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The Power of Employee Giving and Communities Working Together When Natural Disasters Strike

February 22, 2016

Just one week after community organizations, including the EPA and White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, joined together through a day of national…

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Disasters and the Health of Our Children – A National Priority

August 28, 2015

Floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, droughts.  Natural disasters affect people of all ages, but they can hit children the hardest.  Irwin Redlener, M.D., president and co-founder of…

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When the Waters Rise… Feed the Children Responds

June 2, 2015

At Feed the Children, we work day in and day out to help create a world in which no child is hungry. But when disaster strikes, we also mobilize…

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Update on Good Neighbors’ Nepal Earthquake Recovery Efforts

May 19, 2015

On May 12th, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal again, 17 days after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 25th claimed the lives of more than 8,000…

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Nepal Earthquake Relief: Update and a Word of Thanks from Feed the Children

May 19, 2015

Message from Feed the Children: It’s been almost a month since a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal and parts of India. Villages were flattened, homes destroyed,…

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Changing the Face of Philanthropy Through Product Giving

May 6, 2015

Good360 is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan nonprofit that works with companies, charities and individuals to make the business of giving simpler, more efficient and more effective.…

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Update: Good Neighbors’ Nepal Earthquake Relief Efforts

May 5, 2015

Good Neighbors was the first international NGO to send an emergency response team to the Gorkha district, the epicenter of the April 25th earthquake. On…

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Your Employees Want to Support the Nepal Earthquake Relief Efforts. Help Them Do It Safely.

April 28, 2015

Apart from the amount of damage it leaves behind, one of the worst things about a natural disaster like the earthquake that struck Nepal over…

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Nepal Earthquake Relief

April 27, 2015

The powerful earthquake that hit Nepal over the weekend is the worst to impact the region in the past 80 years, killing more than 3,300…

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Volunteering with Feeding America Doesn’t Stop with Working in the Local Soup Kitchen

February 24, 2015

Each day, hunger is experienced in every community across this country.  In fact, the Feeding America network feeds over  46.5 million neighbors each year.  Ending…

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Urgent Need: Help Malawi Flood Victims

January 22, 2015

Malawi, one of Africa’s poorest countries, experienced torrential rains this week, resulting in rampant flooding due to late summer storms.  Although this is the region’s…

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Can Data Help Save Lives and Protect Vulnerable Populations?

December 12, 2014

The use of data to drive philanthropic decisions has been discussed at great length within the philanthropic sector over the past few years, and the Center…

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