EdgeCharitable organizations here in #Asheville saw huge influxes of donations after hurricane #Helene in late 2024, and are doing good things with the extra cash.
We regularly support some of these orgs, but had not heard of Beloved AVL until @avlcharlie mentioned how quickly they swung into action, providing food for people in the first day after the storm. They're now on our regular list too.
From the Asheville Watchdog:
Local nonprofits received a flood of donations after Helene. How are they spending the money?
In the nonprofit world, disaster-inspired surges in charity are called “episodic giving,” and Tropical Storm Helene was like no other episode in recent memory. In the aftermath of the September 2024 storm, contributions at least doubled at six local nonprofits with major roles in recovery and, at several of them, soared to many times previous […]