Quebec has had costliest catastrophes Manitoba is No.2 for disaster relief - Winnipeg Free Press: "The federal fund set up to help provinces cope with large natural disasters has paid out almost $2 billion since it was established 40 years ago, and Manitoba will be calling on it again as the bills come in from the Assiniboine River basin this spring.
Of the provinces, Manitoba has drawn the second-most money from the fund, about $298 million, most of it a result of the 1997 Red River flood. Quebec, with the 1996 Saguenay flood and the 1998 ice storm, leads the way with about $854 million."
Monday, May 16, 2011
Radio Taiwan International
Radio Taiwan International: "The Red Cross societies of Taiwan and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding on disaster relief cooperation.
The two sides signed the document in Tokyo on Friday. In the MOU, Taiwan's Red Cross promised assistance to Japan to help with the aftermath of the March earthquake and tsunami."
The two sides signed the document in Tokyo on Friday. In the MOU, Taiwan's Red Cross promised assistance to Japan to help with the aftermath of the March earthquake and tsunami."
Friday, May 13, 2011
TechNet Blogs
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."
Thursday, May 12, 2011
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."
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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"
�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."
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."
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."
Monday, May 09, 2011
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."
Friday, May 06, 2011
Taiwan pledges record $234m in Japan quake aid
Taiwan pledges record $234m in Japan quake aid: "AIPEI - PRESIDENT Ma Ying-jeou said on Thursday that Taiwan had pledged about Tw$5.7 billion (S$234 million) for quake and tsunami-hit Japan in a record donation of foreign aid by the island."
Thursday, May 05, 2011
David Spade Donates $200,000 for Tornado Relief - Celebrity News - UsMagazine.com
David Spade Donates $200,000 for Tornado Relief - Celebrity News - UsMagazine.com: "David Spade has reached into his pocket to make a charitable donation of $200,000 to the American Red Cross for disaster relief. The actor's monetary support will go towards those affected by the 178-some tornadoes that ripped through the midwestern and southeastern United States during April 27-28, killing hundreds and stranding thousands."
Infographic Of The Day: Where Should You Live, To Avoid Natural Disasters? | Co.Design
Infographic Of The Day: Where Should You Live, To Avoid Natural Disasters? | Co.Design: "This astonishing infographic from The New York Times lays all those risks out -- and, most remarkably, compares them all against each other. What you get is a map that shows what cities are safest from and which are most threatened by natural disaster."
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Facebook Reuniting Tornado Victims with Memories : Discovery News
Facebook Reuniting Tornado Victims with Memories : Discovery News: "n a digital era update to the 'lost and found' booth, a Facebook page started by an Alabama woman is reuniting victims of the killer U.S. tornadoes with their precious family photos and documents.
As of Friday afternoon, the page featured more than 600 pictures and documents, many just scraps after the powerful winds picked them up and deposited them in streets and yards up to 200 miles (320 kilometers) awa"
As of Friday afternoon, the page featured more than 600 pictures and documents, many just scraps after the powerful winds picked them up and deposited them in streets and yards up to 200 miles (320 kilometers) awa"
How to Help Survivors of Tornadoes in US
How to Help Survivors of Tornadoes in US: "Over the past couple of days, the spring tornado season reached some kind of epic peak when storms raked the southern states. The heart breaking death toll has reached historic levels, rivaling those of some hurricanes, while property damage will run into the billions.
Here is how you can help the survivors pick up the pieces."
Here is how you can help the survivors pick up the pieces."
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