<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishAlikuwa amejifunza umuhimu wa sifa kwa sekta binafsi katika kukusanya fedha baada ya Shirika la Shirikisho la Usimamizi wa Hali ya Dharura FEMA kutaja programu yake mbele ya Bunge kwa ubora katika kesi zinazotokana na tetemeko la ardhi la 1994 Northridge.  <response>: He had learned the importance of reputation to private sector fund-raising after the Federal Emergency Management Agency cited his program before Congress for excellence in cases stemming from the 1994 Northridge earthquake. 