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Five Tips for ‘Gifts For life’
Five Tips for ‘Gifts for Life’ – Anne Browne’s passion is Gifts for Life. She deeply appreciates how they empower local partners, offering individuals and communities the ability to help themselves in ways that respect their home, history and culture. In this blog we capture five great tips on how to personalize your giving throughout the year using the catalog.
A New Look Reflects An Exciting Time
In this blog President & CEO Rob Radtke reveals Episcopal Relief & Development’s updated logo and tagline. He looks back on the historical legacy of our look and provides insight on how we got here. Take a look!
Harvey One Year Later
One year after Hurricane Harvey inundated South Texas, the recovery process seems almost as random as the storm itself. How are people doing? It depends. People with few resources are struggling, as if the storm had just hit. And for many, a nagging depression lingers. They know that full recovery is a long way away.
Resilience Amidst Recovery: One-Year Anniversary of 2017 Major Hurricane Season
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season emerged as the most damaging in recent history. Thanks to our compassionate community, Episcopal Relief & Development continues to work with church partners in the US and Caribbean on long-term recovery programs in the most vulnerable communities affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
Episcopal Legacy Starts Early and Continues for a Lifetime and Beyond
Olive Liechty-DePonte is a long-time Episcopal Relief & Development supporter from California. Recently, Major Gifts Officer Richard Hoff had a chance to catch up with this amazing Episcopalian regarding her lifelong support of the organization.
Farmers in Myanmar Diversify Crops For Economic Stability
With assistance from Episcopal Relief & Development and local partners, small-crop farmers in Myanmar are finding ways of keeping to their tradition of growing rice, while increasing their overall production and economic stability.