I left Los Angeles all smiles as I recalled what Premal Shah, President of Kiva, said in his presentation at Business4Better’s inaugural conference: “We are all trying to do something that makes the world a better place.” Business4Better addressed how corporations … Continue reading
Gisli Olafsson is the emergency response director for NetHope, a collaboration of 35 leading international humanitarian organizations to better serve the developing world through innovative technology and communications. The Patterson Foundation is a catalyst funder of NetHope’s Open Humanitarian Initiative. This … Continue reading
In the global realm of creating new realities, The Patterson Foundation has partnered with NetHope - an organization that shares so many of our values and one that intentionally works with others, creating impact that transcends what any one organization could … Continue reading
By: Michael Corley, The Patterson Foundation From its onset, The Patterson Foundation (TPF) has been interested in offering “relief” to individuals impacted by natural (earthquakes, hurricanes, etc.), man-made (terrorism, etc.) and economic (loss of job, etc.) disasters. Why? Because our … Continue reading
By Michael Corley, The Patterson Foundation Disasters are happening all of the time. One only needs to look to the headlines from the past several months to recall the recent disasters in the U.S. alone – including the tornadoes in … Continue reading
By Gisli Olafsson, NetHope Emergency Response Director In the humanitarian response world, we are faced with a dilemma that we are having a hard time dealing with. We all know that having access to the right information is the key … Continue reading
By Michael Corley, The Patterson Foundation The Patterson Foundation is committed to operating in the “relieve space” for the long term. We are very intentional about defining the TPF opportunity and role in the this space and ask the following … Continue reading
NetHope is an organization that was developed by technology entrepreneurs who wanted to create a way to provide the right technology and communications services in the most effective way immediately after a disaster. Formed with the support of several major … Continue reading