{"id":14340,"date":"2019-01-10T11:05:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T16:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globalgiving.org\/learn\/?p=14340"},"modified":"2022-03-08T12:03:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T17:03:03","slug":"corporate-disaster-relief-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalgiving.org\/learn\/corporate-disaster-relief-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Eye-Opening Disaster Relief Facts That You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fact 1<\/h4>\n

Over the last decade, nearly 4,000 natural disasters have impacted 2 billion people costing $1.7 billion in damages.
\nSource: International Federation of the Red Cross<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

Fact 2<\/h4>\n

Disasters related to changing temperatures, precipitation, sea levels, and other factors increased 41 percent in a 10-year period.
\nSource: Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disaster<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

Fact 3<\/h4>\n

Disasters pose as much of a threat to social and economic development in the developing world as major diseases like tuberculosis.
\nSource: United Nations<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

Fact 4<\/h4>\n

By 2060, the cost of inaction on climate change is predicted to reach a staggering $44 trillion, with the highest anticipated GDP losses in the Middle-East, Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa, and South and Southeast Asia.
\nSources: Citigroup<\/a> + The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

Fact 5<\/h4>\n

Worldwide, less than 3% of overall humanitarian funding is traditionally channeled to local nonprofits.
\nSource: Overseas Development Institute<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

Fact 6<\/h4>\n

An annual investment of $6 billion in disaster risk reduction could generate benefits worth $360 billion.
\nSource: United Nations<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

Fact 7<\/h4>\n

Data indicates your employees care about disaster recovery, and expect you to help them help others in need. Eli Lilly employees chose to designate about 65% of their charitable gifts on GlobalGiving to disaster recovery projects, and 3M employees cited disaster recovery as a top concern in a company-wide survey.
\nSource: GlobalGiving<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

Fact 8<\/h4>\n

Corporate disaster relief efforts increased more than 300% in terms of median cash giving from 2015 to 2017. Among all corporate giving program areas, disaster relief also increased the most\u2014by nearly 3 percentage points\u2014in terms of total giving allocation.
\nSource: The Conference Board + The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

Fact 9<\/h4>\n

Shipping an old pair of jeans from the United States to the Philippines in the wake of a natural disaster could cost an estimated $134. That same amount could be used by a relief organization to provide 13,374 people with 2 liters of clean drinking water for a day. Often, used goods are donated after a disaster, but they slow down disaster recovery operations and don\u2019t meet survivors\u2019 urgent needs. That\u2019s why donating cash after a disaster is best.
\nSource: USAID Center for International Disaster Information<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

Fact 10<\/h4>\n

American Express has been making disaster relief grants since 1872!
\nSource: Forbes<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

GlobalGiving can help your company and employees act quickly to help survivors in the aftermath of a disaster through our suite of corporate giving services<\/a>. Our team can launch your branded employee giving matching page in a matter of hours, and we have experience making grants to organizations large and small in 170 countries, including in China.<\/p>\n

Be prepared before the next disaster strikes with GlobalGiving.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

LEARN MORE<\/a><\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t miss these additional resources:<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n

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  • RESEARCH: The Future of Disaster Philanthropy<\/a><\/li>\n
  • CHECKLIST: Prepare Your Company To Respond To A Disaster<\/a><\/li>\n
  • OP ED: The World Is Changing. Your Company’s Disaster Relief Strategy Should, Too.<\/a><\/li>\n

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