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The Motley Fool
December 21, 2005
Robert Brokamp |
Doctors to the World Doctors Without Borders works all over the world, delivering emergency aid to people in more than 70 countries.   |
Geotimes
October 2007
Gregory E. van der Vink |
Democracy, GDP and Natural Disasters The impact of a natural disaster is not simply a function of the natural event itself, but is determined also by society's ability to respond to the disaster. |
National Defense
June 2008
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Non-Government Aid Crucial To Disaster Relief Operations Organizations such a Project HOPE provide a critical helping hand that supports the broader U.S. goals of global security and stability. |
Searcher
June 2006
Piper & Ramos |
A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina The Katrina disaster was exacerbated by poor communications. Some help was provided by the Internet, but it was also a breeding round for Katrina-related scams. |
Energize
December 2005
Susan J. Ellis |
Charity Burnout? How to Cope with the Impact of Mother Nature in 2005 The huge commitment of time and money to so many areas needing disaster relief has a ripple effect on volunteer recruitment and fundraising for "everyday," local organization needs. Here are some suggestions to cope during tight times. |
Geotimes
December 2006
Arthur Lerner-Lam |
Don't Prioritize: Mainstream Hazard Reduction Into Economic Development Aid A global effort to reduce natural hazard risks is a dream shared by many, but it cannot play out in a development policy vacuum. Making the explicit link between risk reduction and economic development turns a global effort into an international one. |
National Defense
November 2005
Lawrence P. Farrell |
Preparation Is Key to Disaster Response Amidst the outrage and finger-pointing that followed Katrina, several lawmakers and homeland security experts called for the federal government to make the Defense Department the lead agency for disaster response. |
Entrepreneur
July 2008
Chris Penttila |
Ready for Anything Make sure your business is fully prepared for when disaster strikes. In fact, having a disaster plan can actually help your business grow during good times. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2006
Sarita Venkat |
Corporate Givers Revisit Disaster Grants Although corporations and corporate grantmakers have responded again and again to help after disasters -- and they give their support in a number of ways -- many believe it's time to get a clear disaster relief giving policy in place. |
Energize
December 2007
Susan J. Ellis |
Helper Triage: Volunteer Management in Emergencies It's imperative that citizen volunteers be a subject for consideration in any emergency plan and that at least one authorized person be designated solely to be in charge of volunteer mobilization when a crisis occurs. |
CIO
June 29, 2011
Maryfran Johnson |
Why Personal Leadership Style Matters When Disaster Strikes CIOs say helping workers cope is key to recovery. |
Popular Mechanics
January 20, 2010
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Lessons for U.S. Preparedness From Haiti Relief Efforts: Analysis Nobody cares more about helping you and your family in time of disaster than, well, you. So it makes sense for you to be prepared to take care of yourself. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 12, 2005 |
Readers Respond: What are the Lessons of New Orleans? I believe the major difference between a public and private sector response to a crisis is... The Katrina disaster offers many lessons and opportunities... As I see it there were two disasters, one natural and the other bureaucratic... etc. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Paula J. Kelly |
Meeting the Needs When two devastating hurricanes struck the Gulf Coast in less than a month, it was clear that the response from the philanthropic community would need to be as unprecedented as the disaster. |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Hillary Clinton: Silicon Valley Should Help Fight ISIS Clinton hinted that Silicon Valley should lower encryption standards to make it easier for American intelligence agencies to monitor communications. |
Energize
September 2005
Susan J. Ellis |
The Silver Lining of Disaster Despite all the mismanagement in the Gulf Coast rescue and relief effort, the bright spots of news reporting are what people are doing to help one another. In the long term, volunteer work in response to this crisis may bring our country together in ways we can't imagine. |
InternetNews
May 7, 2010
Andy Patrizio |
Microsoft Highlights Future Tech The company's TechFair in Silicon Valley shows off advancements in privacy, file-sharing and other areas. And then there's the Translating Telephone. |
InternetNews
February 11, 2010 |
Danger Signs for the Silicon Valley Report warns that the Valley is in an economic downturn that could be very hard to recover from, though signs of hope include a transition to hot new areas like green tech. |
Salon.com
August 7, 2000
Laura Rozen |
Bread instead of soldiers On the front lines of war, humanitarian-aid workers do the work of diplomats -- but some say they should stay away from politics. |
InternetNews
January 27, 2006
David Needle |
Silicon Valley Gears Up Wireless Plans Smart Valley announced the signing Thursday of an agreement to develop a Request for Proposal to design a high-speed wireless data network that will cover all of Silicon Valley. |
AFP eWire
May 30, 2006 |
New Website Registers Volunteers for Future Disasters The Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network have created a new website to help prepare for future disasters by linking charities with volunteers. |
