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Helping to Close the Gender Data Gap

Project17 is our initiative to drive progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

March 10, 2020March 29, 2020

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Helping Community Leaders Grow

Introducing the Community Accelerator, a program providing training, mentorship and funding.

March 10, 2020March 11, 2020

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Facebook Disaster Maps Help Those Affected by Australia’s Bushfires

Disaster Maps are being used in Australia to illustrate how populations are evacuating and whether they have access to cellular networks to help optimize response efforts.

January 15, 2020February 11, 2020

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More Than $50 Million Raised for Australia Wildfire Relief Efforts

Over the past week we’ve seen people come together on Facebook in inspiring ways to support the people and wildlife affected by the Australia wildfires.

January 10, 2020January 13, 2020

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Kicking Off Giving Season on Facebook and Instagram

We’re matching donations to nonprofits on GivingTuesday and launching new products to make giving back even easier on our apps.

November 14, 2019December 9, 2019

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Supporting Military Members and Veterans

We’re introducing a new resource for military members and veterans to enhance their digital skills through Facebook.

November 7, 2019November 12, 2019

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Connecting People With Health Resources

We’re working with US health organizations to offer a Preventive Health tool that connects people to health resources and checkup reminders.

October 28, 2019January 30, 2020

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Facebook Commits $1 Billion and Partners with the State of California to Address Housing Affordability

We’re investing $1 billion to help address the affordable housing crisis in California and in other communities where we operate that face similar challenges.

October 22, 2019December 9, 2019

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People Raise Over $2 Billion for Causes on Facebook

People have raised over $2 billion to support the people and causes they care about on Facebook, with $1 billion of that coming from birthday fundraisers alone.

September 19, 2019February 6, 2020

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Helping Increase Blood Donations in the US

To help raise awareness and make it easier for people to find opportunities to donate, we’re launching our Blood Donations feature in the US.

June 12, 2019November 7, 2019

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