Humanitarian Organizations

National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disasters (NVOAD). Website of the leading national association of non-profit humanitarian agencies active in disasters. This link goes to their News and Information page. See their Recovery Handbook.

Foundations, local, regional, and state level

The Survivor's Fund. Process for Disaster Recovery; A Resource for Foundations and Other Partners (2008). A 44 page report issued by the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, which assisted individuals and families directly affected by the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon.

Rockefeller Institute. Response, Recovery, and the Role of Nonprofit Community in the Two Years Since Katrina and Rita. Oct. 15, 2007.

Studies and Reports

GAO. FEMA Should More Fully Assess Organizations’ Mass Care Capabilities and Update the Red Cross Role in Catastrophic Events. Sept. 18, 2008. GAO-08-823. Full text is 83 pp. or one-page highlights are there.