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Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

Candid

Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention. For example, Hurricane Katrina, in August of 2005, presented as a once-in-a-generation disaster. That is no longer the case.

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Pangea Foundation Spotlight: Disaster Relief Communications Hub

Tech Soup

It's also in part because it's around this time of year that the news is full of warnings about hurricanes and wildfires and we want to do our part to make sure that nonprofits and libaries have resources especially for them. One such resource, is a project of the Pangea Foundation , one of the winners of that contest I mentioned earlier.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

Our Leadership Council incorporates a diverse array of expertise and cause affiliations with representation from nonprofit organizations, corporations, foundations, academic institutions, and many more. First woman selected to be President & CEO of Veterans Village of San Diego, and is a 2019 George W. Lewis Foundation.

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3 Ways to Engage Community to Drive Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

She cites an example from her work helping communities adopt deep energy retrofits in San Diego, California. At the same time, communities are facing acute climate issues in the here and now, such as losing their homes to a hurricane. It will sit on a shelf and nothing will happen. says Jones. Principle 3: Design for Reuse.