Join the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), Foundation Center, and Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy for a webinar that explores why--based on current trends and future predictions--foundations will need to improve upon how they respond to disasters to better meet the needs of vulnerable populations globally. Over the course of our webinar, we'll draw on recent research that shows the extent of disaster grantmaking, gaps in the type and nature of funding, and how a better understanding of the "disaster lifecycle" can lead to more effective grantmaking. Vulnerable populations (children, mentally ill, older adults, economically disadvantaged, and others) domestically and internationally suffer the most in times of catastrophe and the private philanthropic community has a unique role in meeting their needs. As part of our hour-long session, we also will explore philanthropic responses to the Global Refugee Crisis and discuss recently released findings from the Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2015.

1. PHILANTHROPY’S ROLE IN DISASTER
FUNDING FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE
EPIP Webinar
November 18, 2015
EPIP Host: Biz Ghormley
Presenters: the Center for Disaster Philanthropy
& the Foundation Center

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7. Speakers
Bob Ottenhoff — President & CEO, Center for
Disaster Philanthropy
Regine Webster — VP, Center for Disaster
Philanthropy
Steven Lawrence — Director of Research,
Foundation Center
Grace Sato — Research Associate, Foundation
Center

8. tsunamis
tornadoes
ebola
drought
displacements
flooding
wildfires
hurricanes
landslides
earthquakes
earthquakes
Philanthropy’s Role in Disaster
Funding for the Most Vulnerable

9. 100 Years Experience In Disaster Management
• The Center for Disaster Philanthropy helps individual, family,
corporate, and institutional donors answer the question: “How
can I help?”
• The Center seeks to match best philanthropic practices with
the needs of disaster-affected communities.
• The expertise of the Center provides donors a nexus of public
and private networking, access to information, analysis and
educational resources about disasters that helps them
determine when, where and how to invest in disaster
response.
Center for Disaster Philanthropy

11. Taxonomy

12. Founda,on Funding by Disaster Type

13. Founda,on Funding by
Disaster Assistance Strategy

14. Founda,on Funding by Region

15. Other Data Sources
Smaller Founda,ons & Public Chari,es $60.1 million
OECD: DAC Donors $13.6 billion
UN OCHA:
Addi,onal Bilateral/ Mul,lateral Aid
$2.4 billion
FEMA $11.2 billion
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Founda,on: Corporate Giving
$179.2 million
Online Giving – GlobalGiving $3.6 million
Online Giving – Network for Good $27.5 million

16. Data Dashboard

17. Mapping PlaYorm

19. • Improving currency, quality, and
quan,ty of data
• Funding the full life cycle of disasters, not just
immediate response
• Data Gathering Network

20. Dashboard:
h^p://disasterphilanthropy.org/state-of-
disaster-philanthropy-report
Mapping PlaYorm:
h^p://disasterphilanthropy.org/state-of-
disaster-philanthropy-map

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CDP Early Recovery Fund
We are involved in disaster operations by
Making grants to organizations supporting the needs of
vulnerable populations within communities affected by
low attention disasters in the Midwest, efficiently and
effectively, using a unique ‘clip-board’ grant-making
process.

23. 100 Years Experience In Disaster Management
The Early Recovery Fund is making grants to:
• Community-based non-profit organizations to increase their ability to respond to
those affected by the disaster.
• To ensure the development of DCW/DCM as early as possible following a natural
disaster.
• To ensure the development of a community driven long-term recovery processes.
• Assist communities in assessing/meeting the needs of disaster-affected
vulnerable populations.
• Meet the needs of children post disaster
Grantees are:
Any local, regional or national non-profit agency or organization (including faith-
based organizations) with 501-c3 status, providing support to a community’s
recovery from a natural disaster in these ten states: Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas,
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South
Dakota.
What CDP Is Doing With ERF Funds

24. 100 Years Experience In Disaster Management
The Midwest Early Recovery Fund can be tapped within two
weeks to one year after natural disasters — tornadoes, flooding,
earthquakes, landslides and wildfires – in the states of Arkansas,
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
The fund began grantmaking in early 2015 and estimates making
approximately 40 grants over the next two years to community
based organizations and national disaster partners for community
services support and disaster training, education, and outreach.
When, Where, and How We Operate

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Refugee Crisis: Situation
The UN estimates there are 65 million displaced persons and
nearly 11 million persons of concern alone in the Middle East,
the largest quantity since WWII:
• Many conflicts around the world: most refugees come
from Syria (55 percent). Others come from Afghanistan,
Eritrea, and Iraq.
• Funding shortages: Earlier this year, the World Food
Program was forced to cut food packages to refugees due to
funding shortages.
• Lives disrupted: refugees often live in host countries
without access to regular education for their children, on
small stipends of cash aid; and are not legally able to work
in some circumstances.

27. 100 Years Experience In Disaster Management
• Short-term needs: food aid; medical relief; winter supplies in
Europe, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
• Mid-term needs: Transit facilities in Europe; information needs
in countries refugees are traveling from; medical care in
countries where refugees do not have privileges; education.
• Long-term needs: resettlement assistance - obtaining
housing, work permits, access to medical care and education,
legal assistance in filing for asylum status.
Refugee Overview: Needs

28. 100 Years Experience In Disaster Management
• Provide organizations working in this crisis with flexible funds. The
needs iNGOs face on the ground change constantly.
• Fund resettlement needs. Think about the social needs as refugees
reach countries and receive asylum status: cash assistance, education,
learning a new language, mental health and psychosocial support
services to address trauma issues.
• Support long-term needs in this crisis. It is unlikely that the swell of
refugees will disappear. Look for ways to fund organizations working to
improve reception centers and detainment camps and boost the internal
capacity of host nations to handle the refugee flow.
Refugee Crisis: Funders

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Mission: Transform the field of disaster philanthropy to increase
donor effectiveness throughout the lifecycle of disasters through
our educational, fund opportunities and strategic guidance.
Regine A. Webster & Robert G. Ottenhoff
Vice President & President and CEO
regine.webster@disasterphilanthropy.org
206.972.0187