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Disaster relief

Opening the Floodgates: A funder approach to disaster relief

Foundation Center 11 July 2014

This post first appeared on the Foundation Center’s GrantCraft blog. GrantCraft, a service of the Foundation Center, taps the practical wisdom of funders to develop free resources for the philanthropy sector. From 15th to 17th …


Disaster grantmaking

Foundation Center 19 November 2013

As when every natural disaster strikes, we are saddened by the destruction that Typhoon Haiyan has caused. Philanthropy continues to play an important role in disaster relief, but because of the quick response time needed, …


Mobile phone donors – a new wave of ‘roaming, reflexive givers’

Alliance magazine 20 January 2012

According to what its authors are calling the first-ever, in-depth study of mobile donors, most such donors give on the spur of the moment and don’t give too much thought to their contributions but often …