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Reckoning with the Legacy of Jewish Enslavement of African Americans in the South

Right before the pandemic lockdown began in 2020, my spouse and I took a road trip from our home in Durham, North Carolina to Charleston…

Sep 29, 2022

Reckoning with the Legacy of Jewish Enslavement of African Americans in the South

Sep 29, 2022

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NeedsList

When Disaster Relief Fails Communities

Part 2 of a series reflecting on crisis response, social entrepreneurship, and the barriers to innovation.

Oct 28, 2021

When Disaster Relief Fails Communities

Oct 28, 2021

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NeedsList

How Refugee-led Organizations in Uganda are Meeting Refugee Needs During COVID-19

When COVID-19 hit, refugee-led organizations in Uganda and South Sudan were extremely concerned. There are 1.4 million refugees in Uganda…

May 29, 2020

How Refugee-led Organizations in Uganda are Meeting Refugee Needs During COVID-19

May 29, 2020

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How Not to Panic

Assembling Your Mental Health First Aid for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mar 27, 2020

How Not to Panic

Mar 27, 2020

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NeedsList

How We’re Giving Emergency Managers a New Way to Streamline Donations During Crisis

This fall, NeedsList was fortunate to participate in Innovate Durham, a 12-week program designed to foster innovation in government by…

Jan 21, 2020

How We’re Giving Emergency Managers a New Way to Streamline Donations During Crisis

Jan 21, 2020

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NeedsList

The NeedsList Holiday Gift Guide

Help Displaced People in 5 Countries with these 10 Needs

Dec 12, 2018

The NeedsList Holiday Gift Guide

Dec 12, 2018

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NeedsList

Aid and abandonment in Greece: this is the world’s failure, and humanitarians can’t fix it

“To be uprooted means to have no place in the world, recognized and guaranteed by others; to be superfluous means not to belong to the…

Mar 22, 2018

Aid and abandonment in Greece: this is the world’s failure, and humanitarians can’t fix it

Mar 22, 2018

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NeedsList

Ten ways to help Puerto Rico or make a refugee’s life a little less miserable in 2018.

I’ve been loving all the memes of 2017’s butt getting booted by 2018. It was a rough year, far worse than 2016 (remember how, at the end of…

Dec 26, 2017

Ten ways to help Puerto Rico or make a refugee’s life a little less miserable in 2018.

Dec 26, 2017

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NeedsList

Between Scylla and Charybdis

The false dichotomy between for-profits and nonprofits hurts our ability to solve global problems.

Oct 29, 2017

Between Scylla and Charybdis

Oct 29, 2017

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NeedsList

Could the Virtual Container be the Next Big Thing in Humanitarian Aid?

Why we need to support innovation in humanitarian aid where it’s happening — at the grassroots.

May 9, 2017

Could the Virtual Container be the Next Big Thing in Humanitarian Aid?

May 9, 2017

Amanda Levinson

Amanda Levinson

Co-founder of NeedsList.co, a company creating solutions for a new era of global crises. Mom to autistic & NT boys. Nomad.

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