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Judging from their experience with Hurricane Relief, Foundations should develop ‘Plan of Action’ for Disaster Response.

When responding to disasters, it's better for foundations to have a strategic "plan of action," rather than just jumping in, to ensure that giving provides the maximum benefit. That's according to a study from the Foundation Center which reports on the amount of resources donors provided in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and describes the experience and insights of several leading funders of hurricane relief. Giving In the Aftermath of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes: Update on the Foundation and...
Foundations should help change perceptions of Rural America.

Grantmakers should fund organizations working to change attitudes about rural America, according to the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, and foundations already funding rural causes should arrange site visits to introduce urban funders and rural nonprofits. These were among nine recommendations gleaned from focus groups and interviews with 80 leaders of rural nonprofits and offered in Rural Philanthropy: Building Dialogue From Within (PDF) . This NCRP report explores...
Philanthropy’s funding to fight HIV/AIDS still growing, though not necessarily in areas of most need

American philanthropic support to fight HIV/AIDS continues to grow, according to a new report that also notes the discrepancies in funding vs. needs, both domestically and internationally. Funders Concerned About AIDS recently released its fifth annual report (PDF) on the subject, finding that U.S.-based philanthropies approached $1 billion in commitments to fight HIV/AIDS in 2006, or more than two-and-a-half times 2005 commitments. The vast majority of the commitments are targeted at the global fight against...
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