Philanthropic response to disasters : gifts, givers and consequences / edited by Alexandra Williamson, Diana Leat and Susan D. Phillips.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Williamson, Alexandra, editor.

Leat, Diana, editor.

Phillips, Susan D. (Susan Darling), 1954- editor.

Series:

Global perspectives on philanthropy and public good

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Humanitarianism.

Charity organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2023.

Summary:

This book is a step toward curating our existing knowledge in the emerging field of 'disaster philanthropy'. It aims to build a robust base for future research, practice and public policy, whilst recognising that philanthropic responses to disasters are complex, conditional and subject to change.

Contents:

Front Cover

Series information

Philanthropic Response to Disasters: Gifts, Givers and Consequences

Copyright information

Table of Contents

List of tables and figures

Notes on contributors

Series editor's preface

1 Introduction

Defining disaster and disaster philanthropy

Disaster defined

Disaster philanthropy defined

The motivations and triggers of philanthropic response to disasters

Why give? Motivations for disaster philanthropy

Why give to a specific disaster? Triggers for disaster philanthropy

The distribution of philanthropy in disasters

Chapter overviews

Looking back to look forward

Key actors and institutions

Regulation and public policy

Learning from practice

Notes

References

2 The public's philanthropic response to disaster: plus ça change?

Introduction

Narrative themes: continuity and change

International giving

Celebrity fundraising

Giving goods

Lack of coordination

Governance and relations with layers of government

Bureaucracy, process and fraud

Pressure for speed

Infrastructure and administration costs

Closing down

Distribution principles: the role of 'need'

Relieving financial suffering

Distribution as relief of loss/harm

Moralising no more?

Minor and missing themes

Conclusion

3 Disaster fundraising: readiness matters

Benevolence

Definitions and the conditions for a perfect storm

Definitions: fundraising and development

Storm conditions

The media: fundraising in a fishbowl

Institutional readiness: how prepared are organisations to fundraise in disasters?

A strong case

Temporal issues

How to trigger responses in ethical ways

Organisational appeals

Identified constituencies

Governments

The corporate sector

Foundations

Intermediaries.

Local, grassroots groups

Diaspora communities

The public

Leadership and strategy

High stakes, high scrutiny

Trust and trust building

Special governance needed in collaborations

Strategy

Implications and themes

4 Roles of philanthropic foundations as funders and distribution agents in disaster response

What are philanthropic foundations?

Philanthropic foundations and disaster response: questions and constraints

Grantmaking practices in response to disasters: unusual business?

Different types of foundations and different roles in response to disasters

Organisational models for disaster response

Geographic scope of foundations' response to disasters

Foundations after disasters

Conclusions and reflections

5 The private sector and disasters: from reactive response to disaster resilience

Strategic corporate philanthropy and disasters: the firm-centric view

'Commitment to the common good': altruistic motivations for corporate philanthropy

What's in it for the firm? Instrumental motivations for corporate disaster philanthropy

Moving beyond reactive philanthropy: proactive firm responses to natural disasters

From a firm-centric to a community-centric lens? Insights from the case of the 2019-20 Australian bushfires

Critical discussion and insights: broadening and extending disaster research

The private sector (and private sector interests) are often narrowly conceived

Focus beyond the response phase - on recovery, preparation and mitigation

Emerging issues and future research

'Black Swans', mega trends and private sector responses

Philanthropy as prospective - not retrospective

Reconceptualising disaster philanthropy - to include the diverse number of actors in the private sphere.

A new empirical focus on disasters through philanthropy

6 Fundraising, grantmaking and regulatory issues: regulating good in bad times

Regulation of inadequate or surplus funds: is the law fit for purpose?

Gillingham Bus Disaster Fund

Humboldt Broncos bus crash

Initial observations

Australia's natural disasters controversies over beneficiaries

Cyclone Tracy, Darwin

Australian bushfires 2019-20

The Celeste Barber appeal

Regulatory issues in philanthropic disaster response

Legislation governing crowdfunding

More transparent user agreements by social media platforms

Gifts as collateral benefits

7 Doing good better: public policy for disaster philanthropy

Public policy for disaster philanthropy: contexts and instruments

Philanthropy and nonprofits in disaster management

Policy instruments for disaster philanthropy

Mobilising donations

Special incentives

Matching funding

Support for remittances

Informing donors

Regulation: promoting trust and managing conflict

The other side of philanthropy: managing volunteers

Long-term recovery and resilience: organisational and community capacity building

The future of disaster philanthropy policy

8 Philanthropy's place in community-based capacity development for disaster resilience

Personal context

Ethical tensions

A question of terms: problematising community, resilience and disaster within the literature

Definitional challenges

What is community in the context of disasters?

Defining disaster

Community philanthropy's role(s)

Capacity development in good times and bad

Literature themes

Limited research focused primarily on community philanthropy

American-focused

Response-focused.

Resilience as a problematic construct

Community philanthropy-community capacity nexus

Unpacking what community philanthropy must face in relation to disasters

Problematising community philanthropy's roles

Broken systems and gaps in coordination and collaboration

Community capital(s) access and distribution

Variable geographies

Structural inequalities

For community philanthropy

For capacity builders

For charitable organisations and the charitable sector

Emergent community-based disaster resilience frameworks

9 Nonprofit collaboration and coordination in disaster response: lessons from the 11 September recovery

Methodology and literature review

Presentation of evidence: the September 11th Fund

Lessons learned

10 The promise and reality of philanthropy in disasters

The view from the field

When communities fade from view, charities start to fail

Unforeseen and unmeasured benefits

Philanthropy is a force for good, and it can be better

11 Conclusions and looking forward

Recurring themes

Definitions

Process and governance

Government-philanthropy relationships: policy and regulation

Intra- and intersectoral roles, responsibilities, coordination and collaboration

Where the money goes: rescue, prevention and preparedness

Looking forward

How will we define and redefine 'disaster'?

How will the size, scale and beneficiaries of the philanthropic response shape the ways in which philanthropy is deployed?

How will routes and sources of donations affect philanthropic roles and regulation?

How will wider social trends influence the way in which raising and distribution of philanthropic funds are governed?

How will philanthropy deal with demands for greater intra- and intersectoral coordination?.

References

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jan 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4473-6256-X

1-4473-6254-3

1-4473-6255-1

OCLC:

1375292166