Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Zack Rosenberg, Co-Founder & CEO, SBP Why do organizations exist? Naturally, organizations exist to solve a need. That’s probably close to the rhetoric used by business schools to describe the purpose of any nongovernmental...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Katherine Davies When we hear of a serious humanitarian crisis in the world and wish to help effectively it can be near impossible to determine which charity to support. After the Nepal earthquake, there were more than 300...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Blake Hallanan, Communications and Development Coordinator Being Prepared for Disasters The saying “earthquakes don’t kill people, buildings do,” is as true today as when it was coined decades ago. That point was brought home to...
By Krystin Gollihue “All disasters are local,” says Joe Hillis, operations director at the Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC). When a disaster happens, a community can fall apart. We only need to point to large storms like Hurricane Katrina to see...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Cat Graham Michael and five members of his family stood on the bed in his home in the Dominican Republic as tidal waters from Hurricane Sandy surrounded them. The sudden surge was so forceful that he couldn't open the doors to...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Anna R. Hurt When Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast in 2005, it was rapidly apparent that the United States was dealing with one of the largest natural disasters in its history. In 2012, when Superstorm Sandy swept...
By Charlena Wynn Natural and human-made disasters are a phenomenon that connects people all across the globe. From hurricanes and tornadoes to oil spills and war zones, we have witnessed or been in direct contact with a traumatic event that may have left us feeling...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jeanine Chambers What would you do if you or a family member needed lifesaving medical treatment but had no way to get there? Even if you have medical insurance, travel to a distant medical facility for a second opinion,...
