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This research in the public interest was supported by RAND, using discretionary funds made possible by the generosity of RAND's donors and the fees earned on client-funded research. For information about giving opportunities, see Support RAND.

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More Support Is Needed to Integrate Nongovernmental Agencies in Human Recovery from Disasters — Sep. 23, 2009

Changing emergency planning rules to make nongovernmental organizations a key component of recovery efforts could get them involved earlier and speed the full recovery of communities after disaster strikes.

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Contributing to the Public Good: Sponsoring Individual Projects

Private donors have made a significant contribution to the public interest in recent years by funding individual research projects at RAND, including

• Building a Successful Palestinian State
• Future of Genetically Modified Crops
• Shaping the Next One Hundred Years: New Methods for Quantitative, Long-Term Policy Analysis

Foundations have also played an important role in advancing RAND's research agenda, with such projects as

• Reframing the debate about the benefits of the arts and other arts-related research (The Wallace Foundation)
• Studying the way legal and regulatory policymaking affect small businesses and entrepreneurship (Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation)
• Examining early childhood education, including research into the potential effects of universal preschool programs (The David and Lucille Packard Foundation)
• Improving geriatric health care through interdisciplinary research centers (The John A. Hartford Foundation)