From theory to practice: Disaster philanthropy and tornadoes

Creative Flood Recovery for Children

...can continue to provide moral support and quality care for our community’s children.” Flexible, fast, and creative, the Midwest Early Recovery Fund is there to help when low-attention disaster leave...

March Time to Check Preparedness Plans

...Future of Community” conference in Washington, D.C. If you’re planning to attend the conference or accompanying events, please reach out to us. We’d love to see you while you’re there!...

Hurricane Sandy

...$480,000 worth of blankets, hygiene kits, baby care, emergency cleanup kits, and school kits to New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. It also launched a $100,000 appeal to...

Inaugural Hurricane Harvey Grants Fund Community-Based, Long-Term Recovery

...and effective creation of a community-based long-term recovery plan. Long-term recovery groups are made up of community leaders, nonprofit groups, faith-based organizations, and affected residents who know best what the...

Investing in our infrastructure is required for a thriving, equitable future

...reading, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave the U.S. an overall rating of C-. For an advanced industrialized and technology-based economy, this is unacceptable. The report noted examples...

Afghanistan Humanitarian Crisis

...(UNDP) saying, “Afghanistan could experience the worst humanitarian crisis we’ve ever seen.” It would replace Yemen, which is currently considered to hold that status. UNDP’s resident representative in Afghanistan, Abdallah...

CDP’s Disaster Recovery Fund addresses refugee crises in the United States

...Immigration (BAJI) – $200,000 to address the needs of Black migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Through this funding, BAJI plans to increase culturally competent resources and create a resource guide...

Request for Proposals: Consultant for rural, disaster philanthropy

2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season

...average of $4,878.12 per application. In Louisiana (DR-4611), there have been 553,674 IHP applications approved for $1,029,532,539.92 in assistance as of Oct. 5 – an average of $1,859.46 per application....