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4 Questions about Disaster Philanthropy for Bob Ottenhoff

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04/23/2013

The inaugural President and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy talks with Arabella Advisors’ Molly Lyons about what donors need to know to respond to and plan for disasters.

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Foundations as First Responders?

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04/18/2013

We’re pleased to have Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn Gelber share the lessons she’s learned about philanthropic response to disaster — lessons that enabled her to serve Brooklyn and its communities well following Hurricane Sandy.

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Atlantic Shows Support for Grassroots Organizing in Sandy-Affected Communities

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03/05/2013

Abigail Westbrook, Special Assistant to the Founder and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, shares the details of Atlantic’s recent support for the North Star Fund and the Alliance For A Just Rebuilding’s ongoing relief and recovery efforts in the...

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New York Community Trust Announces $4.5 Million in Grants

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02/12/2013

The 45 grants, ranging from $35,000 to $800,000, include several to help communities affected by Hurricane Sandy and also address dating violence, the shortage of affordable housing, and health care.

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Community Development

Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

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01/29/2013

The recently created New York State Ready Commission has been tasked with finding ways to ensure that critical systems and services are prepared for future natural disasters and emergencies. We’re pleased to have Dr. Irwin Redlener, Director of the...

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Rockefeller Foundation Commits $3 Million to Help Cities Build Resilient Infrastructure Systems

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01/22/2013

Nearly three months after Superstorm Sandy, the RE.invest Initiative will provide up to eight cities with seed funding and technical support to create new Community Investment Vehicles (CIVics) that can leverage hundreds of millions of dollars of...

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Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster

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01/18/2013

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Brooklyn’s Red Hook Initiative (RHI), one of the three winners of the 2012 NYCT-New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards, became a hub of emergency disaster relief for their entire neighborhood. In a new blog...

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Community Development

Lessons learned from Sandy

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01/14/2013

Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin appears on Andrea Mitchell Reports to talk about the most crucial infrastructure changes New York should act upon in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Building a More Resilient 21st Century Infrastructure

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01/10/2013

Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin sits for a three-part interview series about the NYS 2100 commission planning for long-term recovery from Superstorm Sandy.

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