This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Harvey Is What Climate Change Looks Like: It’s time to open our eyes and prepare for the world that’s coming.” That August 28 Politico article by Slate weatherman Eric Holthaus was one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Building community resilience is the process of strengthening capacities of individuals, communities, governments, and other social systems to manage natural disasters effectively in order to minimize losses, and “bounce back”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Below, we’ve compiled a list of outstanding organizations that have been working around the clock to keep Texans safe. If you’re looking to help, this list is a great place…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The connection between domestic violence and investment risk is becoming clearer. The International Finance Corporation’s recent report, “Investing in Women: New Evidence for the Business Case,” highlights the relationship between…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At least 26 people were killed when Hurricane Irma tore through a string of islands, including Anguilla, Barbuda, St. Martin, and the US Virgin Islands. In Puerto Rico, hundreds of thousands…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hurricane Irma, a category 5 hurricane, has already caused massive destruction in the Caribbean and it is predicted that it will continue throughout the weekend. They need our help, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Never forget” became a national rallying cry after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Yet America’s schools — where collective memory is shaped — are now full of students who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the CEO of Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, a nonprofit organization that works with people who have disabilities, Marcie Roth spent the past few weeks coordinating response efforts with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s a gathering consensus in the charity world that cash transfers are the baseline standard. If you can’t do better than giving cash, you should just give cash. That makes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Department of Labor (DoL) rolled out its fiduciary duty rule last year, I (and others) noted that its likely effect would be to harm the very people it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At Give2Asia, we have a network of over 2,000 nonprofit organizations across 25 countries in Asia that we have vetted and or partnered with. In the past decade, our experience…
Hurricane Harvey has reached the end of its meteorological existence. Though disaster response in Houston is winding down, for the thousands of people living in temporary shelters, and even more…