ABSTRACT

This paper examines nonprofits’ capacity for responding to simultaneous hurricane-pandemic threat, addressing: (1) strategies nonprofits use to deliver services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) how natural hazards may affect nonprofit roles in emergency service delivery during a pandemic. Data come from a survey of New Orleans-based nonprofits demonstrating effects of pandemic on local nonprofit service delivery, and workshops with U.S. coastal community stakeholders exploring expectations for nonprofit roles in emergency operations nationwide. Nonprofits have applied resilient strategies including virtual operations, staff reductions, and funding diversification, but vulnerabilities remain. Findings guide a research agenda for building nonprofit and community resilience.

摘要

本文考察了非营利组织应对同时发生的飓风-大流行威胁的能力，涉及：（1）非营利组织在 COVID-19 大流行期间提供服务的策略，以及（2）自然灾害如何影响非营利组织在紧急服务提供期间的作用大流行病。数据来自对新奥尔良非营利组织的调查，该调查展示了大流行对当地非营利组织服务交付的影响，以及与美国沿海社区利益相关者的研讨会，探讨了对非营利组织在全国紧急行动中的作用的期望。非营利组织已经应用了弹性策略，包括虚拟运营、裁员和资金多元化，但漏洞仍然存在。调查结果指导了建立非营利组织和社区复原力的研究议程。