The Boston College Chronicle - Boston College

The Boston College Chronicle - Boston College: "Nearly a dozen Boston College students and faculty members with direct ties to Chile are organizing a fund-raising drive to assist victims of the recent series of earthquakes that have claimed hundreds of lives and caused severe damage across wide areas of that South American nation."

Mobile giving for Chile pales compared to Haiti - Wireless- msnbc.com

Mobile giving for Chile pales compared to Haiti - Wireless- msnbc.com: "So far, Americans have pledged $100,000 in donations via cell phone for victims of Chile's earthquake compared to more than $43 million raised that way for victims of Haiti's Jan. 12 quake."

Mobile Common helps non-profit organizations go mobile for Chile - Mobile Commerce Daily - Database/CRM

Mobile Common helps non-profit organizations go mobile for Chile - Mobile Commerce Daily - Database/CRM: "AmeriCares, Catholic Relief Services and Habitat for Humanity have gone mobile to engage supporters and fundraisers to support the Chile earthquake."

Staff Editorial: Chile needs our philanthropy | The Miami Hurricane

Staff Editorial: Chile needs our philanthropy | The Miami Hurricane: "Also, proximity is an issue. Haiti is much closer to our campus than Chile.

But they still need aid in Chile; earlier this week the Chilean government reversed their decision and has asked for international help. Among their requests were generators, water filtration equipment and field hospitals.

Since ways of aiding the victims in Chile are not as obvious, here are some suggestions from The Miami Herald."

Donor Fatigue for Chile? More Likely Timing, Conditions, and Human Nature Will Blunt Mobile Giving

Donor Fatigue for Chile? More Likely Timing, Conditions, and Human Nature Will Blunt Mobile Giving: "Yesterday, Mark Walsh, on the MOBlog, asked Will Giving 'Fatigue' Curb Chile Text Donations?

I'm not sure that I would call it 'fatigue,' but I do think that we will not see even close to the response, through mobile giving and otherwise, that we had to the Haiti devastation. There are a number of reasons for this:"

Stars raise $57m for Chile: News24: World: News

Stars raise $57m for Chile: News24: World: News: "even television stations interrupted regular programming for the non-stop event which was broadcast live from a theatre in Santiago and hosted by Chilean-born Don Francisco, a popular TV show host with the US Spanish-language network Univision.

Homes on the coast

'Chile helps Chile' aims to build at least 30 000 temporary homes for the more than two million people affected by the huge quake and monster tsunami waves that struck the South American nation on February 27."

Chile Says Rebuilding May Cost Tens of Billions of Dollars - NYTimes.com

Chile Says Rebuilding May Cost Tens of Billions of Dollars - NYTimes.com: "When pressed for a monetary estimate of the damage at an appearance with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Santiago airport, Ms. Bachelet, whose term ends soon, gave a heavy sigh and said, “All I can say is it’s going to be a lot.”

She added, “Chile has the capacity, but I think it’s going to take a long time and it will mean a whole lot of money.”"

Aid To Quake-Hit Chile Being Assessed

Aid To Quake-Hit Chile Being Assessed: "Although the earthquake that struck Chile last weekend was one of the most powerful ever recorded — so strong scientists believe it shifted the rotation of the Earth — American Jews and Israel have not mustered the same level of support seen after the Jan. 12 tremors in Haiti."

MediaPost Publications Will Giving 'Fatigue' Curb Chile Text Donations? 03/01/2010

MediaPost Publications Will Giving 'Fatigue' Curb Chile Text Donations? 03/01/2010: "At the same time, you have to wonder if compassion fatigue may limit text donations this time around since the Chilean disaster follows so close on the heels of the Haitian crisis. The fact that Chile isn't as desperately poor as Haiti, and is more geographically remote (from the U.S. at least), are factors also likely to dampen the sense of urgency that helped fuel record mobile donations to the Caribbean nation."

Quake comparison: Chile vs. Haiti - THE WEEK

Quake comparison: Chile vs. Haiti - THE WEEK: "So Chile doesn't need international aid?
While Chile was able to pay for immediate disaster relief, it will likely seek the support of international agencies to rebuild its severely damaged infrastructure. The Red Cross said it could direct some of the $322 million it received after Haiti towards helping Chileans. Several American charities have already set up fundraising pleas for Chile."

BusinessDay - Europe, US, China pledge aid to Chile

BusinessDay - Europe, US, China pledge aid to Chile: "THE US, Europe and China yesterday vowed to come to Chile’s aid as relief workers rushed to the western hemisphere’s second enormous earthquake in seven weeks."

Consecutive earthquakes may test charitable spirit of Floridians - St. Petersburg Times

Consecutive earthquakes may test charitable spirit of Floridians - St. Petersburg Times: "This latest disaster may test the charitable spirit of Floridians. Still reeling from a sluggish economy, many nonetheless gave willingly only weeks ago when Haiti was devastated by a major quake.

Will compassion fatigue be a problem this time around?"

Mobile Fundraising Campaigns Begin For Chile - washingtonpost.com

Mobile Fundraising Campaigns Begin For Chile - washingtonpost.com: "Following the earthquake in Haiti, mobile fundraising via texting exploded; with over $40 million raised via text messaging alone. With the massive success of the Haiti campaign, mobile donations are now being used to raise funds for the victims of the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that shook Chile over the past weekend. Mobile giving is fairly simple; you text a keyword to a code on your phone and a micro-donation is made to a given charity. The donation is billed via your carrier. Similar to the Haiti campaign, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile are waiving text-messaging fees for the donations."