This July is the 4th anniversary of the DRI Foundation! We’re proud of the foundation’s accomplishments and look forward to many more years of resilient communities worldwide. Take a look at some of the Foundation’s recent successes.
The DRI Foundation Annual Review offers an in-depth look at our major initiatives through 2014, such as our volunteer efforts, outreach events, and work around the world, including Haiti and the Philippines – click here to read the review.
Thanks to our generous donors, so far this year we have contributed toward initiatives such as water purification, community resilience projects, and education. We have also engaged more than 60 DRI certified disaster management professionals in giving back to their communities. Learn more about these initiatives here.
You can get involved in helping fundraise, through direct donations, shopping through AmazonSmile, corporate contributions, and more. Learn how you can be a part of the Foundation’s mission here.
The Foundation would like to recognize a few of our recent donors for their generosity and participation:
In-Kind Donations:
- 39 Steps
- Carnegie Hall
- CNN
- Dance for Nepal: Simona Ferrara and Faye Rosenbaum with artistic direction from Lloyd Knight
- Delta Airlines
- New York Yankees
- The Home Depot
- The Walt Disney Company
- Under Armour
- Wines from Rioja
Corporate Match:
- Booz Allen Hamilton – Community Partnerships
- Booz Allen Hamilton – Volunteer Service Grants
- Gannett Foundation
- LexisNexis Matching Gift Program
- Microsoft Employee Giving Program
- Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
To see a complete list of donors, click here.
And finally, the Foundation recently awarded its first scholarship to Tyler Newsom, son of MBCP David Newsom, Executive Director of Technology and Data Services for MSCI! To read more about the scholarship and Tyler’s winning essay, click here.