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Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP). The CDP helps individuals, foundations, and corporations increase the efectiveness
of philanthropic response to disaster and humanitarian crises. CDP ofers direct financial and technical assistance where it is
needed most, using the following methodology.
Five key elements drive the targeted, localized, and holistic grant making process.
1. Analysis
a. CDP experts carefully assess the overall impact of the disaster across three priorities:
i. Geographic impact of the event (e.g., specific cities, towns, and counties);
ii. Populations afected (e.g., women, children, older adults, medically dependent, and communities of color); and
iii. Under-attended issues that arise as a result of the event (e.g., food and water security, housing, and mental health).
b. CDP experts also work to identify how other funders in the region are allocating their dollars.
2. Expertise
a. While CDP staf drives the analysis portion of the work, a fund-specific grant committee will bring together five to
eight representatives of local and national philanthropy, the nongovernmental organization (NGO) community, and
members of the disaster-afected area. These individuals inform the needs assessment, ofer advice on unmet needs,
review proposals, and make grant recommendations to the CDP Board of Directors. This process typically starts four
months afer a disaster and concludes at the six-month mark.
3. Community Connections
a. An essential part of CDP grant making is connecting with the community. Its team leverages existing relationships
with the philanthropic and nonprofit communities and builds new ones by connecting with community members and
other funders. In addition, the team utilizes data and maps, reviews media reports, and takes into account others’
assessments. The CDP has no intention of “going it alone.” Its strategic fund distribution process benefits from a range
of voices on the ground.
4. Grantee Balance and Focus
a. CDP believes that when missions match and solid relationships are in place, the grant maker and grant recipient
relationships flow seamlessly; and CDP believes in building local capacity and planning for the future. To do this, CDP
works closely with the grant committee to allocate funds across local and national organizations, both large and small,
and to organizations that focus on the geographical, population, and issue areas that are highest in need.
5. Grant Solicitation
a. CDP does not accept unsolicited proposals. The results of the needs assessments determine which nonprofit
organizations will be invited to apply for funding.
Private Recovery Resources
Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC). A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, RCAC provides training, technical,
and financial resources to rural communities across the Western United States. RCAC provides rural communities numerous
lending opportunities designed to fill financing gaps commonly found in traditional financing. These loan programs can support
businesses re-emerging from COVID-19 and provide other small business loan opportunities. Many RCAC loans also ofer tailored
training and business coaching programs to recipients.
Resilience Resources Introduction
Resilience is integral to rebuilding your jurisdiction and businesses afer a crisis. According to the EDA, economic resilience
is defined as “an area’s ability to prevent, withstand, and quickly recover from major disruptions to its economic base.” The
following sections highlight federal, state, local/regional, and private resilience resources and investment tools for resilience that
can be used for business continuity post-disaster. Many of these resources are crafed and made available as an event occurs, but
the programs summarized here are evergreen and occur with most disaster declarations and responses across the United States.
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