The Role of Nonprofit Organizations in Community Recovery After Nondeclared Disasters / Melissa L. Finucane [and seven others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finucane, Melissa L., author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation. Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center.

Rand Corporation, issuing body.

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief--United States.

Disaster relief.

Emergency management--United States.

Emergency management.

Nonprofit organizations--United States.

Nonprofit organizations.

Community organization--United States.

Community organization.

Place of Publication:

RAND Corporation 2023

Summary:

Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are an important source of nongovernmental aid for communities during disaster response and recovery. Although much has been written about NPO capability to build community capacity, little empirical research quantifies the main mechanism by which NPOs are believed to address community needs: social capital. Moreover, what roles do NPOs play in recovery processes when federal assistance is limited? To explore lessons learned from prior nondeclared-disaster events, the authors describe six case studies from diverse community contexts. Innovations that support recovery in underserved communities are considered, and metrics for assessing the role of NPOs in socioeconomic recovery are explored. Recommendations address data limitations with near- and longer-term efforts to capture NPO activities and roles through systematic qualitative and quantitative methods.

Contents:

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Review of Literature Describing the Role of Nonprofit Organizations in Disaster Recovery

Chapter Three: Case Studies of Recovery After Nondeclared Disasters

Chapter Four: Roles of Nonprofit Organizations in Disaster Recovery as Discovered Through Grant Data

Chapter Five: Metrics for Assessing the Effectiveness of Nonprofit Organizations in Disaster Recovery

Chapter Six: Summary of Findings and Recommendations

Appendix A: Case-Study Literature Review: Detailed Methodology and Findings

Appendix B: Key-Informant Interviews: Detailed Methodology and Findings

Appendix C: Descriptive Summary of Case Studies

Appendix D: Nonprofit Organizations' Grant Data: Detailed Methodology and Findings

Appendix E: Definitions of Key Terms.