Disaster in Haiti inspires myriad projects in Washington area schools - washingtonpost.com

Disaster in Haiti inspires myriad projects in Washington area schools - washingtonpost.com: "When the earthquake struck Haiti, students at Waples Mill Elementary School in Oakton moved into action. The student council decided to launch a pennies-for-Haiti program with plans to collect coins for the American Red Cross, and one student proposed setting up a school chapter of the international relief organization."

Reuters AlertNet - Direct Relief Commits $1.2 Million in Cash for Disability Programs in Haiti

Reuters AlertNet - Direct Relief Commits $1.2 Million in Cash for Disability Programs in Haiti: "PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Direct Relief International today announced that it is committing $1.2 million - approximately one-third of the cash support it has received for recovery efforts in Haiti - to support the establishment of prosthetics and orthotics services and the provision of needed assistive devices and rehabilitation to enable long-term response efforts for the people affected by th"

Coupons Ease Chaos in Efforts to Feed Haitians - NYTimes.com

Coupons Ease Chaos in Efforts to Feed Haitians - NYTimes.com: "PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Four days into a new food distribution program from the United Nations that aims to repair a faltering aid effort, paper coupons that can be redeemed for 55 pounds of rice have become more valuable than Haitian money."

JustGive.org -Let's Make It Better

JustGive.org - : "Let's Make It Better
Knowing that Haiti has such a long and tough recovery ahead, JustGive's Board of Directors and Staff have pledged their own money to support ongoing assistance. Effective immediately, for every monthly recurring gift made to a charity listed below, we will match 50 cents of every dollar donated (up to $25,000)*. Helping your gifts make a bigger difference to restore and rebuild Haiti in the months to come."

Patrick OK’s donating time for Haiti - The Boston Globe

Patrick OK’s donating time for Haiti - The Boston Globe: "Governor Deval Patrick signed an executive order yesterday to allow state employees to donate vacation and personal time to co-workers who have been affected by the Haiti earthquake."

U.S Is to Resume Haitian Evacuations - WSJ.com

U.S Is to Resume Haitian Evacuations - WSJ.com: "PORT-AU-PRINCE—Five days after suspending medical evacuations of critically ill Haitian earthquake victims, the U.S. government said Sunday evening that it planned to resume them 'in the next 12 hours.'"

Give and Take - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Give and Take - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Charity Leader Urges Haitians to Take Lead in Rebuilding, Plus More: Monday's Roundup"

Towson student one of many putting lives on hold to help Haiti - baltimoresun.com

Towson student one of many putting lives on hold to help Haiti - baltimoresun.com: "For Towson University student Alec Bersch, what began as a short trip to help his sister run a Haitian orphanage has become an open-ended mission to aid some of the island's neediest children."

Ultimate Yardstick | Philippine Daily Mirror

Ultimate Yardstick | Philippine Daily Mirror: "he over-5,000 priests, attending Second Congress for the Clergy, chipped in P988,675.36 for Haiti earthquake victims, Inquirer reported. Deeply moved, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales topped that up to P1million.
There has never argument about aid in emergencies. We are our brother’s keepers. Filipinos are no slouch either, as their help for storm “Ondoy”victims..showed,

The differences simmer elsewhere. Should sharing continue even"

Donations to Help Haiti Exceed $560-Million as of January 29 - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Donations to Help Haiti Exceed $560-Million as of January 29 - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Donations to Help Haiti Exceed $560-Million as of January 29

By Caroline Preston and Nicole Wallace

Seventeen days after the massive earthquake struck, donors have contributed more than $560-million to 40 U.S. nonprofit groups, a Chronicle tally finds. (See a list of tallies from the organizations.)"

Haiti quake American donations - chicagotribune.com

Haiti quake American donations - chicagotribune.com: "Local charities are grateful, but still they worry that the American public's historically short attention span will make it difficult to sustain that generosity through a reconstruction effort that will last years. They also fear that the burst of giving might displace philanthropy needed to take care of crises closer to home.

Charities already are struggling. Patrick Rooney, executive director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, said 2008 saw the largest one-year drop in giving ever, with charities down at least 10 percent from their projections. Late last year, an institute survey of charities found 'serious concern' about their fundraising potential in 2010."

Haiti earthquake jolts a million city-dwellers to head for 'home' / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com

Haiti earthquake jolts a million city-dwellers to head for 'home' / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com: "Geralda Jean-Narcisse, a school secretary in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, was so traumatized by the Jan. 12 earthquake and the devastation it wreaked around her that she could only think of one thing: getting home to Jacmel, the seaside town 50 miles southwest of the capital where her parents live."

School in Queens, New York Hit Hard by Earthquake in Haiti | USA | English

School in Queens, New York Hit Hard by Earthquake in Haiti | USA | English: "About 250,000 Haitians and Haitian-Americans live in the New York area, many of them first-generation immigrants or their children. When the earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, it also struck at those New Yorkers, uprooting or killing family members and destroying landmarks and homes where generations had lived. At Saints Joachim and Anne School, a Catholic school in Queens where 80 percent of students are from immigrant Haitian families, the destruction is deep. Almost everyone lost family members in the earthquake"

The Diamondback - Student groups and Haiti: In it for the long haul

The Diamondback - Student groups and Haiti: In it for the long haul: "At the university, however, fundraisers and charity events for Haiti are just getting started. From the Caribbean Students Association’s candlelight vigil on Thursday to the upcoming Indian Students Association’s spring charity dinner Feb. 8, the university community is still fired up and willing to help Haiti. At a recent meeting, many student organization leaders expressed their ideas on how to raise money and supplies for earthquake victims. Many more leaders were simply there to ask how they could help in collaborative efforts with other organizations. Right now, there is still a great passion among students for sending aid to Haiti."

Daily News readers donate $151G to help Haiti's earthquake victims

Daily News readers donate $151G to help Haiti's earthquake victims: "Daily News readers have opened their hearts and wallets to help Haiti's earthquake victims, donating more than $151,000 to our victims' relief fund."

Hard work, but worth it | wisconsinrapidstribune.com | Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Hard work, but worth it | wisconsinrapidstribune.com | Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune: "Now a mass care supervisor at the national level, Podoll, 57, has been volunteering with the Red Cross for eight years. She has responded to 11 disasters including Hurricane Katrina, the flooding in Antigo, Hurricane Ike and most recently the 2009 Red River Valley flood in North Dakota, where she fed teams of sandbaggers."

WORLD Magazine | Crisis giving | Rusty Leonard | Feb 13, 10

WORLD Magazine | Crisis giving | Rusty Leonard | Feb 13, 10: "Americans have a long history of responding generously to tragedies like the earthquake in Haiti. Christians, in particular, are often among the first to get into action by offering their time, talents, and treasure to relief efforts.

But can donors respond too quickly?"

Falmouth helps Haiti - Cape Cod, MA - Wicked Local - Cape Cod

Falmouth helps Haiti - Cape Cod, MA - Wicked Local - Cape Cod: "FALMOUTH —

The Falmouth community came together Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 23 and 24 at Peg Noonan Park on Main Street to help those affected by Haiti’s devastating earthquake. Some gave money, some even showed their support by spending Saturday night in a tent."

The Business of Giving | Update on Haiti donations and events | Seattle Times Newspaper

The Business of Giving | Update on Haiti donations and events | Seattle Times Newspaper: "Update on Haiti donations and events

Posted by Kristi Heim

Local fund-raising events, volunteer drives, non-profit campaigns and other efforts to help Haiti continued this week.

Tonight Seattle Greendrinks, SeaMo, ReVision Labs and Global Washington will jointly host a benefit for Fonkoze, a microfinance and development organization in Haiti working on emergency relief and long term reconstruction. A suggested donation of $20 includes live music, 6 to 9 p.m. at the Pike Brewery. Details are here."

Clinton praises Canada on Haiti aid

Clinton praises Canada on Haiti aid: "DAVOS, Switzerland -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper's new focus on helping some of the world's poorest people won praise here at the prestigious World Economic Forum from two of the annual conference's superstars, Bill Clinton and Bill Gates."

Don't use donations to score points: professor - The Whig Standard - Ontario, CA

Don't use donations to score points: professor - The Whig Standard - Ontario, CA: "Canada should not use its citizens' outpouring of financial support to Haiti to try to boost its own image, says the head of the Department of Global Development Studies at Queen's University.

As of yesterday, Canadians had donated $82 million to 14 charities to help the Caribbean country that was devastated by an earthquake on Jan. 12."

South Bend Tribune: Visitors to Haiti lend hand in aid efforts

South Bend Tribune: Visitors to Haiti lend hand in aid efforts: "Stefan Radelich's eyes are accustomed to disasters.

But in Haiti last week, the director of South Bend's LeSea Global Feed the Hungry saw a distinct lack of organization.

Rather than blue tarps and government-sanctioned camps that he's witnessed in storm-crushed Sri Lanka, New Orleans and Myanmar, he found people erecting their own tent cities with sticks and bed sheets."

Hewlett Foundation | Hewlett Foundation Makes Emergency Grant for Health Care in Haiti

Hewlett Foundation | Hewlett Foundation Makes Emergency Grant for Health Care in Haiti: "Hewlett Foundation Makes Emergency Grant for Health Care in Haiti
International Planned Parenthood Federation Receives $500,000 to Provide Basic Health Services
January 26, 2010

MENLO PARK, Calif. – The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today that it has made a $500,000 emergency grant to the Western Hemisphere Regional Office of International Planned Parenthood Federation for it to provide reproductive and basic primary health care to Haitians affected by the recent earthquake."

Relief Efforts Shift to Rebuilding Haiti's Agriculture | Disaster and Accidents | English

Relief Efforts Shift to Rebuilding Haiti's Agriculture | Disaster and Accidents | English: "Two weeks after Haiti's earthquake, the international community is beginning to focus on long-term aid for the devastated nation. International donors are meeting in Montreal, Monday. A United Nations agency is calling on international donors to focus on rebuilding Haiti's agriculture."

Haiti scams lower than Katrina, tsunami - First Read - msnbc.com

Haiti scams lower than Katrina, tsunami - First Read - msnbc.com: "From NBC's Pete Williams
The FBI says the number of complaints about fraudulent claims to help with Haiti charitable contributions is quite small -- much lower than during Katrina or the Indonesian tsunami.

As of today, the FBI's tracking center has received only a few dozen complaints.
Why so little fraud this time? Two possible explanations:"

Cowell donates to boy's Haiti fund - Entertainment, Breaking News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Cowell donates to boy's Haiti fund - Entertainment, Breaking News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk: "Simon Cowell has pledged £5,000 to a seven-year-old boy's fundraising campaign for survivors of the Haiti earthquake."

timestranscript.com - Red Cross welcomes fundraisers for Haiti | BY ALAN COCHRANE - Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada

timestranscript.com - Red Cross welcomes fundraisers for Haiti | BY ALAN COCHRANE - Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada: "People all over Atlantic Canada are holding bake sales, concerts and many other fundraisers to help the Red Cross provide emergency care in Haiti, but a spokesman for the Red Cross says all these events should be properly registered so donations will be matched by the federal government."

Hardhats help schoolkids at P.S. 119 raise big bucks for Haiti earthquake victims

Hardhats help schoolkids at P.S. 119 raise big bucks for Haiti earthquake victims: "The meaning was instantly clear to anybody who knew about the three angels in hardhats who stopped into this Flatbush school's benefit dance for children in Haiti on Friday evening.

The trio came as representatives of the 15 workers who are renovating PS 119's exterior after school hours."

Haiti Roundup: Donation Downpour Slowing - Philanthropy.com

Haiti Roundup: Donation Downpour Slowing - Philanthropy.com: "Haiti Roundup: Donation Downpour Slowing

Two weeks after the Haiti earthquake, the outpouring of disaster-relief donations is slowing down, a trend that could have a major impact on long-term prospects for reconstruction on the devastated island, CNN Money reports."

The generosity of the United States - Living Lake Country

The generosity of the United States - Living Lake Country: "So, which country was first in line to come to the aid of the Haitians? Even prior to this horrific act of nature, which country sends many groups and individuals on humanitarian missions to the region - intent on helping the impoverished with dental care, health care, education, engineering, etc.? When devastation strikes, what country is the first to come to the rescue? What country provides physical help as well as monetary aide?"

The Text Effect

The Text Effect: "Cell phone users have made the Haiti relief effort the most successful mobile giving campaign in history.

Four or five years ago, the idea of raising literally millions of dollars via text message would have been ludicrous.

Now, Michael Nilsen with the Association of Fundraising Professionals calls texting a quantum leap in fundraising.

'Giving via text message was around, still in its infancy but certainly had been around and been used a little bit. But now all of a sudden it has become the way. And we've really seen it just take off tremendously."

Ottawa ends its cap on donations to help Haiti - thestar.com

Ottawa ends its cap on donations to help Haiti - thestar.com: "OTTAWA–Canadians now have millions more reasons to give generously to help Haiti.

In the face of 'overwhelming' generosity by Canadian donations to support relief efforts, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Saturday that Ottawa would match all individual donations to recognized charities working in Haiti, removing a previous cap of $50 million.

'Giving has exceeded wildest expectations and we will continue to match pledges dollar for dollar,' Harper told a news conference."

Telethon raises 16 million Canadian dollars for Haiti - Yahoo! News

Telethon raises 16 million Canadian dollars for Haiti - Yahoo! News: "MONTREAL (AFP) – A televised fundraising drive in Canada featuring Celine Dion and other local stars raised more than 16 million Canadian dollars (15.2 million US) for victims of Haiti's earthquake, organisers said."

Japan to give Haiti US$70m

Japan to give Haiti US$70m: "Home > Breaking News > Asia > Story
Jan 25, 2010
HAITI QUAKE
Japan to give Haiti US$70m

TOKYO - JAPAN will pledge a total of US$70 million (S$98 million) in aid to quake-hit Haiti at an international donors conference in Montreal on Monday, the Kyodo news agency reported.

'The Japanese government has decided to increase its aid for quake-hit Haiti from US$5 million to US$70 million,' Kyodo reported from New York, citing unnamed government sources."

BBC News - Seven-year-old raises thousands for Haiti quake victims

BBC News - Seven-year-old raises thousands for Haiti quake victims: "A seven-year-old boy from London who was aiming to raise £500 for the Haiti quake relief effort through a sponsored bike ride has raised more than £72,000.

Charlie Simpson, from Fulham, west London, cycled five miles (8km) around South Park near his home to raise funds for Unicef's earthquake appeal."

Haiti Telethon Totals Set New Record For Donations

Haiti Telethon Totals Set New Record For Donations: "George Clooney and rapper Wyclef Jean raised more than $58 million from the Hope For Haiti Now telethon. The money raised sets a new record for a public telethon where donations are pledged. The preliminary figures exclude donations by corporations and large private donors."

Hundreds of volunteers package food for Haiti quake survivors | Wichita and Kansas news | Crime, courts, weather, education, politics, events | Wichita Eagle

Hundreds of volunteers package food for Haiti quake survivors | Wichita and Kansas news | Crime, courts, weather, education, politics, events | Wichita Eagle: "At any one time Saturday, about 600 men, women and children stood at tables covering the Kansas Coliseum floor.

They all wore hairnets.

They worked as one for Haiti relief, as an assembly line to provide life-sustaining meals."

TV Watch - Celebrities Go Low-Key, and Sometimes Nameless, in the Haiti Telethon - NYTimes.com

TV Watch - Celebrities Go Low-Key, and Sometimes Nameless, in the Haiti Telethon - NYTimes.com: "Hollywood telethons tap into the best and worst in people: unstinting generosity, and an obsessive fascination with celebrities. Viewers are drawn to famous faces but at the same time turned off by too much piety and self-congratulation. Especially when the tragedy is as dire as Haiti’s, success is measured not just in the many millions of dollars raised, but by the degree of restraint. Friday night’s event, shown on dozens of networks and streamed across hundreds of Web sites, was a case study in giving it all while holding back."

Lessons From 2004 Tsunami Will Guide Redevelopment Effort in Haiti - NYTimes.com

Lessons From 2004 Tsunami Will Guide Redevelopment Effort in Haiti - NYTimes.com: "UNITED NATIONS -- Anyone who fears that life in Haiti won't return to normal after last week's devastating earthquake should be encouraged by the recovery along the African and Asian coasts devastated a little more than five years ago by an earthquake and resulting tsunami that swept away cities and killed 250,000 people and left 2.5 million others homeless."

Haiti Dominates Public's Consciousness - Pew Research Center

Haiti Dominates Public's Consciousness - Pew Research Center: "Americans have been highly focused on the massive earthquake that struck Haiti Jan. 12. Not only is the disaster clearly the public's top news story, fully 70% say it is the story they are talking about with friends."

PHILANTHROPY 2173: Random data bits about Haiti giving

PHILANTHROPY 2173: Random data bits about Haiti giving: "Random data bits about Haiti giving

Real(ish) time data sources
Paypal has emerged as a new source of data on giving - reporting $1.5 million processed in donations to #Haiti relief efforts. As for data sources, Google Checkout, Convio, Network for Good and the mGive Foundation (behind the text donations) have definitely claimed their place as providers of real-time data about giving. The Foundation Center launched this online map of foundation grants to disaster relief, and the Chronicle of Philanthropy was updating its giving totals about twice a day Weds-Fri of last week."

U.S. businesses donate millions to Red Cross Haiti philanthropy | The Daily Tell

U.S. businesses donate millions to Red Cross Haiti philanthropy | The Daily Tell: "U.S. corporations have donated millions of dollars in support of the American Red Cross’s philanthropy efforts for earthquake victims in Haiti, the humanitarian organization announced on Thursday."

As search for survivors slows in Haiti, humanitarian efforts intensify - washingtonpost.com

As search for survivors slows in Haiti, humanitarian efforts intensify - washingtonpost.com: "At the Notre Dame de la Nativite orphanage in southern Port-au-Prince, director Eveline Louis-Jacques waited anxiously Thursday for a delivery from the World Food Program -- the first major aid she was scheduled to receive since the 7.0-magnitude quake struck Jan. 12"

Senate Unanimously Approves Bill To Speed Haiti Tax Deductions

Senate Unanimously Approves Bill To Speed Haiti Tax Deductions: "The Senate has unanimously passed legislation that allows taxpayers to deduct charitable contributions to aid victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

The bill was passed Thursday, a day after the House also unanimously approved the bill (see House Unanimously Passes Haiti Tax Deduction Bill)."

Philanthropy: Rethinking How to Give - BusinessWeek

Philanthropy: Rethinking How to Give - BusinessWeek: "When disaster strikes, as it has in Haiti, Americans dig into their pockets and give. While such generosity is unquestionably a good thing in a terrible time, few individuals do much research on the groups they've chosen to receive their money. The uncomfortable truth in philanthropy is that it's not easy to know whether the group you're giving to is particularly effective at what it does. With Americans giving more than $200 billion a year, that's a lot of ambiguity."

Dartmouth students surpass $100,000 Haiti fundraising goal; increase to $125,000

Dartmouth students surpass $100,000 Haiti fundraising goal; increase to $125,000: "SDHR has organized more than 300 campus and community volunteers into eight committees, and their volunteer structure and fundraising model is setting the standard for colleges and universities nationwide. “Our mobilization was fast and our community rallied behind us with support,” says Cass. “But at the end of the day this isn't about Dartmouth. We've shared our model for organization with colleges around the country and we will continue to be involved with this so that our mobilization is just the beginning of the national effort.”"

Alexandria Times | Playing the tune of philanthropy

Alexandria Times | Playing the tune of philanthropy: "Eight-year-old Skylar Camerlink performs a solo at the corner of King and Union streets Monday morning during a small fundraiser to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti."

From The Chronicle: More Than $305-Million Given for Haiti - Philanthropy.com

From The Chronicle: More Than $305-Million Given for Haiti - Philanthropy.com: "From The Chronicle: More Than $305-Million Given for Haiti

Contributions continue to pour in for relief efforts in Haiti. Eight days after the massive earthquake struck, donors have contributed more than $305-million to 32 U.S. nonprofit groups, a Chronicle tally finds."

Paulette's Point of View

Paulette's Point of View: "We’ve also been asked by a few members for fundraising advice and guidance with regards to disasters and other events. While many organizations involved in relief efforts are well-versed and prepared for such an event, there is always a need for new ideas from experienced colleagues. If you have any advice, thoughts and experiences you’d like to share with our members, please send them to paffairs@afpnet.org. We’re putting together a toolkit, news blog and other information about the Haitian relief efforts, so be sure to check this special section of our website. We’ve also distributed a press release encouraging people to give and providing advice on wise giving and avoiding fraudulent organizations."

Katrina, Tsunami Lessons Can Drive Haiti Fundraising; Giving Institute Giving USA offer Advice

Press Release

Katrina, Tsunami Lessons Can Drive Haiti Fundraising; Giving Institute Giving USA offer Advice: "Glenview, IL (PRWEB) January 20, 2010 -- How much will Americans end up donating to the Haitian earthquake relief efforts? If past disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the Asian tsunami provide guidance for today's efforts, the result is likely to be in the billions.

In 2006, for example, Giving USA Foundation reported that American individuals, corporations and foundations donated $7.37 billion in 2005 for disaster relief in the aftermaths of the hurricanes that struck the Gulf Coast of the United States, the Asian tsunami and an earthquake in Pakistan. An additional $1.17 billion was raised for hurricane relief in 2006.

And just as of today, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University reported that $189.9 million has been donated to 43 organizations for relief efforts. This tracks with the five-day fundraising response to the Asian tsunami and the 2005 hurricanes."

Haiti Donations Could Be Deductible This Tax Season

Haiti Donations Could Be Deductible This Tax Season: "U.S. taxpayers have been stepping forward to provide money to charities like the American Red Cross and Unicef, raising tens of millions of dollars through text messages alone. Now Congress is considering legislation that would allow U.S. taxpayers to deduct their Haiti donations this year instead of waiting until next year (see Lawmakers Propose Bill to Speed Haiti Donations)."