1. Forum of Regional Grantmakers
MAXIMIZING YOUR REGIONAL ASSOCIATION’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO HELP YOUR COMMUNITY PLAN FOR AND RESPOND TO DISASTERS
Forum of Regional Grantmakers
Annual Conference
August 29, 2014
Speakers: Joanne Kelley, Executive Director, Colorado Association of Funders
Nina Stack, President, Council of New Jersey Grantmakers
Robert G. Ottenhoff – Center for Disaster Philanthropy

4. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Our Mission
Transform the field of disaster philanthropy by increasing donor effectiveness throughout the full lifecycle of disasters

5. Educate, Inform, and Engage
What We Do
Our Aims
Educate, Inform, and Engage
Active, timely web site
Media support
Webinars and Appearances
Social Media
Funds to help donors collaborate
Advisory services

6. Challenges Remain Enormous
Uncoordinated
Reactive
Underfunded
Forgotten
Not Chronicled

7. Our Aims

8. Creating a Playbook An interactive online resource that helps:
Harness the power of regional associations to help communities in need
Respond to natural disasters
Plan for effective recovery
Develop resiliency in the aftermath of a disaster.

9. Elements of the Playbook
Practical step-by-step guidance
Response Strategies & tactics
Funder collaboratives
Readiness and Preparedness Plans
Issue-based strategies
Rich with case statements and stories from leaders who have experienced disasters

10. Responding to Hurricane Sandy
Molly de Aguiar
Director of Media & Communications

11. Where Do Beginners Begin?
Who are your partners?
Who should be your partners?
How can you avoid duplicating efforts?

12. What We Should Have Done
Remember that this is a marathon, not a sprint
Understand the needs
Bring in experts
See the opportunities for impact
Set goals and plan backwards

13. What You Can Do
A short list of things you can do to ensure the success of the Playbook:
Fill out the survey
Grantmakers:
RA’s:
Share your disaster story with us
Spread the word about the Playbook to your colleagues

14. Some Things to Think About
Our Aims
What is your organization’s strategy for responding to disasters?
What circumstances spark your organization to fund disaster response beyond normal funding areas?
When you fund disasters, are you focused on preparation, relief, recovery or rebuilding? Why?
If you do not fund disasters, how have the programs you do fund been affected when a disaster strikes?

15. Bob Ottenhoff
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