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Many members of the Council of National Journalism Organizations set up relief funds for journalists suffering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. If you are concerned about tax deductibility, please ask the group seeking donations.

The Council of National Journalism Organizations, the Dart Society of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, and the National Press Foundation jointly raised and distributed more than $12,000 to journalists in need. NPF received $50,000 from the Annenberg Foundation and $50,000 from the Newhouse Foundation, which was immediately sent to the intended recipient, the Friends of the Times-Picayune organization (see below). NPF, a 501c3 organization, continues to collect and distribute money through its Web site, www.nationalpress.org, and is contributiong a portion of the proceeds from its annual awards dinner.

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists has established a fund to help members and other Latino media professionals who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina. Donations can be made online through the site listed below or by sending a check to: NAHJ Katrina Relief Fund, 1000 National Press Building, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20045. For more info, click here.

The Associated Press Managing Editors is collecting money for managing editors to help staff members meet emergency needs. Checks can be sent to APME Katrina Aid Fund, c/o Deanna Sands, Omaha World-Herald, 1334 Dodge St., Omaha, NE 68102. For more information, visit this Web site.

The National Press Photographers Association and its foundation are helping photojournalists displaced or affected by Katrina. To make a donation, go to this Web site.

The National Newspaper Association is maintaining a blog that is tracking various efforts to help publishers and employees of small newspapers in the areas affected by the hurricane. Visit http://nnakatrina.blogspot.com

The American Society of Journalists and Authors maintains a Writers Emergency Assistance Fund that helps established freelance non-fiction writers who because of an "extraordinary professional crisis are unable to work and are in serious financial trouble." See this site for information on how to apply. http://www.asja.org/weaf.php Tax deductible contributions may be made to the ASJA Charitable Trust, 1501 Broadway, Suite 302, New York, N.Y. 10016.

The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies created a relief fund for employees of the New Orleans-based Gambit Weekly who were displaced by Katrina. Contributions may be made to the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, 1250 Eye St., N.W., Suite 804, Washington, D.C. 20004. For more information, see this Web site.

Friends of the Times-Picayune is a fund for employees of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, administered by friends and former colleagues. Checks may be sent to payable to Sterling Bank, Account #151027625, Bayou Bend Office, 5757 Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77007-8000. This was formed by former Times-Picayune employees Susan Feeney, Washington, D.C.; Nan Varoga, Houston, and Bridget O'Brian, New York.

Investigative Reporters and Editors, www.ire.org, has set up a fund to help its members. Details are at www.ire.org/relief-fund. You may send a check made out to "IRE" to Heather Feldmann Henry, Fiscal Officer, IRE,138 Neff Annex, Columbia, Mo. 65211. Please include on the envelope Attn: Emergency Relief Fund.

The National Association of Black Journalists started a relief fund to help NABJ members and their families. NABJ provided $10,000 to start the fund. Other donations are welcome via mail, fax, or online.
Contact: Kelly Madison in the NABJ national office at 301-445-7100, or visit www.nabj.org.

The Radio-Television News Directors Association describes on its Web site efforts by the Broadcasters' Foundation and companies with broadcast outlets in New Orleans to aid affected employees. See this Web site for details.

The Society of Environmental Journalists created a fund for its members affected. Donations may be sent to: SEJ Hurricane Relief Account, P.O. Box 2492 Jenkintown, PA 19046.
The Society of Professional Journalists and its Sigma Delta Chi Foundation is making $250 grants to journalism students who are forced to relocate to another college or university due to Hurricane Katrina. The society will administer the $25,000 fund. Membership in SPJ is not a requirement to qualify for this assistance. All inquiries should be directed to Executive Director Terry Harper, 3909 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46208, (317) 927-8000, ext. 220.

The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma has information on its Web site, www.dartcenter.org, on trauma suffered by journalists who cover disasters and on how journalists may apply for relief aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Dart Center staff is available to talk informally with newsroom managers or individual journalists about issues that emerge in the hurricane's afftermath: toll-free 1-800-332-0565 or message roger.simpson@dartcenter.org.