Public Service Group Considers 'Government After Katrina'

Public Service Group Considers 'Government After Katrina': "Public Service Group Considers 'Government After Katrina'

By Stephen Barr
Friday, August 18, 2006; Page D04

The nonprofit Partnership for Public Service is launching an initiative called 'Government After Katrina' to look for ideas that can help the government operate more effectively and polish an image that was tarnished by a sluggish response to the hurricane.

'We need to leverage the occasion of Katrina's anniversary to focus new energy to the issue of improved government performance,' said Max Stier , president of the partnership, a nonpartisan group that seeks to revitalize federal service and encourage young people to take up careers in government."

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Charities Stock Up on Marketing Supplies for Hurricane Season

Charities Stock Up on Marketing Supplies for Hurricane Season: "From late August to early October, Americans are on alert for something beyond their control: the hurricane season.

The devastation caused by hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma from last year still can be felt, and one has to question how organizations have prepared for another disaster.

'After every major disaster we do a 'lessons learned' to prepare ourselves better and to see what we need to fix,' said Margaret Carter, interim director of direct response fundraising for the American Red Cross, Washington. 'Katrina was felt on the largest scale, so we therefore need scalable solutions.'

The Red Cross raised $2.067 billion for relief from hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. It spent $1.787 billion, about 85 percent of that money. The rest is for its Hurricane Recovery program, which will assist victims in the coming years as needs arise."

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New Orleans pained, proud of Katrina documentary - Yahoo! News

New Orleans pained, proud of Katrina documentary - Yahoo! News: "ey came from down the block and from hours away to see director Spike Lee's view of how Hurricane Katrina changed their lives, and New Orleanians were sad and proud of what they viewed.
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'Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans? We do,' Gerry Carter said early on Thursday after joining thousands who watched the premiere of Lee's film 'When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts.'"

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newsarticle - Philanthropy Journal-YFunding Katrina relief

newsarticle - Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change: "
Funding Katrina relief

Corporations, foundations gave over $577 million to effort, report says.



Over 400 foundations and corporations have committed more than $577 million to immediate relief and ongoing rebuilding efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a new report says.

The vast majority of those institutional donors say donations made in response to the 2005 hurricanes did not affect their regular giving, says the Foundation Center's report, 'Giving in the Aftermath of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes: Report on the Foundation and Corporate Response.'"

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BayouBuzz - Ford Foundation Says Grants To Gulf, Louisiana New Orleans Over 20M

BayouBuzz - Ford Foundation Says Grants To Gulf, Louisiana New Orleans Over 20M: "The Ford Foundation announced today that its grants for Gulf Coast recovery will surpass $20 million around the time of the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The amount doubles the initial commitment made by the foundation in the wake of the disaster.

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Judge Rules for Insurers in Katrina - New York Times

Judge Rules for Insurers in Katrina - New York Times: "Judge Rules for Insurers in Katrina

By JOSEPH B. TREASTER
Published: August 16, 2006

A federal judge in Mississippi sided with home insurance companies yesterday and ruled that they did not have to pay for the flooding that destroyed tens of thousands of homes in Hurricane Katrina."

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The Chronicle, 8/17/2006: Rebuilding the World a Storm Destroyed

The Chronicle, 8/17/2006: Rebuilding the World a Storm Destroyed: "Rebuilding the World a Storm Destroyed

Operation Blessing


THE ROCKY ROAD AHEAD
Charities face an unprecedented challenge as they help people battered by Hurricane Katrina rebuild. But they have been helped hundreds of thousands of people who are volunteering to help organizations like Operation Blessing, which has been removing trees toppled by the storm.

NEARLY $3.3-BILLION has been raised by the largest U.S. charities in response to Hurricane Katrina, a Chronicle survey has found, some $2.7-billion of which has already been spent on recovery."

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Philanthropy: Who Gave What for Katrina Relief

Philanthropy: Who Gave What for Katrina Relief: "Philanthropy: Who Gave What for Katrina Relief
A survey of donors in the aftermath of the Gulf Coast hurricanes finds corporate foundations were the leaders in funding recovery efforts


Foundation Center released a report on Aug. 9 titled 'Giving in the Aftermath of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes: Report on the Foundation and Corporate Response,' the second of a series of three reports on the subject. The first was released earlier as a summary of immediate findings"

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