Giving Compass' Take:

• Joseph Ruiz, writing for Grantcraft, urges companies to develop thorough and helpful CSR strategies to help with disaster preparedness and reserve funding for disaster relief and recovery. 

• How can philanthropists help companies with CSR missions aimed at disaster relief? 

• Read the Giving Compass Disaster Relief and Recovery Magazine for donors. 

As Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) professionals and those thinking about disaster philanthropy plan for the year ahead, I encourage keeping one eye on the past in planning new strategies and commitments.

As the impacts of severe weather and complex crisis continue to grow, my hope is that more companies and their CSR and/or foundation branch will begin to develop disaster resilience strategies that incorporate mitigation and preparedness initiatives, and reserve additional funding for long-term recovery in addition to their response efforts.

When the 2017 hurricanes hit, The UPS Foundation was able to make our financial and in-kind commitments quickly, with specific grants for immediate relief, with one unique difference.

We also included commitments to long-term recovery, which will be allocated in the months to come, as the unique needs of communities come to light.

We never lose sight of those long-term needs, shared in news cycles long past but still urgent.

For example, while UPS was providing support for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, we were also working with Good360.org to transport donated furniture to Baton Rouge, helping more than 100 families return to their homes more than a year after the Louisiana floods of 2016.

Read the full article on CSR and disaster recovery by Joseph Ruiz at Grantcraft.