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How Buildings with LEED and PEER Certification Make us More Resilient to Disaster with Hon. Katherine Hammack     “Doing it now at your leisure is much better than doing it at haste during an emergency.” -Katherine Hammack     In disaster preparedness, the need for resilient buildings is often overlooked. Resilient buildings are those…

Take 5 – After the Hurricane – Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Florida     “In five days, we had over $500,000, and it was just an incredible show of love for Vieques.” -Kelly Thompson   “Take the time when there is not a disaster to adjust from the lessons learned and to use these resources…

How Nonprofits Can Improve Disaster Response and Preparedness with Jim White     “Not everybody has to create a new nonprofit to do something…  This is not about the ego of one individual and their mission to help people. It’s about how an organization can be structured to support these people who’ve been hurt.” -Jim…

Take 5— Three Rs- Be Disaster Ready     “Make a list of those things [that you might need]. And once you’ve done that, you’re a long way to understanding how to support each other because you know who has what and where to go get it when you need it in a hurry.” -Nancy…

The Role of Art in Recovery After a Disaster with Rina Faletti, PhD     “Art is actually a lifeline…When presented in conjunction with important ideas, art can change us inside. It changes the way we see, think, feel, and the way that we talk about things that are important to us.” -Rina Faletti, PhD…

Take 5— Media and Disaster Reporting- A Focus on Information Transfer and Responsibility     “If we are in a position to be able to save lives, let’s make sure we are absolutely adamantly prepared to do that.” -Pat Kerrigan   “Understand [not only] the power that you have, but also the responsibility you have…

How to Manage Charitable Donations Post-Disaster with Jake Bentz     “It’s either you have resiliency or you don’t. It’s more of a character trait. But I think the willingness to try something new and be wrong is probably my closest definition of that word. A lot of willingness to try—that’s exciting!” -Jake Bentz  …

Take 5— Three Rs – Insurance, Rebuilding, and Legal Aid Relating to Disaster     “Insurance is part of the spectrum so our roadmap to recovery includes personal finance decision making.” -Amy Bach, Esq.   “Take one step at a time. Some days, you are going to be able to make great strides, other days,…

How ToolBank USA Helps Improve Recovery and Community Preparedness with Trey Bearden     “It’s not just what happens in the immediate response… But also how we span the entire spectrum to be able to provide those necessary resources because it does take a long time to rebuild.” -Trey Bearden     Many people lost…

Take 5 — Resilience and Technology- A Focus on Future Solutions     “Micro (µ) grid is a collection of energy generation, amps, storage, and distribution assets that sit together very close to where the energy is going to be used. That’s a different architecture from what we currently have.” –Amy Simpkins    “There is…