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Category: Disasters & Downturns

Hurricane Irma: “How Can I Help?”

Date: September 15, 2017
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September 15, 2017 Hurricane Irma has caused at least 68 deaths, left millions without power, and cost billions of dollars in damage in the…

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Richard Marker quoted in Houston Press article about J.J. Watt’s Hurricane Harvey relief

Date: September 15, 2017
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Richard Marker, CHIP Senior Fellow and Co-Faculty Director for Executive Education Programs, was quoted in a Houston Press article about NFL player J.J. Watt’s…

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Kat Rosqueta and other Penn experts offer advice following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma

Date: September 13, 2017
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Kat Rosqueta, founding executive director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy, along with other experts from Penn Design, the Perelman School of Medicine,... See event details

Hurricane Harvey Floods: How Can I Help?

Date: August 30, 2017
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August 30, 2017 On August 25, Category 4 Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Texas. In the days since, an astounding…

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Sierra Leone Mudslide: How Can I Help?

Date: August 18, 2017
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August 18, 2017 Over the weekend, three days of torrential rain caused massive flooding in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. On Monday, August…

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Four things you can do to support refugees

Date: February 10, 2017
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photo from Asylum Access by Kate Hovde On January 27th, 2017, the president of the United States issued an Executive Order restricting access to... See event details

How Can I Help? Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

Date: October 12, 2016
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Posted by Rebecca Hobble Hurricane Matthew has killed over 1,000 people in Haiti and left 1.4 million more in need of humanitarian assistance. As…

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Global Disaster Relief Summit 2016: CHIP Takeaways

Date: September 29, 2016
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Posted by Rebecca Hobble We were among the over 300 attendees convened in Washington, D.C. for the Aid & International Development Forum’s Global Disaster…

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America’s Lead Crisis: How Funders Can Help

Date: February 11, 2016
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The recent crisis in Flint’s water supply has brought national attention to lead poisoning and its harmful effects, especially among children. Sadly, however, lead…

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How to Help in a Global Refugee Crisis

Date: January 8, 2016
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Kat Rosqueta gives guidance on how donors can make the most impact in helping refugees, https://nyti.ms/1JyUQoy .

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