our contribution to climate change. As we see natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires grow stronger and everyday weather become more extreme, we seek to mitigate our impact on the environment and contributions to climate change.
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