U.S. dioceses raise $24.5 million for Typhoon Haiyan recovery, rebuilding - The Compass – Official Newspaper of the Diocese of Green Bay

U.S. dioceses raise $24.5 million for Typhoon Haiyan recovery, rebuilding - The Compass – Official Newspaper of the Diocese of Green Bay: U.S. dioceses raised $24.5 million in the special collection taken for relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan.

A Year After The Boston Marathon Bombing, One Victim's Inspiring Startup-Business Story | Fast Company | Business Innovation

A Year After The Boston Marathon Bombing, One Victim's Inspiring Startup-Business Story | Fast Company | Business Innovation: This week, North is launching the result: Artisan Connect, a startup that combines her passion for travel and traditional crafts with a long-brewing interest in social change. The company is an online marketplace where customers can shop for high-end home-decor products made by artisans in developing countries. Yet unlike charities that rely on donations to support artisans’ livelihoods, North envisioned her business as a for-profit venture that would provide craftspeople with a sustainable revenue source. Her site, she says, is a boon for both sides:

How groups are managing millions in Oso mudslide aid | HeraldNet.com - Local news

How groups are managing millions in Oso mudslide aid | HeraldNet.com - Local news: Two weeks after the Oso mudslide wiped out a neighborhood, relief and social service agencies are starting to disperse some of the millions of dollars still pouring in.

IRS Lets Taxpayers Claim Donations Early for Philippines Typhoon Relief

IRS Lets Taxpayers Claim Donations Early for Philippines Typhoon Relief: Taxpayers who make cash contributions on or before April 14, 2014, for Philippines typhoon relief can get an immediate tax benefit by choosing to claim them on their 2013 returns, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

Under special legislation enacted last week, taxpayers can choose to treat cash contributions made on or after March 26, 2014, and be

Aftershocks Rattle Chile as Military Keeps Order - ABC News

Aftershocks Rattle Chile as Military Keeps Order - ABC News: Coastal residents of Chile's far north spent a second sleepless night outside their homes as major aftershocks continued Thursday following a magnitude-8.2 earthquake that damaged several thousand homes and caused six deaths.

No new major damage or casualties were reported, and a heavy police and military presence kept order.

Typhoon Disaster Recovery in the Philippines

Typhoon Disaster Recovery in the Philippines: It’s a long road to recovery in the Philippines after the typhoon disaster, with sanitation, health, and infrastructure badly damaged. Give2Asia is working with our partners at LiveLeaf, Jordan International Aid (JIA), and Lions of Life to regain healthy lives in local communities by sending medical aid and medical teams. See our partners’ work in action through our Youtube video.

PIA | US Haiyan disaster assistance totals more than US$90-M

PIA | US Haiyan disaster assistance totals more than US$90-M: The United States of America’s Haiyan disaster assistance totals to more than US$90 million.

This was disclosed by US Ambassador to the Philippines His Excellency Philipp S. Goldberg during a recently held press conference at the US Embassy attended by Regional and National media representatives.

Obama OKs tax-deductible Haiyan aid

Obama OKs tax-deductible Haiyan aid: e Philippines thanked the United States on Wednesday, March 26, after US President Barack Obama legalized tax-deductible donations for Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) survivors.

Through the Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act, American taxpayers can “continue making tax-deductible donations to typhoon victims in the Philippines until April 15,” the Philippine Embassy in the United States said in a statement.

Students aid in North Carolina recovery | PoconoRecord.com

Students aid in North Carolina recovery | PoconoRecord.com: For the ninth year in a row, East Stroudsburg University students, accompanied by a faculty member, traveled south in January to volunteer for disaster relief work.

Gene White, ESU professor of physical education and chair of the physical education teacher education department, and six students spent the week of Jan. 5 in New Bern, N.C., where residents still are suffering the effects of Hurricane Irene. The hurricane ravaged many areas in 2009.

Snohomish Times Newspaper: United Way announces recovery fund for mudslide relief

Snohomish Times Newspaper: United Way announces recovery fund for mudslide relief: As the search and rescue effort in Oso, Washington continued into its fourth day, United Way of Snohomish County began the process of establishing a community-wide recovery fund to assist those affected by the mudslide.

United Way seeded its Disaster Recovery Fund for Mudslide Relief with $25,000 from its endowment. JPMorgan Chase added another $50,000 as soon as they heard the fund had been set up

2013 disasters 'consistent' with human-made climate change –UN

2013 disasters 'consistent' with human-made climate change –UN: he Philippines' devastating Typhoon Haiyan and drought in Australia were among recent weather extremes consistent with man-made climate change, the UN's weather agency said Monday, March 24. (INFOGRAPHIC: What UN reports say about climate change)

Victims of Typhoon Haiyan to receive lights from 'Party in the Dark' event - Local News - ET Mobile

Victims of Typhoon Haiyan to receive lights from 'Party in the Dark' event - Local News - ET Mobile: Victims of Typhoon Haiyan to receive lights from 'Party in the Dark' event

by Roger Adkins, Staff Writer | Posted 15 hours ago

PHILIPPI — Volunteers are being sought to “Party in the Dark” for a good cause.

Several community organizations are partnering with Alderson Broaddus University for an event in which volunteers will assemble solar-powered lights for typhoon victims in the Philippines, said Ashley Mittelmeier, director of marketing and communications.

The free event is being held at 8 p.m. Saturday at Heiner Hall located on the top level of the campus center.

“University students and community members will turn out the lights for an hour and assemble solar-powered lights,” she said.

Aid Charities’ Syria Worries Grow as Donors Steer Clear – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Aid Charities’ Syria Worries Grow as Donors Steer Clear – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Organizations such as Mercy Corps and World Vision have collected a tenth as much money for Syrian relief as for the 2010 Haiti earthquake or last fall’s Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, despite a comparable toll in death and displacement. Aid experts said the complexity and seeming intractability of the Syria crisis, public wariness about Middle East conflicts, and a widespread perception that all players in the war are bad actors have served as drags on giving.

Community foundations raise over �1m to help flood relief effort

Community foundations raise over �1m to help flood relief effort: Over �1m has been raised for flood relief by eight local community foundations in flood-affected areas, and by the umbrella body for the community foundations network.

Community foundations in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Devon, Norfolk, Somerset, Surrey and Wales set up relief funds to respond to the devastation brought by extreme weather in recent months.

Fundraising, Part 5: International affairs groups refine message � Philanthropy North Carolina

Fundraising, Part 5: International affairs groups refine message � Philanthropy North Carolina: With serious disasters abroad in 2013 eclipsing those in the U.S., international aid organizations showed a sharper focus on disaster planning and preparation before disasters, says Bob Ottenhoff, president and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy.

International aid groups also have focused more attention on post-disaster recovery and rebuilding, and turned increasingly to social media to help educate donors about disaster needs, he says.

New England Fishermen To Receive Nearly $33 Million In Disaster Relief | Rhode Island Public Radio

New England Fishermen To Receive Nearly $33 Million In Disaster Relief | Rhode Island Public Radio: early $33 million in disaster relief money will soon flow to help New England fishermen hurting from declining fish stocks and tighter fishing limits. The federal government declared a fisheries disaster last year in Rhode Island. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and Reps. Jim Langevin and David Cicilline joined other congressional leaders to include $74 million in fisheries disaster in the fiscal year 2014 appropriations bill.

Red Cross responds to 407 disasters in region in 2013 - MessAge Media: Aitkin Independent Age

Red Cross responds to 407 disasters in region in 2013 - MessAge Media: Aitkin Independent Age: In a year that had deadly tornadoes, fierce wildfires and destructive floods in many states, the Northern Minnesota Region of the American Red Cross responded to 407 disasters, including one of the 146 large disaster relief efforts led by the American Red Cross in 42 states and territories in 2013.

Teen Japanese folk star serenades Victoria city hall in thanks for support during 2011 tsunami

Teen Japanese folk star serenades Victoria city hall in thanks for support during 2011 tsunami: Teen Japanese folk star serenades Victoria city hall in thanks for support during 2011 tsunami



Teen Japanese folk star serenades Victoria city hall in thanks for support during 2011 tsunami

VICTORIA, B.C.: February 21, 2014 - Misaki Usuzawa, a junior high student from one of the coastal towns that was devastated in 2011 by Japan�s most powerful earthquake and the following tsunamis, performs to a crowd at Victoria City Hall. Usuzawa was recently celebrated as one of Japan�s up and coming musicians and sings to show gratitude for the support Victoria offered to Japan in 2011.
Photograph by: ADRIAN LAM , TIMES COLONIST

A teenage folksinging sensation from Japan had the Victoria mayor, councillors and guests clapping along in city chambers Friday as she sang about her homeland.

Misaki Usuzawa’s performance was a thank-you to B.C.’s capital after it supported her hometown following its destruction in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

David Beckham urges help for kids in disaster zones | Business Standard

David Beckham urges help for kids in disaster zones | Business Standard: ollowing his visit to the Philippines earlier this month, former football star David Beckham has launched a global appeal to help children caught up in disaster zones.

World Records Broken at Walkathon for Philippine Typhoon Survivors - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

World Records Broken at Walkathon for Philippine Typhoon Survivors - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: Among the Filipinos worldwide responding to the continuing crisis in their homeland are followers of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), an independent and indigenous Christian group. Members participated in a walkathon staged in the Philippines and 55 other sites in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the United States, and in the process broke a couple of Guinness World Records.

Guinness adjudicator Kirsty Bennett certified that 175,509 congregants marched in Manila on Saturday, breaking the record set 14 years ago in Singapore when 77,500 people walked to promote healthy living. Bennett also confirmed that 519,221 Iglesia ni Cristo members worldwide set a new record for the largest