New York Grantmakers Focus on Long-Term Rebuilding Strategies for the Gulf States

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Hurricane Task Force Maintains a Sense of Urgency; Members Donate $88 Million

NEW YORK, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Regional Association of
Grantmakers (NYRAG) convened members of 30 grantmaking organizations to
discuss long-term funding strategies for keeping the wheels of philanthropy in
motion long after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf region.
As a group, NYRAG members have contributed perhaps more than any other New
York-based organization to hurricane relief, recovery and rebuilding -- over
$88 million. NYRAG's hurricane-response task force discussed recovery
strategies at its initial meeting immediately after the hurricanes. Now,
despite a fading national spotlight in the Gulf, the task force is working to
maintain a sense of urgency and bring together a broad mix of people -- from
neighborhood leaders to corporate CEOs -- to forge redevelopment plans and
hash out ways to stimulate the Gulf region's economy and culture."