Newsmakers: The Philanthropic Response to Katrina

PND will be interviewing philanthropic and nonprofit sector leaders involved in Katrina relief and recovery efforts. Links to those interviews appear below. For more information about the Newsmakers series, contact Mitch Nauffts, PND’s editorial director, at mfn@fdncenter.org.

Don Powell, Chairman, Office of Gulf Coast Rebuilding: Five Questions
Don Powell oversees the Office of Gulf Coast Rebuilding, which was created by executive order in November 2005 to help devise a long-term plan for rebuilding the region devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. PND spoke with Powell in May....

Alberto Ibargüen, President, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation: Rebuilding the Mississippi Gulf Coast
The president of the Miami-based Knight Foundation spoke to PND about the foundation's response to Hurricane Katrina, its involvement in the planning process initiated by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, and the role of private foundations in the recovery....

George Penick, President, Foundation for the Mid South: Finding Hope in Disaster
PND spoke to Penick about the long-term issues facing the mid-South region as it works to recover from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the role philanthropy can play in building a better mid-South for everyone who calls the region home....

John Davies, President, Baton Rouge Area Foundation: Responding to Katrina
PND spoke with the president of Louisiana's largest community foundation about the chaotic aftermath of Katrina, the challenges of responding to that disaster, and the difficult days that lie ahead for New Orleans and Louisiana....