How Bitcoin is Used in Combatting Ebola - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

How Bitcoin is Used in Combatting Ebola - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: "A group from Ghana has found a way to deploy cash donations more rapidly and more effectively directly to the front lines of the effort to contain Ebola in neighboring Sierra Leone. The distinctively African twist is that the solution combines Bitcoin and the now-ubiquitous African financial tool, the mobile phone.

Bitcoin Against Ebola is a nonprofit founded by Beam, a startup based in Accra, Ghana, which promotes Bitcoin technology as a way for Africans to transfer money cheaply and instantaneously."



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Queensland's disaster relief funding under threat from federal governmemnt

Queensland's disaster relief funding under threat from federal governmemnt: "National disaster funding to Queensland from the federal government is under serious threat with authorities wanting to reduce federal payouts from 75 per of costs to just 50 per cent of the costs.

A final decison wil be made before Christmas in the lead-up to Queensland's cyclone season."



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Queensland's disaster relief funding under threat from federal governmemnt

Queensland's disaster relief funding under threat from federal governmemnt: "National disaster funding to Queensland from the federal government is under serious threat with authorities wanting to reduce federal payouts from 75 per of costs to just 50 per cent of the costs.

A final decison wil be made before Christmas in the lead-up to Queensland's cyclone season."



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Queensland's disaster relief funding under threat from federal governmemnt

Queensland's disaster relief funding under threat from federal governmemnt: "National disaster funding to Queensland from the federal government is under serious threat with authorities wanting to reduce federal payouts from 75 per of costs to just 50 per cent of the costs.

A final decison wil be made before Christmas in the lead-up to Queensland's cyclone season."



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Haiti is not napping! - Columns - JamaicaObserver.com

Haiti is not napping! - Columns - JamaicaObserver.com: " I was sorry she was not in the room last Wednesday when a group of brilliant, caring individuals -- black, white and in-between -- gathered at the Hotel Karibe in Port-au-Prince for a working session of the Haiti Action Network, organised by the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI).

Denis O'Brien, chairman of Digicel, who has been partnering with the CGI in development programmes, noted that an MOU had been signed for the development of two cruise ports, and American Airlines had started flights to Cap Haitien in the north. The World Bank has also made a US$50-million grant to provide safe drinking water. Facilitated by CGI, the Marriott Group and Digicel have partnered in developing a hotel property in Port-au-Prince to be opened next February."



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Storytelling trumps smartphones in Ebola crisis, experts say | Reuters

Storytelling trumps smartphones in Ebola crisis, experts say | Reuters: " S torytelling and plays trump smartphones to deliver messages on Ebola in some communities, illustrating how new technologies have their limits in aid delivery, humanitarian experts said on Wednesday."



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Philanthropy & Hurricane Sandy | GrantCraft

Philanthropy & Hurricane Sandy | GrantCraft:



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Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fighting Ebola with Research | GrantCraft

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fighting Ebola with Research | GrantCraft: "The World Health Organization predicts that the Ebola virus could spread to as many as 1.4 million people worldwide. Helping to advance the development of therapies and diagnostics to fight this deadly virus are a number of Burroughs Wellcome Fund awardees. These scientists were funded, however, not because of their Ebola research projects, but because of the problem-solving and innovative thinking they bring to the research enterprise."



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Trends in Ebola Relief Funding | GrantCraft

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Trends in Ebola Relief Funding | GrantCraft: "An analysis of figures compiled by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service shows that the global response to OCHA’s billion dollar appeal for the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been an outlier. For example, looking at just  funding (not including uncommitted pledges) from  private individuals and organizations, we see that the current appeal for assistance in West Africa has yielded a fraction of what was raised for the Haitian and Japanese earthquakes and the typhoon that devastated the Philippines:"



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Aid Groups Say Quarantines Are Deterring Ebola Volunteers – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Aid Groups Say Quarantines Are Deterring Ebola Volunteers – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has seen a significant drop-off in the number of health workers enlisting in the fight against Ebola in recent weeks, a decline medical charities attribute in part to the quarantines some states are imposing on volunteers returning from the outbreak zone, NPR reports. USAID said applications to serve in West Africa are down 17 percent since late October, when New York and New Jersey became the first states to implement three-week isolation periods for Ebola workers."



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Billionaire Paul Allen donates 10,000 smartphones to the Ebola battle | Fox News

Billionaire Paul Allen donates 10,000 smartphones to the Ebola battle | Fox News: "Billionaire Paul Allen is sending more than 10,000 smartphones to West Africa to help in the battle against Ebola.

The Microsoft co-founder’s Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is providing the specially-programmed phones in an attempt to help government workers and aid volunteers gather data about the effectiveness of relief efforts in the disease-ravaged region."



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Google launches public fundraising campaign to fight Ebola | UK Fundraising

Google launches public fundraising campaign to fight Ebola | UK Fundraising: "4
Google is inviting the public to donate to help fight Ebola. For every dollar donated it will donate $2.

The company has already donated $10 million to support NGOs including InSTEDD, International Rescue Committee, Medecins Sans Frontieres, NetHope, Partners in Health, Save the Children and U.S. Fund for UNICEF. The money will be donated to Network for Good, which will distribute the funds to the NGOs.

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Why Americans are giving so little money to the Red Cross for Ebola relief - Quartz

Why Americans are giving so little money to the Red Cross for Ebola relief - Quartz: "To date, the American Red Cross has raised $3.7 million for the Ebola relief effort in West Africa. That’s a very small figure, compared to donations for major natural disasters. In general, Americans donate several orders of magnitude more to the Red Cross for disasters than they do for serious diseases like Ebola, measles, and malaria."



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Facebook urges 1.2bn users to fight Ebola with new donation button — RT USA

Facebook urges 1.2bn users to fight Ebola with new donation button — RT USA: "The button, now appearing at the top of the Facebook news feed for its 1.23 billion users, shows a blue hand clasping a red heart with the inscription: “[User name], You Can Help Stop Ebola.” Underneath is written the statement, “Support organizations working in West Africa so they can stop the disease and save lives.”"



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Scots urged to back Ebola appeal - Health / News / The Courier

Scots urged to back Ebola appeal - Health / News / The Courier: "Scots have been urged to give generously to a fundraising appeal for people affected by the Ebola outbreak in west Africa.

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) in Scotland said some affected areas face catastrophe within 60 days unless urgent action is taken."



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Over £6m raised in first day of DEC's Ebola Crisis Appeal

Over £6m raised in first day of DEC's Ebola Crisis Appeal: "More than £6m has been raised by the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Ebola Crisis Appeal since the appeal's launch yesterday.
Funds were raised through web, phone and text donations and UK government support, the organisation said today.

Saleh Saeed, chief executive of DEC, said: "We have been overwhelmed by the extraordinary generosity of the UK public in response to our unprecedented appeal for the Ebola Crisis in west Africa.""



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Red Cross launches mobile app on disasters | The Jakarta Post

Red Cross launches mobile app on disasters | The Jakarta Post: "The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has launched an Android-based mobile application that helps users anticipate natural disasters and share disaster-related information.

The app, called Mass Rapid Assessment (MRA), was launched during a seminar on IT-Telekom and people's disaster preparedness and resilience in South Jakarta on Thursday."



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London volunteers launch fundraising drive to help fight Ebola | Metro

London volunteers launch fundraising drive to help fight Ebola | Metro: "London volunteers launch fundraising drive to help fight Ebola"



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Ebola outbreak fails to generate donations for emergency aid - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Ebola outbreak fails to generate donations for emergency aid - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Ebola outbreak fails to generate donations for emergency aid
Strong connection with victims absent"



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Red Cross Uses Texts as a Weapon in West Africa Ebola Fight – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Red Cross Uses Texts as a Weapon in West Africa Ebola Fight – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Red Cross Uses Texts as a Weapon in West Africa Ebola Fight
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is using mobile communication to help stem the spread of Ebola in Sierra Leone, sending out millions of text messages a month carrying health tips to the country’s residents, NPR reports."



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