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Latest News:
May 16: CDP Announces Partnership with National VOAD
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s (CDP) and National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (National VOAD) today announced a partnership agreement during VOAD’s annual conference in... Read more »
May 15: The Sahel
Experts are worried that food insecurity could be worse than in 2012. Ten million people in the Sahel remain food insecure, and 4.5 million children... Read more »
May 15: Mali
The conflict in Mali continues. Access is slowly improving in central and northern regions of Mali. A new land route has recently been opened by... Read more »
Foundation Leaders Weigh in On Hurricane Sandy Response
One of our goals at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy is to help fellow donors learn from each other about disaster response so we can... Read more »
CNBC Interviews Bob Ottenhoff on Disaster Giving
Check out Bob’s latest interview on CNBC