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TechNet Blogs: "n order to assist with the recovery, TechSoup Japan, a program of the Japan NPO Center, is working with Microsoft, Adobe, and Symantec to aid local nonprofit organizations whose facilities are damaged in the earthquake by providing software donations. This Disaster Relief Program is administered in addition to the standard TechSoup Japan product donation program and provides free software without any administrative fees to qualifying nonprofits that have been affected by the earthquake. More information is available here in Japanese. A joint press release in English is posted in the TechSoup Global press room."

Cleveland Daily Banner - Volunteers rock Relief effort relies on unpaid workers

Cleveland Daily Banner - Volunteers rock Relief effort relies on unpaid workers: "Volunteers have been crucial in virtually every aspect of aid after the deadly April 27 tornadoes that ripped across several areas of Bradley County and Cleveland."

Disaster relief team returns from Alabama | The Augusta Chronicle

Disaster relief team returns from Alabama | The Augusta Chronicle: "'We saw pictures of the devastation before we got there. But there, you could feel the devastation. You could feel the grief through the expressions on their faces and the look in their eyes,' said Debra McKenzie, development manager of Augusta's Salvation Army."

Thrivent Financial Commits up to $275,000 for Tornado Disaster Relief - PR Newswire - sacbee.com

Thrivent Financial Commits up to $275,000 for Tornado Disaster Relief - PR Newswire - sacbee.com: "MINNEAPOLIS, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has committed up to $275,000 for disaster relief in response to tornadoes that ripped through Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee on April 27. The funding includes up to $250,000 designed to supplement funding through Thrivent Financial chapter service teams nationwide, and $25,000 in additional 'Care in Regions' funding to be used for volunteer activities coordinated by Thrivent Financial staff in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee."

How Fund Raising for the Haiti Earthquake Disaster Increased Giving in 2010 - Online Fund-Raising Survey - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

How Fund Raising for the Haiti Earthquake Disaster Increased Giving in 2010 - Online Fund-Raising Survey - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "How Fund Raising for the Haiti Earthquake Disaster Increased Giving in 2010"

The Numbers: ShelterBox - charity resources, voluntary organisations, social enterprise - Third Sector

The Numbers: ShelterBox - charity resources, voluntary organisations, social enterprise - Third Sector: "The figures behind the charity which provides emergency disaster relief in the form of boxes containing tents and other necessities of survival

�19.9m: The charity's income for the year ending 30 April 2010, compared with �6.5m in the previous year. It said the big increase was largely due to donations received after the Haiti earthquake in 2010"

Disaster Relief Agencies Running on Financial Fumes - WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News

Disaster Relief Agencies Running on Financial Fumes - WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News: "Historic flooding along the Mississippi River is the latest in a string of natural disasters that's left disaster relief organizations low on funds.

Both the American Red Cross and Salvation Army say they're having a hard time keeping up with the need to help all those impacted."

Tenn: Year after big flood, critics want to know why millions raised for relief remain unspent

Tenn: Year after big flood, critics want to know why millions raised for relief remain unspent: "More than $29 million was donated for flood relief, according to the Tennessean. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee has collected much of that, and millions remain unspent.

That prompted legislators to pass a law last week requiring nonprofits to report how they are spending flood donations to the Secretary of State.

State Rep. Gary Moore, D-Joelton, was the lead sponsor on the bill, which excludes religious organizations."

Click & Interact: Flood Photos - weather.com

Click & Interact: Flood Photos - weather.com

For the Southern Baptist Convention, Disaster Relief is a Calling - NYTimes.com

For the Southern Baptist Convention, Disaster Relief is a Calling - NYTimes.com: "RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Some couples spend retirement playing the nation’s best golf courses or hopping cruise ships. Not Marteen and Wiley Blankenship. They collect disasters the way other retirees collect passport stamps."

Volunteers seek more ways to make difference | The Tennessean | tennessean.com

Volunteers seek more ways to make difference | The Tennessean | tennessean.com: "Organizations that coordinated flood relief efforts say that last May’s disaster, as devastating as it was, heightened awareness of need throughout the area, and many volunteers are expanding their service to other projects."

Cooper: Churches rally for disaster relief | timesfreepress.com

Cooper: Churches rally for disaster relief | timesfreepress.com: "Still under the broad auspices of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, he said, Brainerd Baptist Church volunteers cooked food for the American Red Cross to pick up and distribute across the area. In two days last week, the volunteers turned out 1,500 meals."

Disaster Relief Center opening in Clayton | AccessNorthGa

Disaster Relief Center opening in Clayton | AccessNorthGa: "TOCCOA - U.S. Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) Friday announced the opening of two Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) in Georgia’s Tenth Congressional District, one in Rabun County and the other in Morgan County."