Past Problems Prompt New Look at Managing Disaster Funds
June 3, 2013 | Read Time: 1 minute
A litany of controversies over disbursement of money donated to help victims of mass shootings and other catastrophes is fueling new approaches to setting up an operating disaster funds, say The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.
The newspapers look at recent disputes over aid distribution in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn.—where victims and their families raised concerns about the pace and size of payments—and changing expectations about how such funds are used in an age of mass-media tragedy coverage and technology-enabled instant giving.
The articles also explore new models such as the One Fund Boston, which upon forming pledged to steer 100 percent of the money it raised directly to victims, and the proposed National Compassion Fund to help those affected by human-made disasters across America.
