Humanitarian Organizations

RAND ( 2009) The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Long-Term Human Recovery After Disaster; Reflections from LA Four Years After Hurricane Katrina. (34pp.) Case study of LA, but some general observations and findings.

National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disasters (NVOAD). Website of the leading national association of non-profit humanitarian agencies active in disasters. See their News and Information page. Most important is their Recovery Manual (rev. 2006), 129 pages.

Regional- National Capital Region: A Roadmap to Preparedness, Strategic Plan 2008-2011; A Strategic Plan to Address Unmet Needs in Nonprofit Emergency Preparedness for the National Capital Region. (Oct. 2008).

Gloria Simo and Angela Bies (Dec. 2007) The Role of Nonprofits in Disaster Response: An Expanded Model of Cross-Sector Collaboration, in Public Administration Review; Special Issue, pp. 125-148

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

Russell Dynes (2006) Social Capital: Dealing with Community Emergencies, in Homeland Security Affairs Journal, Vol. 2 No. 2

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.

Laura Olson, GWU/ICDRM (2007) Peformance Evaluation and Recommendations for Greater New Orleans Disaster Recovery Partnership and the Long-term Recovery Committtees (4 counties in LA). Unpublished paper; available from GWU website.