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The Minnesota Response to Hurricane Katrina
Responses by Minnesota Grantmakers and Corporations
Total cash contributions reported to date: $61,184,613
Total potential employer matches reported to date: $21,919,523
Total in-kind contributions reported to date: $43,845,802
Totals updated 9/7/06
The Relief Effort
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Snapshot of Philanthropy's Response to the
Gulf Coast Hurricanes
Foundation Center (PDF, 5 pages)
Foundations,
corporations, and other institutional donors have once again
provided substantial funding for short-term relief and recovery
and made commitments to support long-term rebuilding
efforts.
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Giving in the Aftermath of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes
(PDF, 31 pages, 4.26MB)
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Donations for Hurricane Relief Exceed
$2-Billion, But Costs Soar (Chronicle
of Philanthropy, 11/3/05)
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Rebuilding the World a Storm Destroyed
Chronicle of Philanthropy, 8/17/06
Special section featuring articles describing philanthropy's response, as
well as the efforts of volunteers and other nonprofit groups, and what lies
ahead in the recovery effort. Most articles require a paid subscription to the
Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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More Relief Links
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Gulf-Coast Grants Top $1 Billion (Chronicle of
Philanthropy)
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American Red Cross Facts At A Glance
(American Red Cross)
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What Philanthropy Owes Katrina's Victims (Chronicle of
Philanthropy)
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The Kindness of Strangers (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
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Online Donors Contribute Millions to Hurricane-Relief Groups
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Resources
We are pleased to work in partnership with the Council on
Foundations to make sure that disaster grantmaking resources are
available to all grantmakers.
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We Were There: The Role of Philanthropy in Disasters
Council on Foundations (PDF, 16 pages, 664KB)
This report highlights how philanthropy has helped meet both long-term and immediate needs after national emergencies, and helped spur progress in other societal challenges. The booklet tells philanthropy's story after the 1989 San Francisco Earthquake, the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, the September 11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina, and offers commentary from grantmakers and government officials on the role foundations played. The booklet also provides examples of how foundations have invested in "visions for progress" on social issues such as AIDS, hunger, public libraries and the hospice movement.
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Donor's Guide To Gulf Coast Relief and Recovery
New York Regional Association of Grantmakers (PDF, 76 pages, 3.84MB)
A three-part document, developed by the NYRAG Gulf
Coast Recovery Task Force, that provides a comprehensive and practical resource that distills and makes
accessible the immense number of issues and vast quantities of information around
the relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts in the Gulf
Coast.
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Rebuilding Affordable Housing in New Orleans: The Challenge of Creating Inclusive Communities
Urban Institute (PDF, 13 pages, 129KB)
New Orleans has a unique opportunity to recreate itself as an economically diverse, inclusive city that offers its low-income residents authentic opportunities. With careful planning by and for all, New Orleans can bring back its families and offer them homes in vibrant mixed-income communities.
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Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers Teleconference
The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers held a teleconference on Sept.
16 with Martin Lehfeldt, President of the Southeastern Council of
Foundations, and George Penick, President of the Foundation for the Mid
South. Find a summary at this link, including perspectives from Barbara Bryan and
Kathy Whelpley, who drew upon the insights they gleaned from responses to
the horrors of 9/11 in New York and Washington.
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Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations
Council on Foundations, European Foundation Centre (PDF, 37
pages, 505KB)
Foundations and corporate
grantmakers can make a significant contribution in the disaster relief field by
filling critical gaps in underfunded areas like disaster rehabilitation,
prevention, research and education activities. This booklet that contains ideas, examples
and resources related to disaster grantmaking.
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Hurricane Katrina is a "Qualified Disaster"
Council on Foundations (PDF)
Memo
defining a "qualified disaster," explaining how to assist
affected employees
through company foundations and directed giving, and facilitating
employee contributions to assist fellow employees.
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Disaster Relief: Providing Assistance through Charitable
Organizations
IRS (PDF, 28 pages, 507KB)
By using this publication at an early stage to help plan your
relief efforts, your program will be able to help victims in ways
that are consistent with the federal tax rules that apply to charities. This document contains
advice about helping to provide relief through an existing charitable organization, information about
establishing a new charitable organization, guidance about how charitable organizations can help victims,
requirements for documentation, and more.
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At the Heart of the Storm: A Disaster Preparedness &
Recovery
Guidebook for Nonprofit Organizations
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation and Bush
Foundation
(PDF, 42 pages, 284KB)
Lessons learned from the recovery from tornadoes in the St. Peter area in
1998.
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Legal
Resources and Services: Disaster Grantmaking
Council on Foundations
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National
Relief Organizations
Find ways to help by donating online or by phone.
Better
Business Bureau Advice
The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota
and North Dakota (BBB) offers advice to citizens who wish to donate
money and goods to victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Minnesota
Resources/Coordinating Agencies
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Minneapolis Foundation, The Saint Paul
Foundation, and the Minnesota Community Foundation:
Minnesota Helps Fund
> Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches:
Home Away From Home
> Headwaters Foundation for Justice:
Gulf Coast Community Renewal Fund
> Central Minnesota Community Foundation:
Central Minnesota Responds
Fund
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United Way 2-1-1
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Project: Northern
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