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Co-Sponsored Webinar: Hurricane Helene: How funders can support recovery

Posted by 5sc on October 02, 2024


Thursday, October 3 | 1:00pm ET, 12:00pm CT, 11:00am MT, 10:00am PT 

Host: Center for Disaster Philanthropy


Background


Funders Together is proud to co-sponsor Center for Disaster Philanthropy's upcoming webinar on how philanthropy can support Hurricane Helene recovery efforts. Hurricane Helene was a monster storm, one of the biggest on record to hit the U.S. It made landfall as a Category 4 storm near Perry, Florida on Sept. 26, bringing devastating, widespread impacts across Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and beyond.

Since 1988, only three Gulf hurricanes have been bigger than Helene, which had a huge wind field covering much of the coast of Florida. When the impact is so widespread, it taps the resources of all affected municipalities and tribes, and even the states, so they can’t rely on each other for support. This means external support will be needed for recovery.

In addition to wreaking havoc across Florida, the storm’s impact extended deep inland, causing flood and wind damage well beyond the coastal areas, including Georgia, Tennessee, the southern Appalachians, the Carolinas and the Southeast. These communities have faced other disasters in recent years, including tornadoes, flooding and storms.

While Helene’s full impacts won’t be known for days, we recognize that the storm hit communities affected by other hurricanes, as recently as Hurricane Debby last month. When communities get hit repeatedly, they can’t fully recover before the next blow. This diminishes resilience and increases the need for funders to enhance available resources.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the most urgent and ongoing needs in affected communities.
  • Learn how chronic and repetitive disasters create additional needs.
  • Be aware of ways they can invest funds to support community needs.

Registration  

Registration  


Registration is live for the webinar! The webinar takes place over Zoom and will last for one hour. 

Technology

Automatic closed captioning will be available in multiple languages via Zoom during the webinar. The webinar will be recorded and Center for Disaster Philanthropy will email the link to the fully captioned recording to everyone who registered. Please email Katie Huang to let them know what accommodations you need to fully participate in the webinar. 

WHEN
October 03, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2pm
CONTACT
Katie Huang ·

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  • Jack Zhang
    published this page in Programming 2024-10-02 15:09:27 -0400

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