Afghan Refugee Resettlement Efforts Get $8.3 Million

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BIG-GIFT FUNDRAISING [Clear Communication Is Essential to Keep Pandemic-Weary Big Donors Engaged and Giving]( By Maria Di Mento [STORY IMAGE]( Experts say the nonprofits mostly likely to win repeat gifts are those that provide detailed information about how past donations made a difference and convincingly make the case for what future support can do. GRANTS ROUNDUP [Ford Foundation to Give $25 Million to Support Workers Who Lack Labor Safeguards]( By M.J. Prest [STORY IMAGE]( Also, the World Central Kitchen is putting $50 million into a climate disaster fund and aims to raise $1 billion more, and the social-media company that operates Snapchat has given $10 million to address racial-equity gaps in computing education. Webinars ONLINE AND IN-PERSON [How to Host Hybrid Events Donors Want to Attend]( [STORY IMAGE]( Join us to learn from expert event planners how to create a program that highlights your nonprofit’s mission while entertaining online and in-person guests. 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([Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]( More charities are giving cash rather than direct assistance to people in need, and they’re seeing results. Cash can move quickly, and it allows those in need to decide how best to use it, advocates say. Michael Wilkerson, who has multiple medical conditions, used $5,500 he received through a program called Thrive East of the River in Washington, D.C., to pay off credit-card debt, buy clothes, and upgrade his kitchen so he could cook for himself rather than risk contracting Covid waiting in line for food assistance. The charity Identity Inc. sent Maricela Velazquez of Germantown, Md., more than $800 to cover back rent payments — a much faster and easier approach than navigating the bureaucracy of government rental assistance programs. However, there are times when cash isn’t as helpful, like when an area is ravaged by a storm and the primary need is life-saving supplies. “You need bread. 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