Expert Advisory Services
When disasters strike, giving feels urgent. But giving well during disasters can be hard – and how, when and what we give makes all the difference for the equitable recovery of those affected.
We know disasters. We bring the full spectrum of our experience to the products and tools our consulting team offers to foundations, donor-advised funds, wealth advisors, corporations and nonprofits. We meet you where you are in your disaster-giving journey to create bespoke deliverables that speak to your realities and values.
Let us help you take the guesswork out of researching who, what and when to fund.
Our Expert Advisory Services
At the intersection of disaster recovery needs and philanthropic intent, CDP’s Expert Advisory Services provide guidance that strengthens giving strategies. We help organizations build the knowledge, alignment and credibility needed to give effectively in disasters—offering customized learning experiences, leadership development and support for giving during and after disasters that deepen your expertise and demonstrate your commitment to equitable, long-term, community-led recovery.
To learn more about how CDP can support your disaster giving, contact advising@disasterphilanthropy.org.
Real-Time Disaster Giving Support
We empower organizations to maximize their disaster-giving impact through real-time information, trusted partner insights and expert guidance that ensures funding reaches the communities where it can drive the greatest long-term recovery.
Partner Connect
Timely information is essential across all facets of disaster, including ensuring donations are effective. We’ll help you take the guesswork out of disasters and crises, including what is happening, who is impacted, and who, where and when to fund.
CDP Partner Connect lists provide clients with real-time information.
Partner Connect is a service CDP offers to funders that consists of a timely, curated list of nonprofit organizations responding to natural hazard disasters and complex humanitarian emergencies (CHEs). Our due diligence process, paired with our in-depth knowledge of disaster recovery, results in expert guidance on where to give amid and after a disaster.
Disaster giving activation
When a disaster occurs, CDP provides real-time advice, considerations, and post-activation support in after-action assessments. This real-time guidance ensures not only effective giving during and immediately after a disaster, but also clarity and key learnings to structure giving in response to the next disaster.
Disaster Curriculum and Learning
We recognize how effective collaboration yields better outcomes in disaster recovery. We will work with you to strengthen your organization’s capacity to give effectively in disasters by building shared understanding, deepening expertise, and showcasing your commitment to equitable, long-term recovery.
Disaster giving curriculum
As disaster events and humanitarian needs continue to rise globally, leaders must be equipped to act effectively.
We support philanthropic leaders by providing timely insights into current events, disaster-related policies, and the cascading impacts on affected communities. This knowledge informs and aligns an organization’s vision around effective giving—enabling a more impactful and lasting contribution to disaster recovery.
Disaster giving staff and leadership development
We provide tools and information on how to be effective in giving to disasters to philanthropic leaders, equipping them to lead and act effectively in the face of increased disaster events and humanitarian needs. This knowledge informs and aligns an organization around effective giving – enabling impactful and lasting contributions to disaster recovery and resilience.
It’s not only leadership that plays a role in an organization’s effective disaster giving: we’re all disaster donors. Beyond insights to executives, we offer tailored services to educate staff and other key stakeholders about your organization’s disaster-giving goals. From webinars to materials and messaging, we design relevant solutions that engage your key stakeholders.
Disaster Giving Planning
We can strengthen or develop your disaster-giving strategies—from reviewing and refining existing plans to co-creating comprehensive blueprints that drive effective, equitable long-term recovery.
We review your plans and provide feedback for clarity or completeness. We also lead teams through collective strategy sessions to see where you are with your disaster giving, where you want to be and identify how to get there.
If you’re starting fresh, or require a significant plan update instead, we can co-create your organization’s disaster giving strategy or tactical blueprint, with a focus on meeting the aims of an organization and being the best in class for equitable and resilient long-term recovery.
To learn more about how CDP can support your disaster giving, contact advising@disasterphilanthropy.org.