The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Kindness of Strangers

Thousands of people who lost everything depend on donors and charities as a long recovery begins

As the flood waters from Hurricane Katrina continued to recede last week, nonprofit officials from around the country were grappling with the enormous problems left in the storm's wake.

Chief among them is dealing with the largest displacement of Americans since the Civil War. Charities...

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