onPhilanthropy: The Plan Before the Storm: Preparing to Contribute to Disaster Relief Efforts

onPhilanthropy: The Plan Before the Storm: Preparing to Contribute to Disaster Relief Efforts: "he Plan Before the Storm: Preparing to Contribute to Disaster Relief Efforts
By: Jessica Stannard-Friel, 09/13/06


Hurricane Gordon was recently named the third hurricane this season if it were to make landfall tomorrow and cause significant damage, would your company be ready to participate in relief efforts? Forecasters don’t expect Gordon to make landfall, Reuters reports, but the recent milestone anniversaries of September 11 and Hurricane Katrina serve to remind us of the significant role companies can and are now expected to play in disaster relief efforts. While disasters may not always be predictable, your company can still have a plan in place, allowing you to respond quickly, effectively, and responsibly when the next major disaster ultimately confronts us.

onPhilanthropy recommends that companies take the following steps to prepare for future relief efforts:"

Lessons in 9-11 for giving: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Lessons in 9-11 for giving: South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "community has learned important lessons about charitable giving in response to widespread disaster. While thousands of sympathetic Americans responded to 9-11 by donating approximately $2.2 billion, most was quickly spent following the attacks. A select few 9-11 charities withheld donations so they could continue to help people long into the future.

So, what have we learned from 9-11?

Possibly the greatest lesson learned from post-9-11 charitable giving trends is that charities and donors now realize that catastrophic events demand long-term recovery. Needs arise beyond immediate relief. "

Daily Record - Morris County - Charities try to refocus on their pre-9/11 efforts

Daily Record - Morris County - Charities try to refocus on their pre-9/11 efforts: "Five years later, the mode of charity that emerged from the 9/11 recovery has been tested by one national tragedy after another. Now charities are attempting to bring their focus back to the day-to-day efforts they originally pledged to do.

Immediately after the terrorist attacks, the September 11 Fund was established, which was the first time the United Way channeled funds directly from donors to families that lost relatives, said Carol DeGraw, manager of community impact at the United Way in Morris County."

Tags: NPDisasterRelief, NP911