The Japan NGO Earthquake Relief & Recovery Fund is making $200,000+ in multi-year grants to two groups. One grant will strengthen the underpinnings of the region’s nonprofit sector by helping the Sanaburi Foundation, the first community foundation in Tohoku, get off the ground. A second one … Read more
The Japan NGO Earthquake Relief & Recovery Fund is now concentrating on the recovery phase of its efforts. One of the first recipients of funding in this stage was the Sanaburi Foundation. The following is a thank-you note from the foundation. To the supporters of the … Read more
The August 2012 edition of Sotokoto magazine includes a feature article on the Sanaburi Foundation, a recipient of the BTMU Americas Community Recovery Award through JCIE’s Japan NGO Earthquake Relief & Recovery Fund. The article describes the origins of this unique community foundation, its mission of supporting recovery in … Read more
This January, the people of Tohoku will hold their first New Year’s celebration since the disaster. In Japan, the first New Year’s holiday after a tragedy is never celebrated out of respect for those who have passed, so there were no celebrations at the start … Read more
JCIE staff recently attended a gathering of funders who are supporting recovery efforts in Tohoku. The event was organized by the Sanaburi Foundation, a JCIE grantee that has been working hard to support capacity building in the region. There were 11 organizations represented, including grant-making foundations, … Read more