Hitting the Wall - For Marathon Charities, Numbers Are Slowing - NYTimes.com

Hitting the Wall - For Marathon Charities, Numbers Are Slowing - NYTimes.com: y this time of year, the height of fall marathon season, the e-mails have long piled up: marathon aspirants seeking charitable donations from family and friends to help them secure a spot in a particular race. On race days, charity logos on runners’ gear have become as ubiquitous as mile markers, an integral part of an event’s feel-good message of fitness and philanthropy.

4 Charity Lessons From Superstorm Sandy - Forbes

4 Charity Lessons From Superstorm Sandy - Forbes: t’s been a year since Superstorm Sandy killed more than 150 people, caused a million others in a dozen states to evacuate their homes and unleashed $65 billion worth of damage. So I thought this would be an apt time to review how charities served Sandy’s victims and see what lessons we can learn about making wise charitable donations when future disasters hit.

A Nonprofit Pushes to Make Legal Aid Key Part of Disaster Services - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

A Nonprofit Pushes to Make Legal Aid Key Part of Disaster Services - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Many people who suffered the wrath of Superstorm Sandy have spent the last year trying to make sense of a bewildering array of aid programs, fighting with their insurance companies, and scrambling to keep up with mortgage payments even as they make costly repairs.

Now the New York Legal Assistance Group, an organization that has worked hand-in-hand with storm victims to try to make the arduous road to recovery a little easier, is doing all it can to get charities, grant makers, and government to think about legal aid almost in the same way it thinks about the Red Cross: an essential nonprofit service that starts work right after a disaster strikes.

Tracking the Federal Sandy Aid Money One Year Later - NJ Spotlight

Tracking the Federal Sandy Aid Money One Year Later - NJ Spotlight: The Obama administration's $60.4 billion emergency funding request to Congress last December stated that part of the money for recovery and rebuilding should be used "to help the region prepare for future challenges, including future severe storms and coastal flooding, as well as impacts associated with a changing climate."

Displaced New Jersey Residents Not Impressed by Sandy Recovery Efforts, Survey Finds | PND | Foundation Center

Displaced New Jersey Residents Not Impressed by Sandy Recovery Efforts, Survey Finds | PND | Foundation Center: Displaced New Jersey Residents Not Impressed by Sandy Recovery Efforts, Survey Finds

Few New Jersey residents displaced by Superstorm Sandy a year ago feel they are close to full recovery, while most feel they have been overlooked by the state's post-Sandy efforts, a survey by the Monmouth University Polling Institute finds.

Perspective: How My Firm Saved Brooklyn Bridge Park From Sandy's Fury | Co.Design | business design

Perspective: How My Firm Saved Brooklyn Bridge Park From Sandy's Fury | Co.Design | business design: Perspective: How My Firm Saved Brooklyn Bridge Park From Sandy's Fury