Hurricane Roundup: Assessing Sandy’s Impact on Meetings | Risk Management content from Meetings Net

Hurricane Roundup: Assessing Sandy’s Impact on Meetings | Risk Management content from Meetings Net: Here’s a roundup of some of the meetings and conventions being canceled and postponed up and down the East Coast on Monday:

• Due to the weather and major power outages predicted, ASAE is canceling the ASAE 2012 In Honor of Women program scheduled for Wednesday, October 31st, says John Graham, president at CEO of ASAE. Attendees who registered for the event will receive a refund within the next 30 days. “

Will Republicans Oppose Disaster Relief Funds After Hurricane Sandy? - The Daily Beast

Will Republicans Oppose Disaster Relief Funds After Hurricane Sandy? - The Daily Beast: FEMA has money now, but if the hardest-hit states need more funds after their damage assessments, will congressional Republicans fight against disaster relief, as they did in the wake of Hurricane Irene? Eleanor Clift reports.

A Week Until Election Day, Campaigns Focus on Disaster Relief | PBS NewsHour | Oct. 30, 2012 | PBS

A Week Until Election Day, Campaigns Focus on Disaster Relief | PBS NewsHour | Oct. 30, 2012 | PBS: GWEN IFILL: Now we turn to the presidential campaign, which has taken a bit of a pause in Sandy's aftermath.

With the election only a week away, the devastating East Coast storm forced both candidates off the stump again today. Each focused, instead, on disaster relief, with Mitt Romney in Ohio collecting canned foods and bottled water, and the president making a quick afternoon visit to Red Cross headquarters in Washington.

Hurricane Sandy: HSUS Assesses Animal Needs, Ready for Sustained Disaster Relief : The Humane Society of the United States

Hurricane Sandy: HSUS Assesses Animal Needs, Ready for Sustained Disaster Relief : The Humane Society of the United States: Disaster aid to states, pet owners

In response to Hurricane Sandy, The HSUS's state directors from Maine to North Carolina have been offering animal assistance to shelters and government officials in the hardest-hit areas. Our Animal Rescue Team is ready to deploy when local agencies or animal welfare groups call us in.

Paying it forward: Vermonters heading to New York for Sandy disaster relief | Burlington Free Press | burlingtonfreepress.com

Paying it forward: Vermonters heading to New York for Sandy disaster relief | Burlington Free Press | burlingtonfreepress.com: When Tropical Storm Irene swamped much of Vermont a year ago, New Yorkers rallied to help their neighbors in the Green Mountains.

Hurricane Sandy has turned that tide.

From moral support to the necessities of life, Vermonters are returning the favor.

Thousands look to Red Cross for disaster relief - The Pike County News Watchman: Community

Thousands look to Red Cross for disaster relief - The Pike County News Watchman: Community: The Red Cross has deployed more than 1,300 disaster workers to the region from all over the country to help those affected by the storm. As many as 160 emergency vehicles are ready to respond when it is safe to do so, and more than 230,000 ready-to-eat meals have been sent into the area.

State and Federal Disaster Relief: Expect the Best But Prepare for the Worst? | Brookings Institution

State and Federal Disaster Relief: Expect the Best But Prepare for the Worst? | Brookings Institution: As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, it seems like an opportune time to revisit federal disaster relief. Even in an election year, this may be one of those rare topics where most Americans can agree. There is a strong argument for the federal government serving as a backstop against risk, and pitching in when natural and human induced catastrophes outstrip local capacities to respond.

After Sandy, a Different Kind of “Storm Chaser” - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.

After Sandy, a Different Kind of “Storm Chaser” - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.: As NPQ has noted in the wake of past natural disasters, there are, sadly, those human beings who see difficult circumstances not as an opportunity to help their neighbor, as most of us do, but as an opportunity to take advantage of those in the midst of trying circumstances. With this unscrupulous cohort of humanity in mind, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning donors not to fall prey to these fraudulent “storm chasers.” According to the BBB, “some of the most common ‘after-disaster’ scams involve auto, home and yard repairs or clean-up,” but following a few guidelines can help protect your repair dollars from scammers: stay calm, shop around for at least three estimates for any work that needs to be done, get everything in writing, be proactive rather than reactive, don’t pay in advance or with cash, and remember the old saying that “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”

B.C. government and Red Cross team up for better disaster response | Canadian Underwriter

B.C. government and Red Cross team up for better disaster response | Canadian Underwriter: The British Columbia government has formally teamed up with the Canadian Red Cross for better and faster emergency response in times of a major or catastrophic disaster.

Emergency Management B.C., the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social Development and the Canadian Red Cross will work on joint planning and training in case of a major disaster, such as an earthquake.

Social Media and Disaster: Hospitals On Facebook | KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

Social Media and Disaster: Hospitals On Facebook | KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

Y�le Haiti Closes Amid Investigations | PND | Foundation Center

Y�le Haiti Closes Amid Investigations | PND | Foundation Center: osted on October 15, 2012 print

Y�le Haiti Closes Amid Investigations

Two months after the remaining employee of Y�le Haiti, the charity established by Haitian-American hip hop artist Wyclef Jean, resigned, questions remain about the $16 million the charity collected to benefit the people of earthquake-battered Haiti, the New York Times reports.

On the heels of Jean's refusal to accept a settlement proposed by the New York attorney general's office regarding alleged "financial improprieties," Y�le Haiti CEO Derek Q. Johnson resigned in August. Other investigations into the charity's finances and activities, many of which have been abandoned, continue.

FEMA Needs a New Approach to Disaster Relief - Economic Intelligence (usnews.com)

FEMA Needs a New Approach to Disaster Relief - Economic Intelligence (usnews.com): In contrast to this informal, unstructured, goal-oriented approach, FEMA arrived with a more formal structure and approach. Many FEMA workers had extensive knowledge and experience, but seemed limited in what they were allowed to do. In the middle of cleaning out a basement, a FEMA worker would suddenly appear with a request that people stop and fill out forms. One crusty old Vietnam vet explained to a FEMA worker, "You've never been in a war zone. This is a battlefield and your paperwork will not be helpful at this time." Ultimately, the town's volunteer zoning administrator stepped in, filled out all the forms and then went house to house making sure she had done the forms correctly, so the homeowners c

Santa Rosa man leads animal-rescue efforts during disasters | PressDemocrat.com

Santa Rosa man leads animal-rescue efforts during disasters | PressDemocrat.com: The suffering Dick Green has sometimes seen would scare many folks away from the animal rescue world.

For the thousands of animals he's helped save, many others have been beyond rescue.

But after attending to animals during dozens of catastrophes over the past decade, the Santa Rosa man says he's “gotten very good at … seeing the bigger picture.”

FEMA Invests $100 Million in Post-Tsunami Disaster Relief, Emergency Preparedness Improvements for American Samoa | FEMA.gov

FEMA Invests $100 Million in Post-Tsunami Disaster Relief, Emergency Preparedness Improvements for American Samoa | FEMA.gov: FEMA Invests $100 Million in Post-Tsunami Disaster Relief, Emergency Preparedness Improvements for American Samoa
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New Orleans Community Shoulders Chief Burden of Isaac Recovery - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

New Orleans Community Shoulders Chief Burden of Isaac Recovery - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: New Orleans Community Shoulders Chief Burden of Isaac Recovery

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Lacking the national outpouring of support that accompanied Hurricane Katrina seven years ago, recovery work in New Orleans following last month’s Hurricane Isaac will fall far more heavily on local volunteers and donors, according to The Times-Picayune.

Internal Revenue Service Webinar Registration Page

Internal Revenue Service Webinar Registration Page: IRS Presenters:

Steven Grodnitzky, Tax Attorney, Manager, IRS Exempt Organizations Office

Emily Mangrum, Tax Law Specialist, IRS Exempt Organizations Office
When disasters strike new charities spring up to help the victims, and existing charities want to expand their activities to provide disaster relief. But often, these organizations don’t understand the complexities of starting and operating an organization to provide disaster relief.

Philippines Goes Hi-Tech For Disaster Response Plan - Southeast Asia Real Time - WSJ

Philippines Goes Hi-Tech For Disaster Response Plan - Southeast Asia Real Time - WSJ: The Philippines is no stranger to disasters. Floods, earthquakes, volcanoes and typhoons frequently ravage the archipelago, making it one of the most disaster-prone countries in the work.

But now a new plan aptly dubbed Project NOAH – National Operational Assessment of Hazards – intends to give Filipinos a better chance of overcoming these calamities by providing real-time access to weather information and updating maps, some of which date back to the 1960s.

Answering the Call of Isaac

Answering the Call of Isaac: Parishes in Louisiana were hit hard again by a gulf hurricane, this one Isaac. New Orleans did not see the impact it has in previous storms such as Katrina, Gustav and Ike. But the tribal communities in southeastern Louisiana were severely impacted as the storm hovered over them for 48 hours. Isaac left some homes under as much as 12 feet of water.

Sequestration in Disaster Relief

Sequestration in Disaster Relief: The upcoming 2013 budgetary fiscal cliff has prompted some in Congress to consider sequestration in disaster relief in order to save money. Sequestration is simply defined as automatic spending cuts.

Baptist Press - 83,500 meals cooked by disaster relief volunteers post-Isaac - News with a Christian Perspective

Baptist Press - 83,500 meals cooked by disaster relief volunteers post-Isaac - News with a Christian Perspective: Southern Baptist Disaster Relief feeding operations are now in high gear in nine Louisiana and Mississippi venues, with 83,500 hot meals prepared and delivered to Hurricane Isaac victims in the two hard-hit Gulf Coast states by noon Sept. 4.