b'WHAT CHARITIES ARE SAYINGCHARITIES ARE ADAPTINGCharities have learned the importance of planning for disastersAcross all 5 countries surveyed, charities highlighted the importance of planning for disasters, creating contingency plans for disruptions to donation streams, and understanding how they can continue to serve their constituencies when disaster strikes.Over 50% of survey respondents shared that in comparison with the first year of the pandemic (March 2020March 2021), their preparedness to respond to disaster or crisis has increased based on the lessons that they learned. As CAF Americas COVID-19 report series has demonstrated, the charitable sector has experienced significant challenges, but their flexibility and adaptability has uplifted the sector and has resulted in organizations that are more prepared to continue their business during future times of crisis. How has your organisations preparedness to respond evolved?(N=421)DECREASED PREPAREDNESSMAINTAINED SAME LEVEL INCREASED PREPAREDNESS (the last year of crisis took a toll on our(based on the lessons learned from the first year)organization)BRAZIL 25.33% 25.33% 25.33%ARGENTINA 4.35% 17.39% 78.26%RUSSIA 2.08% 20.83% 77.08%INDIA 7.69% 20.28% 72.03%SOUTH AFRICA 10.53% 24.56% 64.91%In CAF Americas January survey, reported in FUTURE-PROOFING NONPROFITS FOR THE POST-PANDEMIC WORLD, The Voice of Charities Facing COVID-19 Volume 6, respondents shared shared their most-needed resources for building resilience:Which of the following areas of support or advice would help you to improve? (N=770) 1 Building and sustaining financial reserves63.38%2 Strategic planning52.73%3 Contingency planning44.55%4 Developing a risk management framework43.25%5 Budgeting and financial reporting to donors33.77%6 Assessing the effect of your countrys government policy and regulatory changes that are or are likelyto affect the financial security of your organization33.90%PAGE12CAF AmericaSurvey, Volume 8 | Lessons in Disaster Philanthropy| cafamerica.org'