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Monitoring Disaster Response |
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To monitor the needs of current disasters and subsequent corporate response and for resources to help effectively apply corporate and foundation funding to disaster relief, please refer to the sites below.
Public and private response to current disasters, appeals for funding, and situation reports:
ReliefWeb
ReliefWeb is the global hub for time-critical humanitarian information on complex emergencies and natural disasters.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) Business Disaster Assistance Program
BCLC offers the business sector resources for disaster preparedness and response partnerships with nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Their program focuses on facilitating effective cross-sector coordination for disaster relief, recovery, and reconstruction response stages.
GlobalGiving
GlobalGiving connects donors to philanthropic projects, offering resources that help corporations, foundations, affinity groups, and other institutions.
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
This organization provides real-time alerts about natural disasters around the world and the tools to facilitate response coordination, including media monitoring and map catalogues.
Resources for effective corporate and foundation disaster giving:
Council on Foundations “Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations”
This report guides corporate grantmakers in becoming more effective and strategic in their disaster relief efforts. It includes broad grantmaking principles, lessons learned, examples of strong and weak practices, supporting data, and a list of useful websites.
Business Roundtable Initiative: Partnership for Disaster Relief
This initiative has produced a number of resources for effective disaster and emergency relief giving, including how a company can help in times of disasters, resources for making in-kind donations, and recommendations for contributing to disaster relief efforts.
Donors Forum of South Florida
This site provides resources and examples of best practices for funders interested in general disaster grantmaking.
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Disaster Response 
