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."