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Lessons learned and relationships strengthened are a common theme among area nonprofit organizations when summarizing the five years since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on Aug. 28, 2005.
"Katrina changed lives. It had to," said Anne Patten, executive director of the Northeast Louisiana Chapter of the Red Cross. "No amount of planning could have ever prepared for Katrina."
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Matthew Bregman
director of development
El Museo del Barrio
Since Matt Bregman's arrival at El Museo del Barrio in spring 2006, private giving has soared from $2 million in FY02-05 to more than $6 million last year. But as impressive as those numbers are, it's not always just about numbers. According to Julián Zugazagoitia, director and CEO of El Museo del Barrio, Matt's leadership made it possible to reopen the museum to the public after a $35 million renovation.
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