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9/11 Experiences:

— American Red Cross. From Challenge to Action: American Red Cross Actions to Improve and Enhance Its Disaster Response and Related Capabilities for the 2006 Hurricane Season and Beyond. Washington, DC: American Red Cross, June 2006.

— Morley, Elaine, Carol J. De Vita, and Jennifer Auer. "Findings from a Survey of 9/11-Affected Clients Served by the American Red Cross September 11 Recovery Program." Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, May 2006.

— The Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington. Working Together When the Worst Happens: Nonprofit Emergency Preparedness in the National Capital Region. Washington, DC: The Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington, 2005.

Guides for Practitioners and Donors
Katrina-Related Studies
Other Disasters
General Lessons on Preparedness

<< Disaster Planning and Preparedness for Nonprofits

— The Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington. Building Nonprofit Sector Capacity for Emergency Preparedness in Greater Washington. Washington, DC: The Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington, September 2003. (PDF file)

— Trainor, Joseph. "Searching for a System: Multi-Organizational Coordination in the September 11th World Trade Center Search and Rescue Response." Newark, DE: Public Entity Risk Institute, University of Delaware, 2005. (PDF file)

— Mosher-Williams, Rachel. The Community Capacity Fund: Understanding Its Role in Strengthening the Washington, D.C., Region after 9/11. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, 2002.

— Wolinsky, Philip R., et al. "Lessons Learned from the Activation of a Disaster Plan: 9/11." Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery 85, no. 9 (September 2003):

Oklahoma City Bombings:

— St. John, Craig, and Jesse Fuchs. "The Heartland Responds to Terror: Volunteering after the Bombing of the Murrah Federal Building." Social Science Quarterly 83, no. 2 (June 2002).

Other Hurricanes:

— Federal Emergency Management Agency. Learning from Hurricane Hugo: Implications for Public Policy. Washington DC: Federal Emergency Management Agency, June 1992. (PDF file)

— Fairley, Wayne. "Preparing for a Catastrophe: The Hurricane Pam Exercise." Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, January 24, 2006. (PDF file)

International Relief Organizations:

— Henry, K.M. "CARE International: Evolving to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 28, no. 1 (December 1 1999): 109-20.

— Lindenberg, Marc, and J. Patrick Dobel. "The Challenges of Globalization for Northern International Relief and Development NGOs." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 28, no. 1 (December 1, 1999): 4-24.