Tim Taliaferro: New Damage Estimate Shows Haiti Needs More Help

Tim Taliaferro: New Damage Estimate Shows Haiti Needs More Help: "The Red Cross ended up raising $32 million from text messages alone, the telethon raised another $6 million, and now, by the Chronicle of Philanthropy's count, American charities have pledged a total of $774 million for Haiti relief efforts.

So, we're done, right?

Unfortunately, no. The earthquake in Haiti and its subsequent aftermath may have passed from our collective consciousness -- it's been more than a month since Port-au-Prince was leveled -- but the need to help the ravaged country has never been more dire."

Haiti earthquake damage estimated up to $14 billion - washingtonpost.com

Haiti earthquake damage estimated up to $14 billion - washingtonpost.com: "Haiti's massive earthquake could be the world's most devastating natural disaster since World War II in relation to the country's size and economy, causing as much as $14 billion in damage, according to a study released Tuesday by the Inter-American Development Bank."

onPhilanthropy: Articles: Reports from the Scene in Haiti

onPhilanthropy: Articles: Reports from the Scene in Haiti: "OnPhilanthropy has been in touch with numerous aid organizations on the ground in Haiti since the January 13 earthquake, some through our CauseWired network of colleagues at NGOs, others through our affiliate Changing Our World’s client organizations. Our immediate response was to post initial reports from the field and to spread the word among our readers about nonprofits who could accept their support to assist the survivors. Amidst the terrible destruction that took over 100,000 lives and leveled massive numbers of structures, a secondary effect was being felt. The relief and development organizations based there – numbering some 9,000, by many estimates – were dealing with their own challenges: collapsed buildings, missing colleagues, lack of power and water, and suddenly, an overwhelming new set of urgent problems to address."

The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network

The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network: "Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared

When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. How can we do that? Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. But the way we think about and turn to social media in a time of disaster is changing.

The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones."

North Dakota Aid Hotline Plans to Limit Service - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

North Dakota Aid Hotline Plans to Limit Service - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "North Dakota Aid Hotline Plans to Limit Service

The social-service hotline that helped thousands of displaced North Dakotans secure food and shelter when the Red River burst its banks last spring will severely restrict its coverage next month unless the nonprofit group that runs it can find new funds, reports the Associated Press."

Mobile Giving: The Haiti Cataclysm

Mobile Giving: The Haiti Cataclysm: "Telethons were struck up. Traditional commercial messaging campaigns on TV, radio, and telephone were launched, but in 2010, a new medium was quickly alighted upon by those innovators in the sector: the mobile giving phenomenon. And as the following stats show, when a crisis occurs, it now pays to have access to a world of people with cell phones, iPhones, Blackberries, and various PDAs.
What’s your 'Shortcode?'

Three short months ago, the Canadian arm of the Mobile Giving Foundation (MGF-C) launched in partnership with the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association to allow Canadian wireless service providers to “enable the 100% pass-through of funds raised by all the mobile campaigns that it manages.'"

Children come first when disaster strikes | The Daily Collegian

Children come first when disaster strikes | The Daily Collegian: "The U.S. rushed to aid the people of Haiti by providing food, medical supplies and building shelters. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, about 40 percent of the Haitian population are children ages 14 and under. With such a large population of children displaced, injured, separated or orphaned from their parents, it is essential that the Haitian government make sure they are as safe as possible.

Children are the victims who should be the mai"

Haiti: How U.S. Charity Donations to Haiti Earthquake Victims Are Being Spent - ABC News

Haiti: How U.S. Charity Donations to Haiti Earthquake Victims Are Being Spent - ABC News: "Following the Money

When asked by ABC News to provide numbers on spending for food & water, medical care, shelter and operational costs, four of the organizations -- Operation USA, American Refugee Committee, Merlin and Doctors Without Borders -- did not offer specifics. The most common answer was they just, 'don't have the exact breakdown,' on current spending. Several of organizations offered up descriptions of specific relief, but were not able to assign dollar figures to their efforts."

NCC students help children in Haiti - Norwalk News - The Hour - Norwalk's Newspaper

NCC students help children in Haiti - Norwalk News - The Hour - Norwalk's Newspaper: "Students from Norwalk Community College have presented Save the Children a donation at the agency's Westport headquarters for the nonprofit's ongoing relief efforts in earthquake-ravaged Haiti."

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."