Find general and specific disaster relief information and resources for funders or individuals who want to support organizations in regional, national or world wide responses.
Disaster Response
Informal Guide to Disaster Recovery
Developed by IPA following the 2008 floods, this guide contains principles and tips from the Council on Foundations, accompanied by Indiana "in action" examples.
Disaster Philanthropy Playbook
The Disaster Philanthropy Playbook is a compilation of philanthropic strategies, best practices and lessons learned that have saved and galvanized local economies, nonprofits, and vulnerable populations from entering into a permanent downward spiral in the wake of disaster.
Creating Order from Chaos: Roles for Philanthropy in Disaster Planning and Response
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund created this guidebook to document what it learned about disaster response during the weeks and months following the 2011 Alabama tornadoes.
Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations
Based on a year-long, joint study of the European Foundation Centre and the Council on Foundations, this report provides eight principles of good disaster management and a number of practical sugge
Indiana COAD Guidance Manual
Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COADs) provide a platform for increasing communication and coordination among public, private and nonprofit agencies to reduce the impact of disasters.
Recovery After Disaster: The Family Financial Toolkit
This toolkit can be an invaluable resource to the long-term recovery of families that have experienced a disaster.
Disaster Plan Template for Community Foundations
Download and personalize this template to create a plan that outlines your strategy in response to a disaster, provides essential information for the continuity o
Center for Disaster Philanthropy
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy is a full-time resource to help donors make more thoughtful disaster-related giving decisions and maximize the impact of their gifts.
Best Practices in Disaster Grantmaking: Lessons from the Gulf Coast
This comprehensive report shares the experiences of donors that provided funding following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and offers a blueprint for future philanthropic intervention following such disasters.
The Resilient Organization: Disaster Planning and Recovery Guide
The Resilient Organization, developed by TechSoup with the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, is a holistic guide to IT disaster planning and recovery. This e-book is intended for organizations that are preparing for a disaster, as well as those that need to rebuild and maintain operations after a disaster.
Hurricane Harvey Response
Areas in Texas between Corpus Christi and Houston experienced extreme flooding due to Hurricane Harvey, a record-breaking storm.
Hurricane Irma Response
After taking a destructive path through the Caribbean, Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys on September 10. It wreaked havoc as it moved through the state of Florida. States of Emergency were issued in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Mexico Earthquakes and Hurricane Maria Response
The September earthquakes in Mexico cause widespread damage and loss of life. Hurricane Maria is regarded as the worst natural disaster on record in Dominica.
Disaster, Older Adults and Philanthropy
This article from Grantmakers in Aging details why diaster-related death rates are so much higher for older adults and how philanthropy can help.
Disaster Planning and Recovery for Nonprofits, Charities and Libraries
The Resilient Organization, developed with the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, is a holistic guide to IT disaster planning and recovery.
Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy: Data to Drive Decisions
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy has partnered with Foundation Center on an interactive dashboard, which provides an analysis of disaster-related funding by foundations, governments, corporations and individuals. The data presented illuminates funding trends, exposes some of the imbalances in where and when contributions are made to help donors make more strategic decisions about their investments in the full life cycle of disasters, including preparedness and recovery efforts.