onPhilanthropy - Annus Horribilis – What Can We Learn from 2005?

onPhilanthropy - Annus Horribilis – What Can We Learn from 2005?: "Annus Horribilis – What Can We Learn from 2005?
By: Carolyn Cavicchio, 12/29/05

As we prepare to close the calendar on 2005, corporate grantmakers are drawing a collective sigh of relief. From December 26, 2004 though October 8, 2005, aid organizations and their corporate supporters responded to four major natural disasters in less than 11 months. The South Asian Tsunami. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The South Asia Earthquake. Communities and economies as different as Banda Aceh, New Orleans, and Kashmir facing similar, unbelievable levels of destruction.


In response to these disasters, billions of dollars in aid has been contributed by individuals, governments, and the corporate sector. For corporate grantmakers in particular, what lessons are there to be learned from these disasters?"