Friday, August 29, 2008

Foundation Center - Focus on Gulf Coast Hurricane Giving

Material from the Foundation Center Focusing on Gulf Coast 3rd Anniversary.

Foundation Center - Focus on Gulf Coast Hurricane Giving: "Special Interactive Feature

We are pleased to launch the first in a special, regularly recurring series designed to give you fast facts, visual snapshots, and related news and research about current news events or timely topical issues. Our first feature relates to the third anniversary of the Gulf Coast hurricanes."

A variety of postings today on Katrina 3rd Anniversary

Elsewhere on this blog you will find some stories about Katrina and the 3rd Anniversary and also about Gustav. Particularly as it relates to fundraising.

Philanthropy Front and Center-San Francisco: Mapping Foundation Response to the Gulf Coast Hurricanes

Philanthropy Front and Center-San Francisco: Mapping Foundation Response to the Gulf Coast Hurricanes: "As the third anniversary of the devastation caused by the Gulf Coast hurricanes is upon us those of us working in the nonprofit sector might find ourselves pausing and reflecting on the great need the hurricanes left in their wake and the subsequent outpouring of philanthropic support."

Greencastle Banner-Graphic: Story: Red Cross concludes fundraising

Greencastle Banner-Graphic: Story: Red Cross concludes fundraising: "Red Cross concludes fundraising
Friday, August 29, 2008
By MARIBETH WARD, Staff Writer

The American Red Cross recently announced they have received sufficient funds and pledges to cover the costs of their response to the recent flood disaster in the Wabash Valley.

The massive Red Cross relief operation, the largest in Indiana in 70 years, is expected to cost between $4.5 and $5 million. The Wabash Valley's piece of that cost is expected to be in excess of $480,000."

Coast hooks up with Jerry's telethon - Health & Fitness - SunHerald.com

Coast hooks up with Jerry's telethon - Health & Fitness - SunHerald.com: "For 15 years WLOX-13 has broadcast the international MDA Labor Day Telethon, adding a local touch with its own on-air personalities and interviews with regional families affected by muscular dystrophy. One other TV station in Mississippi, Fox affiliate WUFX in Jackson, broadcasts the telethon, but the coastal region brings in the most donations.

The first year after Hurricane Katrina the fundraising was put on hold because it was to be a week after the storm, and in 2007 a lower gaol was set by the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Mississippi and WLOX. They were surprised at the response and last year's record-breaking contributions."

Lakelanders return from cyclone relief effort (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Lakelanders return from cyclone relief effort (From The Westmorland Gazette): "WO Lakeland men returned from a relief operation in the cyclone-devastated region of Burma this week.

Hamish Wilson and Rupert Miller travelled to Burma immediately after Cyclone Nargis struck the west coast of Myanmar on May 2 effecting over 2.5 million people."

Editorial - Not Ready for Gustav - Editorial - NYTimes.com

Editorial - Not Ready for Gustav - Editorial - NYTimes.com: "Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, residents there are nervously watching the progress of Tropical Storm-threatening-to-be-Hurricane Gustav. No less nerve-wracking is the knowledge that federal emergency planners have failed to come up with a new strategy for providing housing to disaster victims."

FEMA official: Gustav 'potentially the largest' storm since Katrina - On Deadline - USATODAY.com

FEMA official: Gustav 'potentially the largest' storm since Katrina - On Deadline - USATODAY.com: "A top FEMA official described Tropical Storm Gustav as 'potentially the largest' hurricane to make landfall since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, according to USA TODAY's Donna Leinwand."

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Gustav Online Newsroom

Gustav Online Newsroom: "Be Red Cross Ready. This checklist can help you prepare:"

Hands-on care, from the ER to Myanmar's borders - MLive.com

Hands-on care, from the ER to Myanmar's borders - MLive.com: "The catastrophic cyclone that struck Myanmar in early May, killing at least 130,000 people, was a tragedy that captured world attention.

In the months since, Susan Klimist has been stuffing a backyard shed with medical, cleaning and relief supplies for the cyclone's victims."

Charities Started After Katrina Contemplate a New Role - Philanthropy.com

Charities Started After Katrina Contemplate a New Role - Philanthropy.com: "Charities Started After Katrina Contemplate a New Role

Some of the charities created in the Gulf Coast to provide recovery aid to victims of Hurricane Katrina will cease operations or merge with others in coming months and years because competition for money has grown more intense, reports New Orleans City Business."