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CRM
February 2013
Marshall Lager |
Nonservice Versus Disservice There's a difference between doing what you can and doing what you can get away with.   |
Geotimes
January 2006
Linda Rowan |
The Rise and Fall of FEMA With the threat of terrorism still high, more hurricanes expected in the near future, unpredictable earthquakes, and significant population growth in high-risk regions, federal disaster preparedness and response have never been more important. |
National Defense
September 2013
Steff Thomas |
Social Media Changing the Way FEMA Responds to Disasters More than 70 percent of people in disaster situations use social media to let their families and friends know that they are OK, according to a University of San Francisco survey. |
CIO
March 1, 2002
Meridith Levinson |
Help on the Way Thanks to a grant of $150,000 in cash and $199,000 in software and tech support from Microsoft in January 2001, Save the Children now uses Compaq iPAQs to evaluate the damage after floods, earthquakes and volcanoes, and to find adequate aid and distribute it quicker... |
BusinessWeek
May 26, 2011
Bliss & Niquette |
FEMA Gets Its Groove Back FEMA has rebuilt its credibility under W. Craig Fugate and responded to this spring's tornadoes by arriving before states request aid. |
Information Today
September 12, 2005
Miguel Ramos |
Katrina Relief and Outreach Developments Here is a roundup of relief and outreach responses from library groups and information industry organizations. |
CRM
January 2013
Leonard Klie |
Sandy Put Service to the Test Insurers turned to mobile and social technologies to respond to the October superstorm. |
This Old House
Scott Omelianuk |
On Survival: Wishing Us All a Safe Haven As the East Coast recovers from Hurricane Sandy, this article reflects on the storm's destruction and the strengths such disasters can bring out in all of us |
Information Today
Miguel Ramos |
Katrina Relief and Outreach Developments A roundup of links to relief and outreach responses from library groups and information industry organizations. |
CRM
January 2014
Maria Minsker |
Marketing in the Wake of a Disaster Lessons learned from Superstorm Sandy. Brands, especially those with a large national customer base, have a responsibility to continue communicating with customers through difficult times, according to experts. |
AFP eWire
September 11, 2006 |
Disasters Require Greater Coordination Between National and Local Relief Providers Local nonprofits in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina played huge roles in relief efforts, yet received very little support from the federal government or larger national charities, according to a new report. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Paula J. Kelly |
Meeting the Needs When two devastating hurricanes struck the Gulf Coast in less than a month, it was clear that the response from the philanthropic community would need to be as unprecedented as the disaster. |
CIO
March 8, 2012
Kenneth Corbin |
Dell Powers Red Cross Social Media Command Center Dell partners with the American Red Cross to furnish it with technology dedicated to monitoring social media activity to improve emergency response and disaster recovery operations. |
National Defense
July 2008
Breanne Wagner |
FEMA on a Mission to Regain Credibility Scarred from its poor performance during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, agency leadership openly said it would take a major disaster to prove itself. It got that chance when wildfires swept through Southern California. |
Geotimes
November 2005
Megan Sever |
The Increasing Costs of U.S. Natural Disasters Population trends, mitigation efforts and federal disaster relief policies all contribute to encouraging high-risk land use and ultimately to making our society more vulnerable to the costs of natural disasters. |
InternetNews
December 29, 2004
Jim Wagner |
Tech Industry's Tsunami Relief Efforts Pick Up Amazon collects more than $1.6 million in donations as big companies and bloggers do what they can to help in the wake of southern Asia's devastating tsunami. |
National Defense
December 2012
Valerie Insinna |
Hurricane Sandy Puts New National Guard Command Mechanism to Work As Hurricane Sandy moved toward the East Coast at the end of October, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and affected governors agreed to appoint dual status commanders who could direct federal and National Guard forces. |
InternetNews
August 31, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Tech Community Rallies For Katrina Relief As with previous natural disasters, tech companies are doing their part to help with relief operations after hurricane Katrina devastated the gulf region. |
Searcher
June 2006
Piper & Ramos |
A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina The Katrina disaster was exacerbated by poor communications. Some help was provided by the Internet, but it was also a breeding round for Katrina-related scams. |
Scientific American
September 2007
Emily Harrison |
Suffering a Slow Recovery Failed rebuilding after Katrina sets off a mental health crisis in the Gulf. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2006
Rayna Aylward |
Readying the Response A corporate grantmaker describes her organization's effort to be better prepared to marshal resources when the next disaster strikes. |
CRM
December 2012
David Myron |
Open Your Doors to Mobile Devices Companies that can enable customers to switch interaction channels seamlessly without losing any customer, product, or company information will, like my family after hurricane Sandy, rebuild for a better tomorrow. |
CIO
January 15, 2002
Lorraine Cosgrove Ware |
Disaster Recovery Becomes Life and Death An October 2001 online survey asked CIOs, vice presidents and directors of IT how their organizations had prepared for disaster, and how their IT contingency and recovery plans would change after the events of Sept. 11... |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2006
Tim Beyers |
When Katrina Strikes Again She'll be back at some point. Will you be ready? The ugly truth is that too many Americans are economically vulnerable and would need to subsist on credit and government handouts in the wake of a disaster. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2012
Frances A. McMorris |
Editor's Letter: Facing the Challenges Ahead A run-down of the stories in this issue, including the list of the top 40 advisors under the age of 40, planning for the fiscal cliff, a look at exchange-traded funds, and planning for the new year. |
CIO
December 1, 2001 |
Nasdaq's Best Practices NASDAQ, whose 1 Liberty Plaza headquarters is next to the World Trade Center, has itemized disaster recovery lessons learned from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks... |
Popular Mechanics
March 6, 2006 |
Hurricane Katrina August 28, 2005 Video Conference The transcript here suggests that, contrary to popular perception, federal authorities were alert to the risks posed by Katrina and fully engaged in planning for the disaster. |
CIO
June 1, 2002
Michael Symmers |
'What If' Technology Planning Experience has shown that asking 'What if?' is the best way to guard against 'Why me?' |
CIO
November 15, 2001
Stephanie Viscasillas |
Recovery Logistics Dallas-based transportation IT vendor TransCore used B2B e-logistics software to help find truckers willing to help in the September 11 disaster recovery... |
Reason
July 2009
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
A Scary Thing Indeed First published in 2003, A Scary Thing had been living on the FEMA site ever since, traumatizing kids with color-it-yourself pictures of towering infernos and children weeping outside hospitals for their dead kin. |
AskMen.com
Jim Bauer |
How to: Survive a Natural Disaster While you can't predict or stop nature's deadly course, there are measures you can take to protect your home and yourself. Here are a few ideas that may help save your life and belongings should the worst happen. |
Entrepreneur
April 2003
Daniel Tynan |
In Case of Emergency A smoke alarm or a life preserver may save your life, but they won't save your business. You need a real disaster plan now. Your business's survival depends on it. |
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2006
Allan R. Clyde |
Sherece West An interview with the CEO of the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation about the charity and the recovery, relief, and rebuilding of Louisiana. |
National Defense
September 2007
Stew Magnuson |
FEMA Chief Promises New, Improved Disaster Response Two years ago this month, Hurricane Katrina made landfall, destroying both the Gulf Coast and the reputation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency when it failed to carry out its mission of coordinating disaster relief. |
Entrepreneur
July 2008
Chris Penttila |
Ready for Anything Make sure your business is fully prepared for when disaster strikes. In fact, having a disaster plan can actually help your business grow during good times. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2007
Charlene O'Hanlon |
Disaster Recovery :: Courting Disaster Districts that are not prepared in the event of fire, storm, earthquake, or whatever else nature may bear are asking for trouble. |
Wall Street & Technology
May 15, 2006 |
Time Is Of the Essence In a disaster recovery situation, a business can be irreparably damaged if operations cease for just a few hours, according to a survey. |
Entrepreneur
February 2010
Jason Ankeny |
How to be Ready for Anything Do you have a plan for disaster recovery preparedness? |
Bank Technology News
May 2009
Robin Arnfield |
Dress Rehearsals Reveal Holes When Farmington Savings Bank (FSB) staged a mock disaster affecting a branch, back office operations, as well as accounting and lending, the post-mortem on its disaster recovery plan revealed weaknesses. |
Wall Street & Technology
September 23, 2005
Greg MacSweeney |
BCP: Murphy's Law Applies When it comes to BCP, shortsightedness and lack of top-down leadership may be the greatest danger. Just because there hasn't been a need to invoke a business continuity plan doesn't mean that something won't happen tomorrow. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2006
Kurt Johnson |
Practice Tips Many disaster recovery plans look good on paper but lack the detail necessary to function in a real disaster. Consider these factors when establishing your recovery procedures. |
CIO
June 29, 2011
Maryfran Johnson |
Why Personal Leadership Style Matters When Disaster Strikes CIOs say helping workers cope is key to recovery. |
CRM
David Myron |
Is Marketing After a Disaster Exploitative? Marketing can be exploitative and harmful to your brand if you're not careful. However, according to one source if done correctly, it could "gain the type of loyalty traditional marketing can't earn." |
The Motley Fool
July 5, 2006
John Reeves |
The Summer of Our Discontent Despite the apparent inevitability of some kind of catastrophic event in the near future, there seems to be little sense of urgency among the governmental organizations that plan for such events. So what can you do if you can't count on the government to respond efficiently? |
InternetNews
March 4, 2010 |
Google Highlights Disaster Recovery Offerings The search giant opens up with more details as to just how its cloud-based Google Apps suite recovers from disaster. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 6, 2012 |
Stop Talking About the Weather and Do Something: Three Ways to Finance Sustainable Cities How do we ensure that our cities are resilient in the face of inevitable future weather events like Hurricane Sandy? The key to infrastructure resilience may lie in the unglamorous corner of financial products, including insurance. |
Bio-IT World
June 15, 2003
Bob Violino |
Northeast Region Massachusetts: University and Research Hub... Connecticut: Investing in Bio Facilities... New York: Biotech Empire State... New Jersey: Still Big Pharma Country... Pennsylvania: Life Sciences, a Keystone Industry |
BusinessWeek
August 25, 2010
Peter Coy |
Governor Chris Christie: GOP Darling New Jersey Governor Christie is a rising national star. By taking on his state's bloated budget, he embodies the New Austerity. Will voters hate him for it? |
Bank Technology News
April 2002
Amy Newell |
Backup, Recovery and Beyond Sept. 11's terrorist attacks heightened awareness about data protection, and industry insiders recommend that financial institutions view the issues in both present and future terms... |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Kelly Shipp Simone |
Legal FAQs on Disaster Grantmaking Qualified disasters offer corporate grantmakers flexibility in response -- within legal parameters. Here are some. |
