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 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.
Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Grantmaking
This page contains Grantmaking resources for community foundations.
Coffee Talk: The Polis Center
Sharon Kandris, Director of Community Informatics at The Polis Center, discusses how Indiana foundations and their grantees can use community informatics (information and communication technologies).
Best Practices in Disaster Grantmaking: Lessons from the Gulf Coast
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.
Hurricane Dorian: How to Help
Hurrican Dorian relief and recovery resources for philanthropy.
Preparing a Disaster Response
In this webinar you'll learn how to anticipate a community crises and prepare your foundation to adapt and respond quickly.