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How nonprofits abroad can fill gaps when the US government cuts off foreign aid
The U.S. Agency for International Development distributes a lot of foreign aid through local partners in other countries. J. David Ake/Getty Images Susan Appe, University at Albany, State University of New York The U.S. government gives other nations US$68 billion of foreign assistance annually – more than any other country.
Transnational Nonprofit Action: Diaspora Giving, Collective and Social Remittances, and the Provision of Public Goods and Services
This article explores transnational nonprofit action through diaspora-led nonprofit organizations in the United States (U.S.) and their funding and support of public goods and services in the home country. Diaspora communities around the world make contributions to their homelands in various ways that have impact on public governance. Specifically, diaspora members engage in philanthropic giving behaviors towards their countries of origin, including via collective and social remittances.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
Credit: Israel Torres from Pexels A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing, and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed. The responses have been global.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Susan Appe, University at Albany, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed. The responses have been global.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed. The responses have been global.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands of homes are damaged, with some entire neighborhoods destroyed. The responses have been global.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
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How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Susan Appe, University at Albany, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more.
How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Susan Appe, University at Albany, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuelaand Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more.
How the global philanthropy pre-conference event at ISTR Lisbon had me thinking about 2026 World Cup jerseys
I had the pleasure of attending a ISTR 2026 Lisbon pre-conference event, Cross-Border Philanthropy in a Shifting Global Landscape: Data, Policy, and Practice, organised by the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) at the University of Witwatersrand, GivingTuesday, and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists rebounded to $16B in 2024 − Mike Bloomberg; Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin; and Michael and Susan Dell lead the list of biggest givers
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Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists rebounded to $16B in 2024 − Mike Bloomberg; Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin; and Michael and Susan Dell lead the list of biggest givers
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David Campbell, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Lindsey McDougle, Rutgers University - Newark, and Susan Appe, University at Albany, State University of New York Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists rebounded to $16B in 2024 − Mike Bloomberg; Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin; and Michael and Susan Dell lead the list of biggest givers
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Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists rebounded to $16B in 2024 − Mike Bloomberg; Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin; and Michael and Susan Dell lead the list of biggest givers Original
The 50 American individuals and couples who gave or pledged the most to charity in 2024 committed US$16.2 billion to foundations, universities, hospitals and more. That total was 33% above an inflation-adjusted $12.2 billion in 2023, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s latest annual tally of these donations. Media mogul and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg led the list, followed by Netflix co-founder and chairman Reed Hastings, along with his wife, Patty Quillin.
Preventing Identity-Based Violence From the Ground Up (SSIR)
Notes 1 Constant Méheut, “After Monastery Shootout, Residents Say Kosovo Villages Feel Like a ‘Jungle,’” New York Times, October 2, 2023. 2 Mark Landler, “In Northern Ireland Town, Painful Memories Lie Beneath a Fragile Peace,” New York Times, April 6, 2023. 3 Verena Hölzl, “A Myanmar Rebel Group Is Accused of Persecuting Rohingya,” New York Times, June 3, 2024. 4 The interdisciplinary field of atrocity prevention—its scholarship and practice—is dynamic and growing.
Susan Appe
Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
How nonprofits abroad can fill gaps when the US government cuts off foreign aid
Following Trump's pull out, local nonprofits around the globe are leveraging diaspora communities’ desire to contribute to economic development in their countries of origin. The US government gives other nations US$68 billion of foreign assistance annually – more than any other country.
Essay: How non-profits abroad can fill gaps when the US Government cuts off foreign aid - Sight Magazine
In an article first published on The Conversation, SUSAN APPE, a scholar of foreign aid, looks at the disruption to US aid and how locally based organisations can respond and adapt… The US Government gives other nations $US68 billion of foreign assistance annually – more than any other country.
How nonprofits abroad can fill gaps when the US government cuts off foreign aid
The U.S. government gives other nations US$68 billion of foreign assistance annually—more than any other country. Over half of this sum is managed by the U.S. Agency for International Development, including funds for programs aimed at fighting hunger and disease outbreaks, providing humanitarian relief in war zones, and supporting other lifesaving programs such as the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. President Donald Trump suspended most U.S. foreign aid on Jan.
How nonprofits abroad can fill gaps when the US government cuts off foreign aid
How nonprofits abroad can fill gaps when the US government cuts off foreign aid
How nonprofits abroad can fill gaps when the US government cuts off foreign aid
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Opportunities for Downward Accountability? Survey Evidence From Small Transnational NGOs
1 Introduction The nonprofit sector has been shaped in the 21st century by what has been termed an “audit culture” (Strathern 2000); or, as sociologist Aaron Horvath has described it, a transition “from a society of abundant trust and scarce audit to one of scarce trust and abundant audit” (Horvath 2023, 1032). This trend has major implications for the leadership and management of nonprofits.
How Migrant Clubs Help People in the U.S. and in Immigrants’ Homelands
Mexican hometown associations are the most widely established. But Turkish, Indian, Filipino, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Ethiopian, Bolivian, Colombian, and Dominican immigrants, among others, have created them, too. Why Hometown Associations Matter This federation, formed by immigrants from towns in the Mexican state of Zacatecas who moved to Illinois, includes 15 active associations. Each has between 20 and 500 members.
How ‘hometown associations’ help immigrants support their communities in the US and back in their homelands
ronniechua/iStock via Getty Images Plus “Hometown associations,” also known as migrant clubs, are nonprofits formed by immigrants who are originally from the same place in their country of origin. They serve as channels through which immigrants make charitable gifts that help people settle in their new country while also aiding communities back in their homelands. Many were created in the 1990s. Mexican hometown associations are the most widely established.
How ‘hometown associations’ help immigrants support their communities in the US and back in their homelands Original
“Hometown associations,” also known as migrant clubs, are nonprofits formed by immigrants who are originally from the same place in their country of origin. They serve as channels through which immigrants make charitable gifts that help people settle in their new country while also aiding communities back in their homelands. Many were created in the 1990s. Mexican hometown associations are the most widely established.
How ‘hometown associations’ help immigrants support their communities in the US and back in their homelands
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Calling on All Latin American Third Sector Scholars Who Presented in Sao Paulo! - Alliance magazine
ISTR’s Latin America and Caribbean Regional Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil was another great ISTR event among third sector researchers and practitioners. As editor of ISTR’s official journal Voluntas (with my colleagues Fredrik O. Andersson and Galia Chimiak), I want to express my enthusiasm for the research I saw presented at the conference.
The First-Ever 'India Giving Day' Gives the Diaspora in US a Chance To Step Up Original
A Nonprofit Alliance The India Philanthropy Alliance, a coalition of 14 U.S. nonprofits that fund development and humanitarian projects in India, is coordinating the event. Its members already raise a total of almost US$60 million annually in the U.S. Their goal is to amass more funding collectively by holding an annual single-day push.
On the First-Ever India Giving Day, the Highest-Earning Ethnic Group in the U.S. Gets a Chance to Step Up and Help Their Homeland
Members of the Indian diaspora living in the United States are being urged to step up and channel money back to the homeland during a 24-hour charitable drive. On March 2, 2023, the first India Giving Day will take place. The plan is to encourage U.S.-based donors, especially the nation’s 2.7 million Indian immigrants and the roughly 1.3 million U.S.-born Americans of Indian origin, to give to Indian causes in unison.
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