Northern California Grantmakers

Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10 am PST
Arabella Insights Teleconference Series
RSVP to teleconferences@arabellaadvisors.com

With the continuing crisis in Haiti, the latest tragedy in Chile, and the recovery job still incomplete in the U.S. Gulf Coast, philanthropists are asking “what’s with all the disasters?” Dial in to hear the latest situation reports from Haiti and Chile, and find out what steps philanthropists like you are taking to have an impact. Learn what makes one disaster recovery effort different from another, and hear what disaster experts are predicting for the year ahead.

The panel of speakers will include:

• Dr. Colin Stark, Doherty Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
• Dr. Ben Strauss, Associate Director, Climate Central
• Regine Webster, Disaster Philanthropy Senior Associate, Arabella Advisors
• Tim Walter, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Small Foundations
• A United Nations official (TBD), who will provide situation updates
• Moderated by Eric Kessler, Principal and Managing Director, Arabella Advisors

Please RSVP at teleconferences@arabellaadvisors.com.

NCG member the Ford Foundation announced today that they will award “a $250,000 grant to the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), a global health-focused non-profit started by former President William J. Clinton in 2002. The grant will ensure the continuation of HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention services in Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating January 12 earthquake.”

Read the full press release online.

Visit the NCG website to learn how other NCG members are responding to the crisis in Haiti.

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today that it has made a $500,000 emergency grant to the Western Hemisphere Regional Office of International Planned Parenthood Federation for it to provide reproductive and basic primary healthcare to Haitians affected by the recent earthquake.

Read the full press release online.

Visit the NCG website to learn how other NCG members have responded to the earthquake in Haiti.