Funding Strategies When Hurricane Aid Ends:
How Families Can Help the Gulf Coast Region in the Long Term


Thursday, November 17, 2005

12 PM to 1 PM (EST) program  followed by open Q&A from 1-1:30 PM
 

The focus of our session will be on the long-term role of family funders in the rebuilding efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf Coast.

The call will feature updates from the areas affected on their current status and expected long-term needs; a briefing from the national perspective on long-term disaster recovery needs and lessons learned from other hurricanes; and suggestions on how families can be effective in long-term rebuilding.
 

Agenda and Speakers:

● Introductions from Co-Sponsors- 10 Mins.:
    Dianna Smiley
    National Center for Family Philanthropy

    Martin Lehfeldt
    Southeastern Council of Foundations

    Scot Marken
    Donors Forum of South Florida

● Gulf Coast Update - 10 Mins.:
    Mark McCrary, CEO, Mississippi Center for Nonprofits

● New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana Update - 10 Mins.:
    Melissa Flournoy, President, Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations

● Lessons learned on long-term disaster recovery needs - 10 Mins.:
    Harve Mogul, President and CEO, United Way of Miami-Dade

● Ideas for family's to help with long-term rebuilding - 15 Mins.:
    Debby Bussel, Trustee, Shepard Broad Foundation, Miami, FL

● Question and Answer - 30 Mins.

● Extended Question and Answer (optional) - 30 Mins.
 

Call-in instructions and handouts for the presentation will be emailed on November 14.
Please submit questions in advance to Telequestions@ncfp.org .
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