Red Cross Executives Admit Need for Cultural Shift

by Howard Berkes, NPR

The American Red Cross is in need of a cultural shift, according to two top officials at the organization.

Jack McGuire, interim CEO of the American Red Cross, and Ross Ogden, a member of the Board of Governors for the Red Cross, say investigations into the organization's handling of Hurricane Katrina reveal that the group needs to turn away from a self-centered view of relief work.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, April 14, 2006