Research & Resources
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Giving (Individual, online, corporate, foundation grantmaking)
Disaster Giving Articles, Reports, and Books (Word document)
Compiled by The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
Typhoon in Burma! Tsunami in Samoa! What‘s the absolute best way to help after a natural disaster abroad? Should I send cash?
Sandy Stonesifer
October 2009
Giving in the Aftermath of the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes (PDF)
Loren Renz, Foundation Center
August 2009
Exploring the Geography of Corporate Philanthropic Disaster Response: A Study of Fortune Global 500 Firms (PDF)
Alan Muller and Gail Whiteman from Journal of Business Ethics
2008
Best Practices in Disaster Grantmaking: Lessons from the Gulf Coast (PDF)
Philanthropy New York (Formerly: New York Regional Association of Grantmakers)
April 2008
Funding for Disaster Recovery: Increased Taxes or Charitable Donations to Nonprofits? (Working Paper) (PDF)
Jungbu Kim, Taehyun Jung and Seong Soo Oh, Georgia State University
February 2008
Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations (PDF)
European Foundation Centre and Council on Foundations
2007
Donors’ Guide to Gulf Coast Relief and Recovery (Second Edition) (PDF)
Philanthropy New York (Formerly: New York Regional Association of Grantmakers)
December 2007
Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice: A Guide for Charities and Foundations Panel on the Nonprofit Sector (PDF)
Independent Sector
October 2007
Giving in the Aftermath of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes: Update on the Foundation and Corporate Response (PDF)
Foundation Center
August 2007
Impulse on the Internet: How Crisis Compels Donors to Give Online (PDF)
Network for Good
2006
Disaster Giving 2005: Size, Scope, and Effects on the Nonprofit Sector (PDF)
Patrick M. Rooney and Heidi Frederick, The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
November 2006
Giving in the Aftermath of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes: Report on the Foundation and Corporate Response (PDF)
Foundation Center
August 2006
Disaster Giving (PowerPoint)
Heidi Frederick, The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
May 2006
America Gives: Survey of Americans’ Generosity After September 11—Technical Paper (PDF)
Kathryn S. Steinberg and Patrick M. Rooney, The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
March 2005
Managing Charitable Giving in the Wake of Disaster (PDF)
C. Eugene Steuerle, The Urban Institute
May 2002
Giving Following a Crisis: An Historical Analysis—Technical Paper (PDF)
Melissa S. Brown and Patrick M. Rooney, The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
March 2002
America Gives: Survey of Americans’ Generosity After September 11 (PDF)
The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and Association of Fundraising Professionals
January 2002
A Survey of Charitable Giving After September 11, 2001 (PDF)
Independent Sector
October 2001
What Do Crises Mean for Giving?
The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
September 2001
September 11th
America Gives: Survey of Americans’ Generosity After September 11—Technical Paper (PDF)
Kathryn S. Steinberg and Patrick M. Rooney, The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
March 2005
Preparing for the Next Emergency: Some Lessons for Charities from September 11 (PDF)
C. Eugene Steuerle, The Urban Institute and The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
September 2003
September 11: More Effective Collaboration Could Enhance Charitable Organizations’ Contributions in Disasters (PDF)
United States General Accounting Office
December 2002
America Gives: Survey of Americans’ Generosity After September 11 (PDF)
The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and Association of Fundraising Professionals
January 2002
A Survey of Charitable Giving After September 11, 2001 (PDF)
Independent Sector
October 2001
Gulf Coast Hurricanes
Case Management in Hurricane Response/Recovery (Word document)
Neighborhood Centers Inc. (Houston, TX)
2009
Giving in the Aftermath of the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes (PDF)
Loren Renz, Foundation Center
August 2009
Disaster Recovery: Past Experiences Offer Insights for Recovering from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav and Other Recent Natural Disasters (PDF)
United States General Accounting Office
September 2008
Best Practices in Disaster Grantmaking: Lessons from the Gulf Coast (PDF)
Philanthropy New York (Formerly: New York Regional Association of Grantmakers)
April 2008
Donors’ Guide to Gulf Coast Relief and Recovery (Second Edition) (PDF)
Philanthropy New York (Formerly: New York Regional Association of Grantmakers)
December 2007
Giving in the Aftermath of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes: Update on the Foundation and Corporate Response (PDF)
Foundation Center
August 2007
Giving in the Aftermath of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes: Report on the Foundation and Corporate Response (PDF)
Foundation Center
August 2006
Voices from the Gulf Coast: Leadership 18 2006 Gulf Coast Listening Initiative (PDF)
Leadership 18
August 2006
After Katrina: Public Expectation and Charities’ Response (PDF)
The Urban Institute and The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
May 2006
International Giving (Tsunami)
Typhoon in Burma! Tsunami in Samoa! What‘s the absolute best way to help after a natural disaster abroad? Should I send cash?
Sandy Stonesifer
October 2009
Rebuilding Lives: The Philanthropic Response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 (PDF)
Philanthropy New York (Formerly: New York Regional Association of Grantmakers)
2005
Public Sector and Policy
Business Disaster Assistance and Recovery Program
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center
2009
A Critical Role: Top Ten Policies that States Need to Recover from Disasters
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center
2009
Funding for Disaster Recovery: Increased Taxes or Charitable Donations to Nonprofits? (Working Paper) (PDF)
Jungbu Kim, Taehyun Jung and Seong Soo Oh, Georgia State University
February 2008
Leadership
Community Engagement: Leadership Tool for Catastrophic Health Events (PDF)
Working Group on Community Engagement in Health Emergency Planning
2007
Leadership Lessons
Margaret J. Wheatley
Summer 2006
Relying on Human Goodness
Margaret J. Wheatley
Summer 2001
Preparation and Recovery Management
Chatter on The Red: What Hazards Threat Reveals about the Social Life of Microblogged Information (PDF)
Kate Starbird et al., Computer Science & ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder
February 2010
Case Management in Hurricane Response/Recovery (Word document)
Neighborhood Centers Inc. (Houston, TX)
2009
Disaster Response: Resources Drawn from CECP‘s Disaster Response Initiatives
Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy
2009
Disaster Recovery: Experiences from Past Disasters Offer Insights for Effective Collaboration after Catastrophic Events
United States General Accounting Office
July 2009
Crisis in a Networked World: Features of Computer-Mediated Communications in the April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech Event (PDF)
Leysia Palen et al., ConnetivIT Lab, University of Colorado at Boulder
March 2009
Managing Long-Term Community Recovery in the Aftermath of Disaster
Daniel J. Alesch, Lucy A Arendt, and James N. Holly
March 2009
Disaster Recovery: Past Experiences Offer Insights for Recovering from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav and Other Recent Natural Disasters
United States General Accounting Office
September 2008
On the Brink: Re-Engineering the Nation’s Disaster Response Processes
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center
July 2008
Community Engagement: Leadership Tool for Catastrophic Health Events (PDF)
Working Group on Community Engagement in Health Emergency Planning
2007
Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice: A Guide for Charities and Foundations Panel on the Nonprofit Sector (PDF)
Independent Sector
October 2007
Diagram of Community Weaving Framework (PDF)
Family Support Network, International
2006
Community Weaving Implementation: Disaster Preparedness and Response (Word document)
Family Support Network, International
2006
