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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

Puerto Rico “ earthquake swarm.” Puerto Rico experienced a series of earthquakes beginning in December 2019. We identified $791,176 to date in earthquake funding for Puerto Rico. telehealth and electronic cash payment systems). million in aid. On January 7, 2020, a 6.4 or greater on the Richter scale.

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“Seeding by ceding”: What we know about the latest group of organizations funded by MacKenzie Scott

Candid

and Puerto Rico. An analysis of organizations and projects funded against Candid’s Philanthropy Classification System validates her statement. . ii] Here, we define racial equity as any organization or project coded as explicitly benefiting communities of color, according to our Philanthropy Classification System.

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I Heart Southwest: When Airlines Take a Community Approach

Higher Logic

Scheduled service to 97 destinations in 40 states, Puerto Rico and abroad for 2016. It was a calculated risk for Southwest to buck the system and change how airlines boarded flights, but it didn’t hesitate and “opted in” all passengers for this new process. Would this matter if the system was constantly falling apart?

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There’s always gonna be something

Effective Database

Case in point: Working with a client recently on a system conversion, we discovered that the new system placed Puerto Rico, Guam, and […]

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.15.20

Reid All About it

You can’t market as usual right now, you must market carefully and caringly , says WBT Systems. Presenters: Brad Dean, president and CEO, Discover Puerto Rico. For every respondent that takes at least 50% of the survey, Naylor will donate $10 to the World Central Kitchen’s #ChefsForAmerica COVID-19 program. Chapter sponsorships.

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . Funding community organizing efforts can activate and engage residents to change those systems. .

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Events Industry Council launches first phase of its Equity Acceleration Plan

Event Industry News

The results of this benchmark will inform the development of tools, resources and recommendations in the subsequent phases on the Equity Acceleration Plan, which aims to provide a framework to turn our vision to action and lead the challenge against discrimination and systemic racism in the events industry.