How and how fast charitable organizations respond to major disasters can have lasting effects on victims, communities, donors, and society at large. A new series of papers from the Urban Institute examines how these organizations responded to recent disasters and suggests how to improve responses to future tragedies. After Katrina: Public Expectation and Charities' Response, available on Urban's website, is the latest publication from the Urban Institute aimed at improving the nation's response to emergencies and developing sound public policies to deal with the devastation in greater New Orleans. The entire collection and related publications can be found at http://www.urban.org/afterkatrina.