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Hy-Vee Sponsors Kids' Halloween Fundraiser for Hurricane Victims: "WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- What started as a 10-year-old Iowa girl's idea for helping other kids in need has blossomed into a nationwide fundraising drive with a goal of raising more than $1 million for young victims of hurricane disasters. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051028/CGF018LOGO ) Trick-or-Treating for the Levee Catastrophe -- or T.L.C., as it's come to be known -- was the brainchild of 10-year-old Talia Leman of Waukee, Iowa. While watching television news coverage of the Hurricane Katrina disaster and the plight of those left homeless, Talia posed a question to her mother: What if this Halloween, instead of collecting candy, kids across America collected spare change to donate to the hurricane victims?"
Friday, October 28, 2005
Carolina Newspapers.com Third Hurricane causes more need
Carolina Newspapers.com: "Third hurricane causes more need
Carolina Newspapers
(Published October 27‚ 2005)
Hurricane Wilma left 6 million people in Florida without electricity this week. It has caused an estimated $6 billion to $9 billion in damages.
Many Floridians could lack basic services for weeks.
The third major hurricane of the 2006 storm season has created an astronomical amount of need. Large portions of the southeast have been demolished under Mother Nature's force.
The American Red Cross and many charities are working hard to keep up with the needs created by these storms. During Hurricane Katrina, the nation reached out and helped serve those needs by sponsoring major money, clothing and food drives."
Carolina Newspapers
(Published October 27‚ 2005)
Hurricane Wilma left 6 million people in Florida without electricity this week. It has caused an estimated $6 billion to $9 billion in damages.
Many Floridians could lack basic services for weeks.
The third major hurricane of the 2006 storm season has created an astronomical amount of need. Large portions of the southeast have been demolished under Mother Nature's force.
The American Red Cross and many charities are working hard to keep up with the needs created by these storms. During Hurricane Katrina, the nation reached out and helped serve those needs by sponsoring major money, clothing and food drives."
Red Cross Borrowing Funds for Storm Aid
Red Cross Borrowing Funds for Storm Aid: "Red Cross Borrowing Funds for Storm Aid
Loan of $340 Million Comes as Nonprofit Draws New Scrutiny
By Jacqueline L. Salmon and Elizabeth Williamson
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, October 28, 2005; Page A01
The American Red Cross said yesterday that its response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita has depleted its Disaster Relief Fund, forcing it to borrow $340 million to cover costs -- the first time in its 124-year history that the charity has sought a loan for disaster relief."
Loan of $340 Million Comes as Nonprofit Draws New Scrutiny
By Jacqueline L. Salmon and Elizabeth Williamson
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, October 28, 2005; Page A01
The American Red Cross said yesterday that its response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita has depleted its Disaster Relief Fund, forcing it to borrow $340 million to cover costs -- the first time in its 124-year history that the charity has sought a loan for disaster relief."
News-Record.com - Greensboro, North Carolina: News: Disasters may pose problems for local charities
News-Record.com - Greensboro, North Carolina: News: Disasters may pose problems for local charities: "Disasters may pose problems for local charities
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By Amy Dominello
Staff Writer
Tsunamis. Hurricanes. Earthquakes. Mudslides.
The horrific natural disasters in the past year have motivated people to make donations to help those in other parts of the nation and world.
But is that giving at the expense of local charities?
Some local nonprofit officials say they are 'cautiously optimistic' that people in the Triad, a community known to be generous, will continue to be. They say most people see their donations to disaster relief funds as above-and-beyond what they would normally give."
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By Amy Dominello
Staff Writer
Tsunamis. Hurricanes. Earthquakes. Mudslides.
The horrific natural disasters in the past year have motivated people to make donations to help those in other parts of the nation and world.
But is that giving at the expense of local charities?
Some local nonprofit officials say they are 'cautiously optimistic' that people in the Triad, a community known to be generous, will continue to be. They say most people see their donations to disaster relief funds as above-and-beyond what they would normally give."
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Vail Daily News for Vail and Beaver Creek Colorado - News
Vail Daily News for Vail and Beaver Creek Colorado - News: "Helping hounds in the Texas hurricane zone
County animal control boss Natalie Duck spent 11 days near Houston after Hurricane Rita
Scott N. Miller
October 25, 2005
EAGLE - If disaster ever strikes Eagle County, Natalie Duck will be ready, or at least more ready than she was.
Duck, manager of the Eagle County Animal Services Department, and 14 other animal experts from around the state went to the Houston, Texas area in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita. There, she and the others got up close and personal looks at handling the wake of a natural disaster.
The group from Colorado was made up of members of the 'State Animal Response Team.' That group has a director in Denver, Kevin Dennison, but is mostly a group of local government and nonprofit animal welfare groups. "
County animal control boss Natalie Duck spent 11 days near Houston after Hurricane Rita
Scott N. Miller
October 25, 2005
EAGLE - If disaster ever strikes Eagle County, Natalie Duck will be ready, or at least more ready than she was.
Duck, manager of the Eagle County Animal Services Department, and 14 other animal experts from around the state went to the Houston, Texas area in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita. There, she and the others got up close and personal looks at handling the wake of a natural disaster.
The group from Colorado was made up of members of the 'State Animal Response Team.' That group has a director in Denver, Kevin Dennison, but is mostly a group of local government and nonprofit animal welfare groups. "
Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Edinburgh - Charity is 'overwhelmed' by city response to quake fund
Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Edinburgh - Charity is 'overwhelmed' by city response to quake fund: "Charity is 'overwhelmed' by city response to quake fund
LAURA VARNEY
CHARITY bosses said today they had been overwhelmed by the generosity of the Edinburgh public in donating supplies for the survivors of the south Asian earthquake.
Edinburgh Direct Aid's warehouse is now full because of the massive response to requests for winter clothes, bedding and tents."
LAURA VARNEY
CHARITY bosses said today they had been overwhelmed by the generosity of the Edinburgh public in donating supplies for the survivors of the south Asian earthquake.
Edinburgh Direct Aid's warehouse is now full because of the massive response to requests for winter clothes, bedding and tents."
KETV.com - Money - Charities Thrive In Face Of Hurricanes
KETV.com - Money - Charities Thrive In Face Of Hurricanes: "Hurricanes and the human suffering they left in their wake had many charities concerned that there wouldn’t be enough charitable giving to go around. But a new report shows the concern is unfounded.
Nationwide, charitable donations are up. The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that in 2005, contributions grew by a median of 7.3 percent. That includes non-disaster-related charities.
That’s a relief to those who receive the money."
Nationwide, charitable donations are up. The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that in 2005, contributions grew by a median of 7.3 percent. That includes non-disaster-related charities.
That’s a relief to those who receive the money."
Monday, October 24, 2005
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation > America's War on Terror -- Disasters could hamper giving to Sept. 11 memorials
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation > America's War on Terror -- Disasters could hamper giving to Sept. 11 memorials: "Disasters could hamper giving to Sept. 11 memorials
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By Kimberly Hefling
ASSOCIATED PRESS
1:00 a.m. October 24, 2005
WASHINGTON – With the nation's attention and charitable giving focused on Hurricane Katrina and other disasters, it could be more difficult for fundraisers to collect the half-billion dollars needed to build memorials at each Sept. 11 crash site.
Fundraisers for the memorials planned at the World Trade Center site in New York City, the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pa., say they are optimistic they will succeed, but it might take a little longer than planned."
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
1:00 a.m. October 24, 2005
WASHINGTON – With the nation's attention and charitable giving focused on Hurricane Katrina and other disasters, it could be more difficult for fundraisers to collect the half-billion dollars needed to build memorials at each Sept. 11 crash site.
Fundraisers for the memorials planned at the World Trade Center site in New York City, the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pa., say they are optimistic they will succeed, but it might take a little longer than planned."
WTOK | Storm Hits Historic Preservation
WTOK | Storm Hits Historic Preservation: "Storm Hits Historic Preservation
Jackson, Miss.
The Associated Press
State and national historic preservation officials will tour the Mississippi Gulf Coast Monday with an eye toward reviving important structures that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, based in Washington, is a private, nonprofit group that helps preserve places that are architecturally or historically significant, from antebellum mansions to modest shotgun houses.
Officials say the trust is making $100,000 available in grants to help people on the Mississippi coast perform quick fixes to stabilize historic buildings before full-fledged renovation can be undertaken. That could mean drying out flooded structures or erecting scaffolding around shaky buildings."
Jackson, Miss.
The Associated Press
State and national historic preservation officials will tour the Mississippi Gulf Coast Monday with an eye toward reviving important structures that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, based in Washington, is a private, nonprofit group that helps preserve places that are architecturally or historically significant, from antebellum mansions to modest shotgun houses.
Officials say the trust is making $100,000 available in grants to help people on the Mississippi coast perform quick fixes to stabilize historic buildings before full-fledged renovation can be undertaken. That could mean drying out flooded structures or erecting scaffolding around shaky buildings."
Students Continue To Donate To Katrina Relief - The Daily Campus - News
Students Continue To Donate To Katrina Relief - The Daily Campus - News: "Students Continue To Donate To Katrina Relief
By Eric Hefter
Published: Monday, October 24, 2005
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While Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters might have receded from New Orleans, the outpouring of aid from UConn students is still flowing.
'The Hurricane Katrina relief efforts have been successful so far,' said Breyonne Golding, president of the UConn Hurricane Katrina Relief Organization, and a 5th-semester urban and community studies and political science double major. 'We started this effort the same week Katrina hit, which was the second week of school.'
According to the university's Hurricane Katrina relief page, the amount of aid raised as of Oct. 20 was $56,482. The goal for the semester is $75,000 in donations."
By Eric Hefter
Published: Monday, October 24, 2005
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While Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters might have receded from New Orleans, the outpouring of aid from UConn students is still flowing.
'The Hurricane Katrina relief efforts have been successful so far,' said Breyonne Golding, president of the UConn Hurricane Katrina Relief Organization, and a 5th-semester urban and community studies and political science double major. 'We started this effort the same week Katrina hit, which was the second week of school.'
According to the university's Hurricane Katrina relief page, the amount of aid raised as of Oct. 20 was $56,482. The goal for the semester is $75,000 in donations."
The Chronicle Journal - World News-Turkey pledges $150 million to quake survivors, NATO sends troops to Pakistan
The Chronicle Journal - World News: "Turkey pledges $150 million to quake survivors, NATO sends troops to Pakistan
By Associated Press
Oct 22, 2005, 00:49
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GHANOOL, Pakistan (AP-CP) — Turkey announced a $150-million US aid pledge Friday for survivors of South Asia’s massive earthquake, as NATO agreed to deploy hundreds of military engineers and medics to bolster relief efforts weeks before the bitter winter begins.
In a sign of the growing desperation, survivors fought over the first food deliveries to their remote Himalayan hamlet since the quake left them homeless two weeks ago.
UN officials said the international response had fallen far short of what is needed, with countries pledging only about one-quarter of the $312 million sought by the world body. By comparison, 80 per cent of the UN appeal after last year’s tsunami was pledged within 10 days.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urged the world’s countries and people to demonstrate “the same sense of global solidarity and commitment that we saw in the wake of the tsunami” last December that swept across the Indian Ocean from Indonesia to Africa."
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Oct 22, 2005, 00:49
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GHANOOL, Pakistan (AP-CP) — Turkey announced a $150-million US aid pledge Friday for survivors of South Asia’s massive earthquake, as NATO agreed to deploy hundreds of military engineers and medics to bolster relief efforts weeks before the bitter winter begins.
In a sign of the growing desperation, survivors fought over the first food deliveries to their remote Himalayan hamlet since the quake left them homeless two weeks ago.
UN officials said the international response had fallen far short of what is needed, with countries pledging only about one-quarter of the $312 million sought by the world body. By comparison, 80 per cent of the UN appeal after last year’s tsunami was pledged within 10 days.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urged the world’s countries and people to demonstrate “the same sense of global solidarity and commitment that we saw in the wake of the tsunami” last December that swept across the Indian Ocean from Indonesia to Africa."
Nola.com: NewsFlash - Using big-box store technology, charities provide Katrina aid
Nola.com: NewsFlash - Using big-box store technology, charities provide Katrina aid: "Using big-box store technology, charities provide Katrina aid
10/22/2005, 9:16 a.m. CT
By CARYN ROUSSEAU
The Associated Press
WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — Conglomerate-sized charities providing humanitarian aid on Mississippi's hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast have taken efficiency lessons from corporate America's big-box stores.
For nearly two months since Hurricane Katrina, the world has watched the Salvation Army and other charities respond to the hungry and homeless. But how do such major relief organizations function?
'It's very similar to Wal-Mart,' says George Hood, a spokesman for the Salvation Army."
10/22/2005, 9:16 a.m. CT
By CARYN ROUSSEAU
The Associated Press
WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — Conglomerate-sized charities providing humanitarian aid on Mississippi's hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast have taken efficiency lessons from corporate America's big-box stores.
For nearly two months since Hurricane Katrina, the world has watched the Salvation Army and other charities respond to the hungry and homeless. But how do such major relief organizations function?
'It's very similar to Wal-Mart,' says George Hood, a spokesman for the Salvation Army."
Banned charities offer quake relief
Banned charities offer quake relief: "Banned charities offer quake relief
By: Hasan Mansoor
October 23, 2005
Dawa organisation’s operations in Muzaffarabad
Karachi: Pakistani intelligence agencies are worried about the involvement of a large number of extremist and jihadi organisations as well many unknown groups and charities in the collection of donations for earthquake victims in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and North-West Frontier Province (NWFP).
These organisations were openly engaged in the exercise and collected donations through advertisements in newspapers, but after President General Pervez Musharraf banned their activities, they have opted for covert operations.
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By: Hasan Mansoor
October 23, 2005
Dawa organisation’s operations in Muzaffarabad
Karachi: Pakistani intelligence agencies are worried about the involvement of a large number of extremist and jihadi organisations as well many unknown groups and charities in the collection of donations for earthquake victims in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and North-West Frontier Province (NWFP).
These organisations were openly engaged in the exercise and collected donations through advertisements in newspapers, but after President General Pervez Musharraf banned their activities, they have opted for covert operations.
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The Tufts Daily - Natural disasters shift 'Generation Apathetic' into gear
The Tufts Daily - Natural disasters shift 'Generation Apathetic' into gear: "Natural disasters shift 'Generation Apathetic' into gear
By Jessica McConnell
Senior Staff Writer
Joan Baez swings into town this week, attracting throngs of long-haired older fans along with the ghost of the socially-active sixties.
But recent tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes and mudslides are showing her can-do spirit didn't end with the passing of tie-dye. College students today are contradicting the lazy, apathetic and disconnected stereotypes frequently thrown on them. Students are getting involved."
By Jessica McConnell
Senior Staff Writer
Joan Baez swings into town this week, attracting throngs of long-haired older fans along with the ghost of the socially-active sixties.
But recent tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes and mudslides are showing her can-do spirit didn't end with the passing of tie-dye. College students today are contradicting the lazy, apathetic and disconnected stereotypes frequently thrown on them. Students are getting involved."
United Way keeps to proven success formula
United Way keeps to proven success formula:
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"'Fund raising is as much of an art as it is a science, and when a charity finds something that is an effective way of fund raising in their local community or area of operation, they logically tend to stick with what works,' said Walter Sczudlo, executive vice president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Alexandria, Va., which represents 2,700 people worldwide."
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"'Fund raising is as much of an art as it is a science, and when a charity finds something that is an effective way of fund raising in their local community or area of operation, they logically tend to stick with what works,' said Walter Sczudlo, executive vice president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Alexandria, Va., which represents 2,700 people worldwide."
Green Bay Press-Gazette - Charities fear donor fatigue may cut into local collections
Green Bay Press-Gazette - Charities fear donor fatigue may cut into local collections: "Local charities are hoping the generous contributions Americans have made this year toward disaster relief funds won’t limit their holiday giving.
Americans gave an unprecedented $3 billion in charitable donations this year — primarily toward tsunami relief efforts in Southeast Asia and more recently the victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. To date, donations have topped $1.2 billion for hurricane victims alone, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy."
Americans gave an unprecedented $3 billion in charitable donations this year — primarily toward tsunami relief efforts in Southeast Asia and more recently the victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. To date, donations have topped $1.2 billion for hurricane victims alone, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy."
Figures Reveal Dynamics of Disaster Giving - New York Times
Figures Reveal Dynamics of Disaster Giving - New York Times: "Donations for the victims of the earthquake that ripped through Pakistan and India have not come close to the level of giving that followed the tsunami that wreaked havoc around the rim of the Indian Ocean and Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed a huge swath of the Gulf Coast. But relief organizations and fund-raising experts say the generosity directed toward the victims of those disasters was aberrational and should not be used as a yardstick to measure giving for other emergencies."
Friday, October 21, 2005
Stennis Sailors Continue Katrina Relief Efforts in Mississippi
Stennis Sailors Continue Katrina Relief Efforts in Mississippi: "Stennis Sailors Continue Katrina Relief Efforts in Mississippi
Navy News | Gabriel Owens | October 20, 2005
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. - Sailors from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) passed out food, clothing and other much-needed supplies to the victims of Hurricane Katrina in Bay St. Louis, Miss., Oct. 18."
Navy News | Gabriel Owens | October 20, 2005
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. - Sailors from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) passed out food, clothing and other much-needed supplies to the victims of Hurricane Katrina in Bay St. Louis, Miss., Oct. 18."
TownOnline.com - Scituate Mariner - Local News-Smith honored for hurricane relief efforts
TownOnline.com - Scituate Mariner - Local News: "Smith honored for hurricane relief efforts
By Jillian Fennimore/ jfennimo@cnc.com
Thursday, October 20, 2005
With only three hours notice, Middlesex Deputy Sheriff John Smith said he and about 20 members of the office's Special Operations Unit drove to Louisiana aboard a mobile command center to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
The 26-year-old Scituate resident said his unit spent a month in the devastated state where he witnessed the awful destruction the hurricane wrought on the region.
'We went there expecting the worst,' said Smith, who has been recently promoted to Captain after a 5-1/2-year stint as deputy sheriff with the department. "
By Jillian Fennimore/ jfennimo@cnc.com
Thursday, October 20, 2005
With only three hours notice, Middlesex Deputy Sheriff John Smith said he and about 20 members of the office's Special Operations Unit drove to Louisiana aboard a mobile command center to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
The 26-year-old Scituate resident said his unit spent a month in the devastated state where he witnessed the awful destruction the hurricane wrought on the region.
'We went there expecting the worst,' said Smith, who has been recently promoted to Captain after a 5-1/2-year stint as deputy sheriff with the department. "
Mercy Corps > Topics > Emergencies > Record Disasters, Rapid Response
Mercy Corps > Topics > Emergencies > Record Disasters, Rapid Response: "Record Disasters, Rapid Response
By ZACH DUNDAS | October 20, 2005
Nancy Lindborg, president of Mercy Corps, takes a deep breath when she thinks about 2005. So far, to understate things just a little, it's been a highly unusual year.
Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps
'You never want to say never,' Lindborg says. 'But it does seem like we're hitting on all cylinders right now in a way we rarely have. The tsunami set the stage for some all-hands-on-deck responses, and there's really been no letup since.'"
By ZACH DUNDAS | October 20, 2005
Nancy Lindborg, president of Mercy Corps, takes a deep breath when she thinks about 2005. So far, to understate things just a little, it's been a highly unusual year.
Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps
'You never want to say never,' Lindborg says. 'But it does seem like we're hitting on all cylinders right now in a way we rarely have. The tsunami set the stage for some all-hands-on-deck responses, and there's really been no letup since.'"
Public and Private Responses to Katrina: What Can We Learn?: Newsroom: The Independent Institute
Public and Private Responses to Katrina: What Can We Learn?: Newsroom: The Independent Institute: "Public and Private Responses to Katrina: What Can We Learn?
October 20, 2005
Mary L. G. Theroux
This talk was presented at the Chief Executive Organizations’ Women’s Seminar October 7, 2005.
For the lessons to be gleaned in the aftermath of Katrina, I look to two non-profits with which I have been involved for many years and that I see as providing a two-pronged strategy for solving problems—immediate-term and long-term.
I’ve served for 10 years on the San Francisco board, and three years on the National board of The Salvation Army, which Peter Drucker has termed “the most effective organization in the U.S.” It does an amazing job at addressing and alleviating immediate problems and suffering. It brings people in off the street to become clean and sober and learn to lead productive lives through its detox and transitional housing and programming. It provides job training, character-based after-school and summer camp programming for children, toys at the holidays; shelters for battered women and their children; senior feeding and housing; delivery of hot meals to the homebound, housing and programming for aged-out foster care young adults; and is one of the largest relief agencies worldwide. Based in London, it operates in 109 countries every day, with 65,000 employees in the U.S. alone. So when disaster strikes, the Salvation Army is already there, ready to spring into action."
October 20, 2005
Mary L. G. Theroux
This talk was presented at the Chief Executive Organizations’ Women’s Seminar October 7, 2005.
For the lessons to be gleaned in the aftermath of Katrina, I look to two non-profits with which I have been involved for many years and that I see as providing a two-pronged strategy for solving problems—immediate-term and long-term.
I’ve served for 10 years on the San Francisco board, and three years on the National board of The Salvation Army, which Peter Drucker has termed “the most effective organization in the U.S.” It does an amazing job at addressing and alleviating immediate problems and suffering. It brings people in off the street to become clean and sober and learn to lead productive lives through its detox and transitional housing and programming. It provides job training, character-based after-school and summer camp programming for children, toys at the holidays; shelters for battered women and their children; senior feeding and housing; delivery of hot meals to the homebound, housing and programming for aged-out foster care young adults; and is one of the largest relief agencies worldwide. Based in London, it operates in 109 countries every day, with 65,000 employees in the U.S. alone. So when disaster strikes, the Salvation Army is already there, ready to spring into action."
The Chronicle, 10/20/2005: Earthquake Taxes Capacity of Donors and Charities to Provide Relief Aid
The Chronicle, 10/20/2005: Earthquake Taxes Capacity of Donors and Charities to Provide Relief Aid: "Earthquake Taxes Capacity of Donors and Charities to Provide Relief Aid
By Nicole Wallace and Ian Wilhelm
The catastrophic earthquake that devastated parts of Pakistan and India this month has strained the ability of many international relief organizations to raise funds from American donors, many of whom feel overwhelmed by appeals for what has been an unusually high number of major disasters this year.
So far donations to about a dozen major relief groups for the 7.6-magnitude temblor -- which may have killed as many as 40,000 people and left more than a million people homeless -- have totaled $13.1-million. If donations continue at the current pace, these groups would receive only a fraction of what was raised for the Indian Ocean tsunamis, which totaled $1.3-billion, or for Hurricane Katrina, which to date comes to $1.8-billion."
By Nicole Wallace and Ian Wilhelm
The catastrophic earthquake that devastated parts of Pakistan and India this month has strained the ability of many international relief organizations to raise funds from American donors, many of whom feel overwhelmed by appeals for what has been an unusually high number of major disasters this year.
So far donations to about a dozen major relief groups for the 7.6-magnitude temblor -- which may have killed as many as 40,000 people and left more than a million people homeless -- have totaled $13.1-million. If donations continue at the current pace, these groups would receive only a fraction of what was raised for the Indian Ocean tsunamis, which totaled $1.3-billion, or for Hurricane Katrina, which to date comes to $1.8-billion."
Thursday, October 20, 2005
The Katrina Quandary - Christianity Today Magazine
The Katrina Quandary - Christianity Today Magazine: "The Katrina Quandary
America questions the role of Christian charity.
by Ted Olsen | posted 10/20/2005 09:00 a.m
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'We've got to stop the flow of water,' Seventh-day Adventist disaster services director Charlene Sargent told the Los Angeles Times two weeks after Hurricane Katrina struck land. She wasn't talking about broken levees, but about the truckloads of donated drinking water. 'If you took everything we got this weekend and put it in New Orleans,' she said, 'it would raise the elevation so it wouldn't flood again.'
In the first week after Katrina, U.S. charities raised over $500 million—more than 2.5 times the cost of the Louisiana Purchase, adjusted for inflation. Within three weeks, American giving surpassed $1 billion, and in less than four, it had surpassed the to-date gifts for victims of last year's Asian tsunami. And that was just what got on the books—it doesn't count the Houston families who rushed to the Astrodome offering housing and food, nor the kindhearted Good Samaritans who loaded up whatever they could find and drove as far into Louisiana as they could.
The Katrina donations may herald a new revolution in giving, said The Christian Science Monitor. 'People want to participate in a charity walk or hand out sandwiches at a shelter,' Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, told the paper. 'They want to take their involvement way beyond just writing a check.'"
America questions the role of Christian charity.
by Ted Olsen | posted 10/20/2005 09:00 a.m
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'We've got to stop the flow of water,' Seventh-day Adventist disaster services director Charlene Sargent told the Los Angeles Times two weeks after Hurricane Katrina struck land. She wasn't talking about broken levees, but about the truckloads of donated drinking water. 'If you took everything we got this weekend and put it in New Orleans,' she said, 'it would raise the elevation so it wouldn't flood again.'
In the first week after Katrina, U.S. charities raised over $500 million—more than 2.5 times the cost of the Louisiana Purchase, adjusted for inflation. Within three weeks, American giving surpassed $1 billion, and in less than four, it had surpassed the to-date gifts for victims of last year's Asian tsunami. And that was just what got on the books—it doesn't count the Houston families who rushed to the Astrodome offering housing and food, nor the kindhearted Good Samaritans who loaded up whatever they could find and drove as far into Louisiana as they could.
The Katrina donations may herald a new revolution in giving, said The Christian Science Monitor. 'People want to participate in a charity walk or hand out sandwiches at a shelter,' Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, told the paper. 'They want to take their involvement way beyond just writing a check.'"
HoustonChronicle.com - Stoic, storm-struck Texans issue call for help
HoustonChronicle.com - Stoic, storm-struck Texans issue call for help: "Stoic, storm-struck Texans issue a call: 'We need help'
By LISA FALKENBERG
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
HOW TO HELP
• East Texas Rita Fund, benefiting 12 counties represented by the Deep East Texas Council of Governments. Contributions to: First National Bank, P.O. Box 700, Jasper, TX 75951
• Southeast Texas Emergency Relief Fund for Hurricane Rita Recovery, established by business and philanthropic leaders in Beaumont. Contributions to: P.O. Box 201943, Houston, TX 77216-1943
East Texans generally aren't the first to ask for help.
After Hurricane Rita, they set up their own health clinics and food banks, foraged for food and helped neighbors get the supplies they needed while waiting for federal relief.
As Hank Williams Jr. sang in what's become an anthem for the East Texas region, 'Country folks can survive.' But only for so long.
After more than three weeks of disappointing responses from the American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency and spotty media coverage, several Southeast Texas officials and business leaders are starting their own relief efforts and openly appealing to fellow Texans for assistance."
By LISA FALKENBERG
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
HOW TO HELP
• East Texas Rita Fund, benefiting 12 counties represented by the Deep East Texas Council of Governments. Contributions to: First National Bank, P.O. Box 700, Jasper, TX 75951
• Southeast Texas Emergency Relief Fund for Hurricane Rita Recovery, established by business and philanthropic leaders in Beaumont. Contributions to: P.O. Box 201943, Houston, TX 77216-1943
East Texans generally aren't the first to ask for help.
After Hurricane Rita, they set up their own health clinics and food banks, foraged for food and helped neighbors get the supplies they needed while waiting for federal relief.
As Hank Williams Jr. sang in what's become an anthem for the East Texas region, 'Country folks can survive.' But only for so long.
After more than three weeks of disappointing responses from the American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency and spotty media coverage, several Southeast Texas officials and business leaders are starting their own relief efforts and openly appealing to fellow Texans for assistance."
Here's a chance to boost both giving and tax benefits
Here's a chance to boost both giving and tax benefits: "Here's a chance to boost both giving and tax benefits
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Events in 2005 have called for an unprecedented outpouring of generosity from individuals, nonprofit organizations and government to aid victims of natural disasters. Americans have responded with record levels of charitable giving to assist those in need, raising more than $1 billion.
It's heartening to know that something good has come out of the sadness and dislocation of Hurricane Katrina. That bit of brightness is the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act, known as KETRA, which Congress unanimously passed on Sept. 21 and President Bush signed into law on Sept. 23.
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Events in 2005 have called for an unprecedented outpouring of generosity from individuals, nonprofit organizations and government to aid victims of natural disasters. Americans have responded with record levels of charitable giving to assist those in need, raising more than $1 billion.
It's heartening to know that something good has come out of the sadness and dislocation of Hurricane Katrina. That bit of brightness is the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act, known as KETRA, which Congress unanimously passed on Sept. 21 and President Bush signed into law on Sept. 23.
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U.S. Newswire : Releases : "LGBT Charity Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Guatemala..."
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U.S. Newswire : Releases : "LGBT Charity Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Guatemala...": "LGBT Charity Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Guatemala; LGBT Relief Effort for Central America in Wake of Massive Flooding
10/19/2005 6:57:00 PM
To: National and International desks
Contact: Jeff Cotter of Rainbow World Fund, 415-431-1485
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Rainbow World Fund (RWF) has returned from a humanitarian aid trip to Guatemala. Their team of 13 volunteers collected and delivered more than 1,000 pounds of medical and school supplies -- including antibiotics, IV bags, and medical equipment -- along with much- needed financial assistance for organizations working to improve the lives of Guatemalans. During its trip, RWF met with groups and individuals fighting to improve the lives of Guatemalans through better health care, education, safe water, labor rights, indigenous (Mayan) rights, and LGBT civil rights"
U.S. Newswire : Releases : "LGBT Charity Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Guatemala...": "LGBT Charity Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Guatemala; LGBT Relief Effort for Central America in Wake of Massive Flooding
10/19/2005 6:57:00 PM
To: National and International desks
Contact: Jeff Cotter of Rainbow World Fund, 415-431-1485
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Rainbow World Fund (RWF) has returned from a humanitarian aid trip to Guatemala. Their team of 13 volunteers collected and delivered more than 1,000 pounds of medical and school supplies -- including antibiotics, IV bags, and medical equipment -- along with much- needed financial assistance for organizations working to improve the lives of Guatemalans. During its trip, RWF met with groups and individuals fighting to improve the lives of Guatemalans through better health care, education, safe water, labor rights, indigenous (Mayan) rights, and LGBT civil rights"
The BG News - Don’t end the charitable giving
The BG News - Don’t end the charitable giving: "Don’t end the charitable giving
By George Washington University - Staff Editorial
October 18, 2005
When American charities raised over $597 million for the Tsunami, Nicole Wallace of The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported, “so much money has come in that several relief organizations have announced that they have stopped actively raising money for relief efforts.”
Then came Hurricane Katrina.
Once again the world stepped up to the plate and donated almost $600 million. Although two tragedies had just occurred, there was a sense that the world had come together, improving international relations and drastically improving the budgets of The Red Cross and other charitable organizations.
Then came mud slides in Guatemala.
And an earthquake in Pakistan.
Now that surplus from both the Tsunami and Katrina is gone. I"
By George Washington University - Staff Editorial
October 18, 2005
When American charities raised over $597 million for the Tsunami, Nicole Wallace of The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported, “so much money has come in that several relief organizations have announced that they have stopped actively raising money for relief efforts.”
Then came Hurricane Katrina.
Once again the world stepped up to the plate and donated almost $600 million. Although two tragedies had just occurred, there was a sense that the world had come together, improving international relations and drastically improving the budgets of The Red Cross and other charitable organizations.
Then came mud slides in Guatemala.
And an earthquake in Pakistan.
Now that surplus from both the Tsunami and Katrina is gone. I"
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Tax Favored Treatment for Early Distributions from IRAs and other Retirement Plans for Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Tax Favored Treatment for Early Distributions from IRAs and other Retirement Plans for Victims of Hurricane Katrina: "
Tax Favored Treatment for Early Distributions from IRAs and other Retirement Plans for Victims of Hurricane Katrina
IR-2005-122, Oct. 17, 2005.
Washington — The Internal Revenue Service today is advising taxpayers who suffered losses as a result of Hurricane Katrina to be aware of recent changes in the tax law that may be beneficial if they have funds in certain retirement plans. The new law provides for tax-favored withdrawals, recontributions, and loans."
Tax Favored Treatment for Early Distributions from IRAs and other Retirement Plans for Victims of Hurricane Katrina
IR-2005-122, Oct. 17, 2005.
Washington — The Internal Revenue Service today is advising taxpayers who suffered losses as a result of Hurricane Katrina to be aware of recent changes in the tax law that may be beneficial if they have funds in certain retirement plans. The new law provides for tax-favored withdrawals, recontributions, and loans."
UNCG Teaching Fellows join Katrina relief efforts - Carolinian - Campus News
UNCG Teaching Fellows join Katrina relief efforts - Carolinian - Campus News: "The North Carolina Teaching Fellows of UNCG are giving the world a lesson in humanitarianism. In the face of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina the Teaching Fellows sponsored their own philanthropic project, 'Caring for Katrina's Kids,' to aid the advancement of education in the Gulf Coast.
The effort seeks to raise a total of $25,000 to help Harper McCaughan Elementary School, a school destroyed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
The project originated in the Teaching Fellows sophomore Seminar Class where Dr. Carl Lashley, a Teaching Fellow professor, encouraged his students to do something positive about the Gulf Coast crisis. T"
The effort seeks to raise a total of $25,000 to help Harper McCaughan Elementary School, a school destroyed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
The project originated in the Teaching Fellows sophomore Seminar Class where Dr. Carl Lashley, a Teaching Fellow professor, encouraged his students to do something positive about the Gulf Coast crisis. T"
Forecasters Fear Grim Scenario for Fla. - Yahoo! News
Forecasters Fear Grim Scenario for Fla. - Yahoo! News: "Forecasters Fear Grim Scenario for Fla.
By MITCH STACY, Associated Press Writer 32 minutes ago
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Visitors were ordered out of the Florida Keys on Wednesday as Hurricane Wilma exploded into the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, with meteorologists warning that it could maintain devastating power as it crossed Florida from the Gulf Coast to the Atlantic."
By MITCH STACY, Associated Press Writer 32 minutes ago
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Visitors were ordered out of the Florida Keys on Wednesday as Hurricane Wilma exploded into the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, with meteorologists warning that it could maintain devastating power as it crossed Florida from the Gulf Coast to the Atlantic."
White House: Religious Schools Can Get Aid - Yahoo! News
White House: Religious Schools Can Get Aid - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON - Religious schools and other private, nonprofit organizations that provide government-type services are eligible for federal grants and loans to rebuild facilities damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Bush administration said Tuesday.
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President Bush believes that hurricanes, floods and earthquakes don't discriminate on the basis of religion and that government's response to them should not either,' said Jim Towey, director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives"
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President Bush believes that hurricanes, floods and earthquakes don't discriminate on the basis of religion and that government's response to them should not either,' said Jim Towey, director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives"
Wilma intensifies into 'catastrophic' Category 5 hurricane - Yahoo! News
Wilma intensifies into 'catastrophic' Category 5 hurricane - Yahoo! News: "MIAMI (AFP) - Wilma has intensified into a 'catastrophic' Category 5 hurricane, churning northward between western Cuba and Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, the US
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'Wilma is a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane that is moving over very warm waters,' the center said early Wednesday in noting that the hurricane -- the 21st storm of the 2005 Atlantic season -- had strengthened to the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale."
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'Wilma is a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane that is moving over very warm waters,' the center said early Wednesday in noting that the hurricane -- the 21st storm of the 2005 Atlantic season -- had strengthened to the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale."
HoustonChronicle.com - Trailers offer shelter close to home as repairs made
HoustonChronicle.com - Trailers offer shelter close to home as repairs made: "Trailers offer shelter close to home as repairs made
Up to 2,000 East Texas families are eligible, but some anti-poverty groups are critical
By LORI RODRIGUEZ
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
Up to 2,000 East Texas families are eligible, but some anti-poverty groups are critical
By LORI RODRIGUEZ
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
KHOU.com | News for Houston, Texas |American Red Cross response to Hurricane Rita
KHOU.com | News for Houston, Texas | Local News / Houston: "American Red Cross response to Hurricane Rita
08:21 PM CDT on Tuesday, October 18, 2005
From 11 News Staff Reports
The American Red Cross relies on the American people to aid hurricane survivors by making a donation to the Disaster Relief Fund. Hurricane season is not over and, according to the Houston Area Red Cross, giving to the Disaster Relief Fund has never been more important.
As of October 17, 2005, here are some facts about the Red Cross response to Hurricane Rita:
� To date, the American Red Cross has opened case files for more than 97,280 Texas families who received direct damage to their homes as a direct result of Hurricane Rita.
� In Texas, the Red Cross has provided $75.8 million in individual financial assistance.
� Since Hurricane Rita slammed ashore, the Red Cross has provided shelter to 62,990 hurricane evacuees in 358 shelters in Texas.
� Six shelters remained open in Texas, providing accommodations to 467 individuals and families."
08:21 PM CDT on Tuesday, October 18, 2005
From 11 News Staff Reports
The American Red Cross relies on the American people to aid hurricane survivors by making a donation to the Disaster Relief Fund. Hurricane season is not over and, according to the Houston Area Red Cross, giving to the Disaster Relief Fund has never been more important.
As of October 17, 2005, here are some facts about the Red Cross response to Hurricane Rita:
� To date, the American Red Cross has opened case files for more than 97,280 Texas families who received direct damage to their homes as a direct result of Hurricane Rita.
� In Texas, the Red Cross has provided $75.8 million in individual financial assistance.
� Since Hurricane Rita slammed ashore, the Red Cross has provided shelter to 62,990 hurricane evacuees in 358 shelters in Texas.
� Six shelters remained open in Texas, providing accommodations to 467 individuals and families."
The Harvard Crimson :: Opinion ::
The Harvard Crimson :: Opinion ::: "Harvard’s unique capacities make money the least efficient way for the University to help
Published On Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:48 AM
By ALEX SLACK
Crimson Staff Writer
Beyond a shadow of a doubt, Harvard University’s responses to recent natural disasters have been models for other institutions to follow. And that’s exactly the problem.
In the wake of last December’s devastating tsunami in Asia, University President Lawrence H. Summers announced that the University would match donations to 26 approved charities up to $100 per person. The effort raised over $500,000, with Harvard contributing $245,877 in matching funds. After Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi, the University again matched donations to eight charities up to $100 per person. All Harvard schools took in displaced students from Loyola and Tulane universities, with the College eventually accepting 36 undergraduates.
When compared to the responses of other schools, Harvard’s generosity outpaces almost every one. None of our peer Ivy institutions matched donations for the tsunami, and only Yale did so for Katrina. President Summers should continue to utilize the University’s unique resources to aid disaster victims in whatever ways possible. But matching donations for the tsunami and for Katrina have set a dangerous precedent—recently broken by Harvard’s choice not to match donations for the earthquake in Kashmir—that encourages our community to judge Harvard’s responses solely on a monetary basis. It is a slippery slope that the University must not traverse. For future disasters, Harvard should cease impersonating a charitable organization and instead focus on the unique and valuable ways it can help as an institution of higher learning. "
Published On Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:48 AM
By ALEX SLACK
Crimson Staff Writer
Beyond a shadow of a doubt, Harvard University’s responses to recent natural disasters have been models for other institutions to follow. And that’s exactly the problem.
In the wake of last December’s devastating tsunami in Asia, University President Lawrence H. Summers announced that the University would match donations to 26 approved charities up to $100 per person. The effort raised over $500,000, with Harvard contributing $245,877 in matching funds. After Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi, the University again matched donations to eight charities up to $100 per person. All Harvard schools took in displaced students from Loyola and Tulane universities, with the College eventually accepting 36 undergraduates.
When compared to the responses of other schools, Harvard’s generosity outpaces almost every one. None of our peer Ivy institutions matched donations for the tsunami, and only Yale did so for Katrina. President Summers should continue to utilize the University’s unique resources to aid disaster victims in whatever ways possible. But matching donations for the tsunami and for Katrina have set a dangerous precedent—recently broken by Harvard’s choice not to match donations for the earthquake in Kashmir—that encourages our community to judge Harvard’s responses solely on a monetary basis. It is a slippery slope that the University must not traverse. For future disasters, Harvard should cease impersonating a charitable organization and instead focus on the unique and valuable ways it can help as an institution of higher learning. "
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
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Habitat hammers out ambitious plan
Habitat hammers out ambitious plan: "Habitat hammers out ambitious plan
Nonprofit ratchets up home building pace
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
By Leslie Williams
Staff writer
The New Orleans affiliate of Habitat for Humanity is poised to build at least 150 homes for low-income residents of the city during the next nine months -- an unprecedented feat for a nonprofit organization that averages about nine homes a year, said Jim Pate, director of the local chapter.
In the following 24-month period, another 1,000 to 2,000 Habitat houses will be constructed in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes, according to a home-building effort fueled by Habitat for Humanity International."
Nonprofit ratchets up home building pace
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
By Leslie Williams
Staff writer
The New Orleans affiliate of Habitat for Humanity is poised to build at least 150 homes for low-income residents of the city during the next nine months -- an unprecedented feat for a nonprofit organization that averages about nine homes a year, said Jim Pate, director of the local chapter.
In the following 24-month period, another 1,000 to 2,000 Habitat houses will be constructed in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes, according to a home-building effort fueled by Habitat for Humanity International."
NPR : Disaster Aid Donations Remain Steady
NPR : Disaster Aid Donations Remain Steady: "Disaster Aid Donations Remain Steady
Listen to this story... by Luke Burbank
Morning Edition, October 18, 2005 � A tsunami in Asia, hurricanes in the United States and an earthquake in South Asia raise the question of whether 'compassion fatigue' would slow charitable donations. But so far, aid organizations say they are not seeing a drop-off in giving.
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Listen to this story... by Luke Burbank
Morning Edition, October 18, 2005 � A tsunami in Asia, hurricanes in the United States and an earthquake in South Asia raise the question of whether 'compassion fatigue' would slow charitable donations. But so far, aid organizations say they are not seeing a drop-off in giving.
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Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Scots quake donations reach �1.6m
Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Scots quake donations reach �1.6m: "Scots quake donations reach �1.6m
Generous Scots have now donated �1.6 million to the South Asia earthquake appeal, it has been announced.
The sum is part of more than �15 million which has been pledged across Britain to the Disasters Emergency Committee's (DEC) fundraising effort."
Generous Scots have now donated �1.6 million to the South Asia earthquake appeal, it has been announced.
The sum is part of more than �15 million which has been pledged across Britain to the Disasters Emergency Committee's (DEC) fundraising effort."
United Press International - Intl. Intelligence - Analysis: Asia quake worse than tsunami?
United Press International - Intl. Intelligence - Analysis: Asia quake worse than tsunami?: "Analysis: Asia quake worse than tsunami?
By WILLIAM M. REILLY
UPI U.N. Correspondent
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- U.N. humanitarian officials say relief continues to pour in for the mounting number of victims from the South Asia earthquake and some officials said the destruction of structures may be worse than the Dec. 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami.
The earthquake dead are estimated at near 30,000 with huge swathes of the Himalayas in northern Pakistan still unreachable. Some 176,000 were killed in the tsunami, but another 50,000 are still missing.
The earthquake has destroyed more than 80 percent of structures and buildings in parts of northern Pakistan, officials in the nation's capital, Islamabad, said. Many cities and villages in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and North West Frontier Province, the most affected areas, have been wiped out."
By WILLIAM M. REILLY
UPI U.N. Correspondent
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- U.N. humanitarian officials say relief continues to pour in for the mounting number of victims from the South Asia earthquake and some officials said the destruction of structures may be worse than the Dec. 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami.
The earthquake dead are estimated at near 30,000 with huge swathes of the Himalayas in northern Pakistan still unreachable. Some 176,000 were killed in the tsunami, but another 50,000 are still missing.
The earthquake has destroyed more than 80 percent of structures and buildings in parts of northern Pakistan, officials in the nation's capital, Islamabad, said. Many cities and villages in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and North West Frontier Province, the most affected areas, have been wiped out."
Red Cross in critics' cross hairs - Yahoo! News
Red Cross in critics' cross hairs - Yahoo! News: "When Americans stepped up to help victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, most wrote the check to the
American Red Cross.
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The nation's largest disaster-relief organization has received more than 70% of the $1.7 billion Americans have donated to hurricane relief: $1.2 billion has poured in to the Red Cross since Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29.
The Red Cross has sent 172,000 volunteers to run shelters, feed evacuees and give money to families. It opened 1,150 shelters; this weekend it was still housing 7,139 people in 81 shelters. It has given cash to 1.1 million families.
But with visibility has come scrutiny and some criticism:"
American Red Cross.
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The nation's largest disaster-relief organization has received more than 70% of the $1.7 billion Americans have donated to hurricane relief: $1.2 billion has poured in to the Red Cross since Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29.
The Red Cross has sent 172,000 volunteers to run shelters, feed evacuees and give money to families. It opened 1,150 shelters; this weekend it was still housing 7,139 people in 81 shelters. It has given cash to 1.1 million families.
But with visibility has come scrutiny and some criticism:"
Monday, October 17, 2005
Corporate Donations to Katrina Relief on Track to Surpass Tsunami Corporate Giving
CECP | Tracking Disaster Relief Efforts
CECP hosts conference call Friday, October 14 at 2:00 EST to discuss corporate response to the earthquake in Pakistan. For more information contact: info@corphilanthropy.org
CECP members are actively assisting with recovery efforts in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. To facilitate information sharing, CECP members are asked to provide updates on their disaster relief efforts by providing press releases and program updates.
* CECP Press Release - Corporate Donations to Katrina Relief on Track to Surpass Tsunami Corporate Giving ~ Early Comparative Crisis Data Released by CECP, Including Data from 21 Fortune 100 Companies
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CECP hosts conference call Friday, October 14 at 2:00 EST to discuss corporate response to the earthquake in Pakistan. For more information contact: info@corphilanthropy.org
CECP members are actively assisting with recovery efforts in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. To facilitate information sharing, CECP members are asked to provide updates on their disaster relief efforts by providing press releases and program updates.
* CECP Press Release - Corporate Donations to Katrina Relief on Track to Surpass Tsunami Corporate Giving ~ Early Comparative Crisis Data Released by CECP, Including Data from 21 Fortune 100 Companies
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Tri-City Herald: Local- Charities provide aid between crises
Tri-City Herald: Local: "Charities provide aid between crises
This story was published Sunday, October 16th, 2005
By Andrew Sirocchi, Herald staff writer
Food drives, clothes drives and fund-raisers sprang up around the Mid-Columbia almost immediately after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast.
Doctors and nurses volunteered their time and expertise. Businesses donated their services. More than two dozen refugees found dry homes among Tri-Citians who opened their doors.
Now, local nonprofit groups are asking generous Mid-Columbians to remember that charity starts at home."
This story was published Sunday, October 16th, 2005
By Andrew Sirocchi, Herald staff writer
Food drives, clothes drives and fund-raisers sprang up around the Mid-Columbia almost immediately after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast.
Doctors and nurses volunteered their time and expertise. Businesses donated their services. More than two dozen refugees found dry homes among Tri-Citians who opened their doors.
Now, local nonprofit groups are asking generous Mid-Columbians to remember that charity starts at home."
Katrina, gas costs sting charities
Katrina, gas costs sting charities: "Katrina, gas costs sting charities
By HEMA EASLEY
THE JOURNAL NEWS
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Just before Hurricane Katrina hit, Helen Hayes Hospital sent out 1,800 invitations for its annual fundraising gala in November, based on the theme 'New Orleans Style.'
The event had been planned in advance, and the invitations were in the mail, so the hospital couldn't change the theme. But when the extent of the destruction became apparent, Helen Hayes felt it was only appropriate to commit a portion of the money to help the hurricane victims."
By HEMA EASLEY
THE JOURNAL NEWS
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(Original publication: October 16, 2005)
Just before Hurricane Katrina hit, Helen Hayes Hospital sent out 1,800 invitations for its annual fundraising gala in November, based on the theme 'New Orleans Style.'
The event had been planned in advance, and the invitations were in the mail, so the hospital couldn't change the theme. But when the extent of the destruction became apparent, Helen Hayes felt it was only appropriate to commit a portion of the money to help the hurricane victims."
The Hindu News Update Service-UK disaster fund reaches 12 mn pounds
The Hindu News Update Service: "UK disaster fund reaches 12 mn pounds
London, Oct. 17. (Guardian News Service): The British Disasters Emergency Committee has raised GBP12m for survivors of the South Asia earthquake since launching its appeal earlier this week.
A spokesman for the organisation, which is coordinating the fundraising efforts of 13 aid agencies, said: 'We were receiving donations on Monday morning, when we had 1,000 lines open and people were also able to make donations online. We made an official announcement at Tuesday midday with our phone number and we launched the TV ads on Thursday, when we also had a live call centre.'"
London, Oct. 17. (Guardian News Service): The British Disasters Emergency Committee has raised GBP12m for survivors of the South Asia earthquake since launching its appeal earlier this week.
A spokesman for the organisation, which is coordinating the fundraising efforts of 13 aid agencies, said: 'We were receiving donations on Monday morning, when we had 1,000 lines open and people were also able to make donations online. We made an official announcement at Tuesday midday with our phone number and we launched the TV ads on Thursday, when we also had a live call centre.'"
Nonprofits fear fatigue - Top Stories - MSNBC.com
Nonprofits fear fatigue - Top Stories - MSNBC.com: "Nonprofits fear fatigue
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By Peter Key
Philadelphia Business Journal
Updated: 8:00 p.m. ET Oct. 16, 2005
The AIDS Fund will give out bottles of water to participants in its annual AIDS Walk Philly on Sunday. But the bottles won't be donated, as they have been in years past. Instead, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit will have to pay for them.
The reason? The water that would have been donated to the AIDS Fund was shipped south to victims of Hurricane Katrina."
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By Peter Key
Philadelphia Business Journal
Updated: 8:00 p.m. ET Oct. 16, 2005
The AIDS Fund will give out bottles of water to participants in its annual AIDS Walk Philly on Sunday. But the bottles won't be donated, as they have been in years past. Instead, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit will have to pay for them.
The reason? The water that would have been donated to the AIDS Fund was shipped south to victims of Hurricane Katrina."
Friday, October 14, 2005
Power shifts to donors' hands in aid flow - World - theage.com.au
Power shifts to donors' hands in aid flow - World - theage.com.au: "Power shifts to donors' hands in aid flow
By Andrea Elliott
New York
October 15, 2005
A PAIR of trucks rumble along the broken roads of Kashmir, carrying yet another load of food, clothes and makeshift tents into the earthquake zone.
But unlike so many of the anonymous offerings paid for by people thousands of kilometres away, the source of this aid, a mosque, was boldly advertised on banners: 'Masjid Al-Noor, Staten Island, New York.'
'We had great difficulty spelling Staten Island on the phone,' said Suhail Muzaffar, 53, a former professor and Pakistani immigrant who is chairman of the mosque's board of trustees.
Mr Muzaffar's point was not of pride, but of control. He wrote a shopping list based on mobile phone calls from victims trapped in the mountains to relatives who worshipped at his mosque. He rented the trucks and ordered the banners himself, through family connections. And he enlisted a Pakistani charity he knew to carry the order through.
Only this way, he said, could he and other members of his mosque feel sure that their $US12,000 (nearly $A16,000) in donations would reach the people they were trying to help."
By Andrea Elliott
New York
October 15, 2005
A PAIR of trucks rumble along the broken roads of Kashmir, carrying yet another load of food, clothes and makeshift tents into the earthquake zone.
But unlike so many of the anonymous offerings paid for by people thousands of kilometres away, the source of this aid, a mosque, was boldly advertised on banners: 'Masjid Al-Noor, Staten Island, New York.'
'We had great difficulty spelling Staten Island on the phone,' said Suhail Muzaffar, 53, a former professor and Pakistani immigrant who is chairman of the mosque's board of trustees.
Mr Muzaffar's point was not of pride, but of control. He wrote a shopping list based on mobile phone calls from victims trapped in the mountains to relatives who worshipped at his mosque. He rented the trucks and ordered the banners himself, through family connections. And he enlisted a Pakistani charity he knew to carry the order through.
Only this way, he said, could he and other members of his mosque feel sure that their $US12,000 (nearly $A16,000) in donations would reach the people they were trying to help."
ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Details on quake aid
ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Details on quake aid: "Details on quake aid
Oct 14 (Reuters) - Thunderstorms followed by cold weather promised more misery for survivors of the Kashmir earthquake at the weekend as the focus of international aid efforts turned on Friday from rescue to relief.
Pledges of around $350 million had been received from abroad so far and appeals had raised close to $17 million domestically.
Here are some key details:"
Oct 14 (Reuters) - Thunderstorms followed by cold weather promised more misery for survivors of the Kashmir earthquake at the weekend as the focus of international aid efforts turned on Friday from rescue to relief.
Pledges of around $350 million had been received from abroad so far and appeals had raised close to $17 million domestically.
Here are some key details:"
Team Singapore to leave for quake-hit Pakistan on Tuesday
Team Singapore to leave for quake-hit Pakistan on Tuesday: "Team Singapore to leave for quake-hit Pakistan on Tuesday
Four humanitarian groups - Mercy Relief, Red Cross, the Singapore International Foundation and the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre - have come together to provide aid on the ground to Pakistan's quake victims.
The non-government organisations will operate under a single Team Singapore banner."
Four humanitarian groups - Mercy Relief, Red Cross, the Singapore International Foundation and the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre - have come together to provide aid on the ground to Pakistan's quake victims.
The non-government organisations will operate under a single Team Singapore banner."
How 'Superman' diverts the rivers of gold - Business - Business - theage.com.au
How 'Superman' diverts the rivers of gold - Business - Business - theage.com.au: "How 'Superman' diverts the rivers of gold
October 15, 2005
Li Ka-Shing — if it's good for business (that is, it's good for me), then it's good for Hong Kong.
Photo: Reuters
His infrastructure ownership is global and in Australia is massive, but Li Ka-Shing seldom speaks on the public record, writes Hamish McDonald.
THE charity of the richest man in China, Li Ka-shing, this week extended to the wretched earthquake victims in Pakistan. They got $US500,000 ($A666,000) of his estimated $US12.4 billion in personal wealth."
October 15, 2005
Li Ka-Shing — if it's good for business (that is, it's good for me), then it's good for Hong Kong.
Photo: Reuters
His infrastructure ownership is global and in Australia is massive, but Li Ka-Shing seldom speaks on the public record, writes Hamish McDonald.
THE charity of the richest man in China, Li Ka-shing, this week extended to the wretched earthquake victims in Pakistan. They got $US500,000 ($A666,000) of his estimated $US12.4 billion in personal wealth."
The Harvard Crimson :: Opinion ::
The Harvard Crimson :: Opinion ::: "To make the claim, Harvard needs to put its (charitable) money where its mouth is
Published On Thursday, October 13, 2005 10:51 PM
By DANIEL J. HEMEL
Saturday marks the end of the period in which Harvard will match up to $100 donations that students, staff, and faculty make to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The end of the matching-funds drive comes exactly one week after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Kashmir, killing an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 people. But although the earthquake has created a humanitarian crisis that dwarfs even the devastation that Katrina wrought along the Gulf Coast, Harvard has chosen to value lives in Louisiana and Mississippi above those in Pakistan and India.
This is not the University’s first attempt to play the role of freelance philanthropist. In September 2001, Harvard pledged $1 million to fund scholarships for the children of terror victims. It matched $245,877 in donations by Harvard affiliates after last December’s massive tsunami. But if Harvard wants to get the biggest bang for its charitable buck, the University should focus its philanthropic efforts on the oft-ignored humanitarian crises that pass in and out of the headlines, where donors’ dollars are needed the most. "
Published On Thursday, October 13, 2005 10:51 PM
By DANIEL J. HEMEL
Saturday marks the end of the period in which Harvard will match up to $100 donations that students, staff, and faculty make to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The end of the matching-funds drive comes exactly one week after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Kashmir, killing an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 people. But although the earthquake has created a humanitarian crisis that dwarfs even the devastation that Katrina wrought along the Gulf Coast, Harvard has chosen to value lives in Louisiana and Mississippi above those in Pakistan and India.
This is not the University’s first attempt to play the role of freelance philanthropist. In September 2001, Harvard pledged $1 million to fund scholarships for the children of terror victims. It matched $245,877 in donations by Harvard affiliates after last December’s massive tsunami. But if Harvard wants to get the biggest bang for its charitable buck, the University should focus its philanthropic efforts on the oft-ignored humanitarian crises that pass in and out of the headlines, where donors’ dollars are needed the most. "
Evacuees shun going home - Yahoo! News
Evacuees shun going home - Yahoo! News: "Hurricane Katrina has swept away more than New Orleans buildings: Nearly four in 10 city residents who sought help from the Red Cross say they don't plan to move back, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll finds. (Related: Poll results"
Red Cross Response to Hurricanes Katrina/Rita - Donor Dollars at Work
Red Cross Response to Hurricanes Katrina/Rita - Donor Dollars at Work: "ed Cross Response to Hurricanes Katrina/Rita - Donor Dollars at Work
Thursday, October 13, 2005
The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers, provides relief to victims of disasters. The Red Cross expects to spend more than $2 billion on the largest disaster response in the history of the organization. The follow are updated cost projections."
Thursday, October 13, 2005
The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers, provides relief to victims of disasters. The Red Cross expects to spend more than $2 billion on the largest disaster response in the history of the organization. The follow are updated cost projections."
American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Response - Facts at a Glance
American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Response - Facts at a Glance: "FACTS AT A GLANCE
American Red Cross Response to Hurricane Katrina & Rita
October 13, 2005 - The American Red Cross is responding to multiple natural disasters and is relying on the American people to help aid hurricane survivors by supporting the Disaster Relief Fund.
Situation Updates: This disaster relief operation is constantly changing. All numbers are approximate.
Please note the date of last update when using facts or numbers in news stories.
Red Cross Help for Survivors
Estimated Cost
The American Red Cross estimates that Hurricane Katrina relief efforts will exceed
$2 billion, meeting the urgent needs of Hurricane Katrina and Rita survivors in a number of areas — including food and shelter, emergency financial assistance and physical and mental health services.
Read Hurricanes Katrina & Rita — Donor Dollars at Work"
American Red Cross Response to Hurricane Katrina & Rita
October 13, 2005 - The American Red Cross is responding to multiple natural disasters and is relying on the American people to help aid hurricane survivors by supporting the Disaster Relief Fund.
Situation Updates: This disaster relief operation is constantly changing. All numbers are approximate.
Please note the date of last update when using facts or numbers in news stories.
Red Cross Help for Survivors
Estimated Cost
The American Red Cross estimates that Hurricane Katrina relief efforts will exceed
$2 billion, meeting the urgent needs of Hurricane Katrina and Rita survivors in a number of areas — including food and shelter, emergency financial assistance and physical and mental health services.
Read Hurricanes Katrina & Rita — Donor Dollars at Work"
NPR : Red Cross Facing Increasing Challenges Worldwide
NPR : Red Cross Facing Increasing Challenges Worldwide: "Hurricane Season
Red Cross Facing Increasing Challenges Worldwide
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Talk of the Nation, October 13, 2005 � Leaders of the American Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross talk about their mission, and how they administer relief in the United States and worldwide."
Red Cross Facing Increasing Challenges Worldwide
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Talk of the Nation, October 13, 2005 � Leaders of the American Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross talk about their mission, and how they administer relief in the United States and worldwide."
U.S. giving low for quake; `fatigue' feared - Yahoo! News
U.S. giving low for quake; `fatigue' feared - Yahoo! News: "Americans have responded generously to help the victims of the Asian tsunami and two devastating Gulf Coast hurricanes, but relief agencies now are expressing concern that donor fatigue could be setting in when it comes to contributions for victims of the South Asian earthquake.
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Since the quake hit on Saturday, organizations involved in raising money and providing aid to hard-hit areas in Pakistan and India report that the pace of giving appears to be slower than it was for the tsunami or Hurricanes Katrina and Rita."
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Since the quake hit on Saturday, organizations involved in raising money and providing aid to hard-hit areas in Pakistan and India report that the pace of giving appears to be slower than it was for the tsunami or Hurricanes Katrina and Rita."
UK charity quake appeal raises 5 million pounds .:. NewKerala - India's Top Online Newspaper
UK charity quake appeal raises 5 million pounds .:. NewKerala - India's Top Online Newspaper: "UK charity quake appeal raises 5 million pounds
LONDON: A British charity appeal for survivors of the Pakistan earthquake has raised 5 million pounds 8.7 million dollars in two days, organisers said today.
''It is clear the public are not experiencing donor fatigue,'' said Brendan Gormley, chief executive of the Disasters Emergency Committee."
LONDON: A British charity appeal for survivors of the Pakistan earthquake has raised 5 million pounds 8.7 million dollars in two days, organisers said today.
''It is clear the public are not experiencing donor fatigue,'' said Brendan Gormley, chief executive of the Disasters Emergency Committee."
Xinhua - English-NZ doubles aid for Pakistan earthquake relief
Xinhua - English: "NZ doubles aid for Pakistan earthquake relief
www.chinaview.cn 2005-10-14 13:31:23
WELLINGTON, Oct. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- New Zealand is doubling its aid contribution for Pakistan earthquake relief, Aid Minister Marian Hobbs said Friday.
A further 750,000 NZ dollars (560,000 US dollars) to international relief efforts will take the total contribution to 1.5 million NZ dollars (1.1 million US dollars)."
www.chinaview.cn 2005-10-14 13:31:23
WELLINGTON, Oct. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- New Zealand is doubling its aid contribution for Pakistan earthquake relief, Aid Minister Marian Hobbs said Friday.
A further 750,000 NZ dollars (560,000 US dollars) to international relief efforts will take the total contribution to 1.5 million NZ dollars (1.1 million US dollars)."
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Aftershocks Trigger Panic as Quake Survivors Await Aid - Los Angeles Times
Aftershocks Trigger Panic as Quake Survivors Await Aid - Los Angeles Times: "Aftershocks Trigger Panic as Quake Survivors Await Aid
By Carol J. Williams and Paul Watson, Times Staff Writers
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Rattled by a powerful aftershock five days after an earthquake devastated northern villages, Pakistanis fled damaged homes and hospitals in the middle of the night and flooded from multistory buildings in the capital midday today when rumors swept of another big temblor in the offing.
As panic briefly paralyzed work and commerce in Islamabad's government district and thwarted rescue of at least one woman trapped in stricken Muzaffarabad, the United Nations' top humanitarian official toured the quake zone and warned the clock was running out for getting to trapped survivors."
By Carol J. Williams and Paul Watson, Times Staff Writers
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Rattled by a powerful aftershock five days after an earthquake devastated northern villages, Pakistanis fled damaged homes and hospitals in the middle of the night and flooded from multistory buildings in the capital midday today when rumors swept of another big temblor in the offing.
As panic briefly paralyzed work and commerce in Islamabad's government district and thwarted rescue of at least one woman trapped in stricken Muzaffarabad, the United Nations' top humanitarian official toured the quake zone and warned the clock was running out for getting to trapped survivors."
CANOE -- CNEWS - Canada: Aid groups join forces for quake relief
CANOE -- CNEWS - Canada: Aid groups join forces for quake relief: "Aid groups join forces for quake relief
Time running out for quake survivors
Doctors overwhelmed by quake victims
TORONTO (CP) - Four leading Canadian aid groups are joining forces for the first time to raise money for South Asian earthquake relief.
The four agencies - CARE Canada, Save the Children Canada, Oxfam Canada and Oxfam-Quebec - say the idea is to eliminate money-wasting duplication."
Time running out for quake survivors
Doctors overwhelmed by quake victims
TORONTO (CP) - Four leading Canadian aid groups are joining forces for the first time to raise money for South Asian earthquake relief.
The four agencies - CARE Canada, Save the Children Canada, Oxfam Canada and Oxfam-Quebec - say the idea is to eliminate money-wasting duplication."
Everest - Mount Everest by climbers, news-Greg's list of USA registered nonprofits in Pakistan
Everest - Mount Everest by climbers, news: "Greg's list of USA registered nonprofits in Pakistan
10:21 am EDT Oct 13, 2005
Few westerners know rural Pakistan more intimately than Greg Mortenson. Since his 1993 climb on K2, Greg has established the Central Asia Institute and done over 30 trips to set up schools in remote mountain villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Two days back, we asked Greg to recommend nonprofits who he has seen working in the area. Here's from Greg:
What you don’t see and seldom hear about
'We're receiving hundreds of calls and email from people wanting to help in Pakistan. People all over the world really do care, even though they have been rocked by all the catastrophic events of the last year.' "
10:21 am EDT Oct 13, 2005
Few westerners know rural Pakistan more intimately than Greg Mortenson. Since his 1993 climb on K2, Greg has established the Central Asia Institute and done over 30 trips to set up schools in remote mountain villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Two days back, we asked Greg to recommend nonprofits who he has seen working in the area. Here's from Greg:
What you don’t see and seldom hear about
'We're receiving hundreds of calls and email from people wanting to help in Pakistan. People all over the world really do care, even though they have been rocked by all the catastrophic events of the last year.' "
A third of Guatemalans affected by Tropical Storm Stan: minister - Yahoo! News
A third of Guatemalans affected by Tropical Storm Stan: minister - Yahoo! News: "third of Guatemala's population has been affected by the heavy rains and mudslides unleashed by Tropical Storm Stan, the country's defense minister said."
DMNews.com | News | Article-Merkle Handles 700,000 Katrina Donations for Red Cross
DMNews.com | News | Article: "Merkle Handles 700,000 Katrina Donations for Red Cross
Oct. 13, 2005
By: Mickey Alam Khan
Executive Editor
mickey@dmnews.com
Database marketing agency Merkle Inc. processed more than 700,000 mailed-in contributions through Oct. 7 that were sent to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
The Lanham, MD, agency's Merkle Response Services arm has assigned more than 35 full-time employees to the project. Merkle not only manages the distribution of mail received for Katrina relief work, but also helps with processing and depositing of funds from donors nationwide."
Oct. 13, 2005
By: Mickey Alam Khan
Executive Editor
mickey@dmnews.com
Database marketing agency Merkle Inc. processed more than 700,000 mailed-in contributions through Oct. 7 that were sent to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
The Lanham, MD, agency's Merkle Response Services arm has assigned more than 35 full-time employees to the project. Merkle not only manages the distribution of mail received for Katrina relief work, but also helps with processing and depositing of funds from donors nationwide."
MediaPost Publications - Nonprofits Rev Up Online Ads After Katrina - 10/13/2005
MediaPost Publications - Nonprofits Rev Up Online Ads After Katrina - 10/13/2005: "Nonprofits Rev Up Online Ads After Katrina
by Wendy Davis, Thursday, Oct 13, 2005 6:00 AM EST
HURRICANE KATRINA SPURRED A SURGE in online ads by charities last month, according to new data from Nielsen//NetRatings AdRelevance. Impressions by public service organizations such as The Red Cross accounted for 14 percent of all ads, up from 6 percent in September of 2004. Within that category, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies accounted for 10 percent of all impressions--up from less than 1 percent last September."
by Wendy Davis, Thursday, Oct 13, 2005 6:00 AM EST
HURRICANE KATRINA SPURRED A SURGE in online ads by charities last month, according to new data from Nielsen//NetRatings AdRelevance. Impressions by public service organizations such as The Red Cross accounted for 14 percent of all ads, up from 6 percent in September of 2004. Within that category, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies accounted for 10 percent of all impressions--up from less than 1 percent last September."
The Globe and Mail: Aid donations 'picking up' after slow start
The Globe and Mail: Aid donations 'picking up' after slow start: "As the Canadian government prepares to match individual offers of aid to earthquake victims in Pakistan, charity groups say donations are picking up, but lag behind the response seen after the 2004 Asian tsunamis.
On Tuesday, a day after Canada announced it would increase its aid contribution to the devastated region to $20-million, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced Canada would match, dollar-for-dollar, all individual donations raised by Oct. 25.
While satisfied with the news, some non-governmental organizations report that their own fundraising efforts have been slower compared with the overwhelming response seen in 2004 after the deadly tsunamis killed thousands in South Asia"
On Tuesday, a day after Canada announced it would increase its aid contribution to the devastated region to $20-million, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced Canada would match, dollar-for-dollar, all individual donations raised by Oct. 25.
While satisfied with the news, some non-governmental organizations report that their own fundraising efforts have been slower compared with the overwhelming response seen in 2004 after the deadly tsunamis killed thousands in South Asia"
Reuters AlertNet - FIND A CHARITY: Relief groups respond to South Asia quake
Reuters AlertNet - FIND A CHARITY: Relief groups respond to South Asia quake: "FIND A CHARITY: Relief groups respond to South Asia quake
11 Oct 2005
Source: AlertNet
LONDON (AlertNet) - Aid agencies in the AlertNet network as well as U.N. agencies and other relief organisations are on the scene in the Indian subcontinent, where a 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked cities and villages in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on October 8.
Action Against Hunger's initial response focuses on the provision of food aid, potable water. The organisation will be flying in additional food and non-food items and water provision supplies.
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11 Oct 2005
Source: AlertNet
LONDON (AlertNet) - Aid agencies in the AlertNet network as well as U.N. agencies and other relief organisations are on the scene in the Indian subcontinent, where a 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked cities and villages in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on October 8.
Action Against Hunger's initial response focuses on the provision of food aid, potable water. The organisation will be flying in additional food and non-food items and water provision supplies.
Click here to donate to this organisation"
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Tooth Donation Nets $500 for Katrina Aid - Yahoo! News
Tooth Donation Nets $500 for Katrina Aid - Yahoo! News: "Tooth Donation Nets $500 for Katrina Aid
Wed Oct 12,10:50 AM ET
BRANDON, S.D. - An 8-year-old girl with a big heart and loose tooth found a creative way to help people displaced by the hurricanes.
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Briton Nordmeyer sent her tooth to the Red Cross chapter in Sioux Falls, hoping the tooth fairy would leave money there instead of under her pillow.
The tooth poked a hole through the envelope and fell out, but her letter made it. And after word spread of her generosity, a $500 check came in from an anonymous donor, said Jeff Stingley, director of the Sioux Empire Red Cross chapter."
Wed Oct 12,10:50 AM ET
BRANDON, S.D. - An 8-year-old girl with a big heart and loose tooth found a creative way to help people displaced by the hurricanes.
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click here
Briton Nordmeyer sent her tooth to the Red Cross chapter in Sioux Falls, hoping the tooth fairy would leave money there instead of under her pillow.
The tooth poked a hole through the envelope and fell out, but her letter made it. And after word spread of her generosity, a $500 check came in from an anonymous donor, said Jeff Stingley, director of the Sioux Empire Red Cross chapter."
Clinton, Blanco Visit Red Cross Shelter
Clinton, Blanco Visit Red Cross Shelter: "Clinton, Blanco Visit Red Cross Shelter
Former President Bill Clinton and Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco Meet with Hurricane Survivors in Baton Rouge
Written by Shannon Rolf , Special to Redcross.org
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 — BATON ROUGE, La. – Former President Bill Clinton and Louisiana State Governor Kathleen Blanco paid a special visit to the American Red Cross shelter at River Center in downtown Baton Rouge on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, to meet with more than 20 of the hurricane survivors who had been staying at the shelter since early September."
Former President Bill Clinton and Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco Meet with Hurricane Survivors in Baton Rouge
Written by Shannon Rolf , Special to Redcross.org
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 — BATON ROUGE, La. – Former President Bill Clinton and Louisiana State Governor Kathleen Blanco paid a special visit to the American Red Cross shelter at River Center in downtown Baton Rouge on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, to meet with more than 20 of the hurricane survivors who had been staying at the shelter since early September."
Reuters AlertNet - Donors overstretched, need more coordination - UN
Reuters AlertNet - Donors overstretched, need more coordination - UN: "Donors overstretched, need more coordination - UN
12 Oct 2005 14:44:31 GMT
Source: Reuters
Background
By Simon Gardner
COLOMBO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Quake victims in South Asia are going without aid because the global emergency relief system is overstretched, needs better coordination and has less than half of the funds required, a top U.N. official said on Wednesday.
U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland called on the world's nations to better prepare for disasters, and appealed to Pakistan and India not to let differences over Kashm"
12 Oct 2005 14:44:31 GMT
Source: Reuters
Background
By Simon Gardner
COLOMBO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Quake victims in South Asia are going without aid because the global emergency relief system is overstretched, needs better coordination and has less than half of the funds required, a top U.N. official said on Wednesday.
U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland called on the world's nations to better prepare for disasters, and appealed to Pakistan and India not to let differences over Kashm"
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Fear of compassion fatigue as agencies plead for cash
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Fear of compassion fatigue as agencies plead for cash: "Fear of compassion fatigue as agencies plead for cash
Mark Honigsbaum
Wednesday October 12, 2005
The Guardian
As British rescuers continued searching in the rubble yesterday for survivors, a plane carrying 19,000 blankets for Islamic Relief, as well as tents and plastic sheeting, was on its way from the East Midlands to Islamabad, in the latest airlift coordinated by the Department for International Development.
The DfID has already sent 75 specialist search and rescue teams to Pakistan to help recover people trapped in the ruins of collapsed buildings and plans further airlifts of blankets, tents and tarpaulins over the next fortnight."
Mark Honigsbaum
Wednesday October 12, 2005
The Guardian
As British rescuers continued searching in the rubble yesterday for survivors, a plane carrying 19,000 blankets for Islamic Relief, as well as tents and plastic sheeting, was on its way from the East Midlands to Islamabad, in the latest airlift coordinated by the Department for International Development.
The DfID has already sent 75 specialist search and rescue teams to Pakistan to help recover people trapped in the ruins of collapsed buildings and plans further airlifts of blankets, tents and tarpaulins over the next fortnight."
CourierPostOnline - South Jersey's Web Site-Hurricane inspires generosity
CourierPostOnline - South Jersey's Web Site: "Hurricane inspires generosity
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
By EILEEN STILWELL
Courier-Post Staff
CHERRY HILL
The generosity of South Jersey's business community toward victims of Hurricane Katrina was impressive, from tractor-trailer loads of Campbell Soup products to cash from a Gloucester County diner owner who donated one day's lunchtime receipts.
But a Cherry Hill marketing firm found that individual employees dug deeper into their pockets than employers.
Based on an online survey sent to 1,000 small businesses and nonprofits in the region, Lubetkin & Co. Communications found that 45 percent of the respondents said their organizations were collecting funds from employees for the relief effort, but only 38 percent said those employers were contributing company funds.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
By EILEEN STILWELL
Courier-Post Staff
CHERRY HILL
The generosity of South Jersey's business community toward victims of Hurricane Katrina was impressive, from tractor-trailer loads of Campbell Soup products to cash from a Gloucester County diner owner who donated one day's lunchtime receipts.
But a Cherry Hill marketing firm found that individual employees dug deeper into their pockets than employers.
Based on an online survey sent to 1,000 small businesses and nonprofits in the region, Lubetkin & Co. Communications found that 45 percent of the respondents said their organizations were collecting funds from employees for the relief effort, but only 38 percent said those employers were contributing company funds.
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NPA's Blog: News, Posts, Advice: Disaster Fundraising - Keywords and conversion
NPA's Blog: News, Posts, Advice: Disaster Fundraising - Keywords and conversion: "Disaster Fundraising - Keywords and conversion
Yahoo Buzz is reporting that the search term 'Asia earthquake' is already on the decline only 4 days after an earthquake killed an estimated 30,000 people. The term was search 96% less today than yesterday. For all those nonprofits who are hoping to generate funds for this latest disaster via keyword advertising, you better be sure you were up and running on day one. The traffic is already lessening."
Yahoo Buzz is reporting that the search term 'Asia earthquake' is already on the decline only 4 days after an earthquake killed an estimated 30,000 people. The term was search 96% less today than yesterday. For all those nonprofits who are hoping to generate funds for this latest disaster via keyword advertising, you better be sure you were up and running on day one. The traffic is already lessening."
Malaysian National News Agency :: BERNAMA-Red Cross Website To Link Families With Quake Victims
Malaysian National News Agency :: BERNAMA: "Red Cross Website To Link Families With Quake Victims
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched a South Asia Earthquake website to help people exchange information about family members in the disaster zone.
Those in Pakistan and India who are affected by last Saturday's quake can register at www.familylinks.icrc.org/epi to inform their families that they are safe and well, the ICRC Kuala Lumpur Regional Delegation said in a statement Wednesday.
The humanitarian service provided by the site is open to everyone, and people seeking news about relatives in the disaster zone area can consult the list of those who have registered and search for names, it said."
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched a South Asia Earthquake website to help people exchange information about family members in the disaster zone.
Those in Pakistan and India who are affected by last Saturday's quake can register at www.familylinks.icrc.org/epi to inform their families that they are safe and well, the ICRC Kuala Lumpur Regional Delegation said in a statement Wednesday.
The humanitarian service provided by the site is open to everyone, and people seeking news about relatives in the disaster zone area can consult the list of those who have registered and search for names, it said."
News | canada.com network-Canada to match public donations
News | canada.com network: "Canada to match public donations: PM
Greg Bonnell
Canadian Press
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
CREDIT: Canadian Press
Prime Minister Paul Martin
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TORONTO -- The federal government will match all public donations made during the next two weeks to the South Asian earthquake relief effort, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced Tuesday."
Greg Bonnell
Canadian Press
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
CREDIT: Canadian Press
Prime Minister Paul Martin
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TORONTO -- The federal government will match all public donations made during the next two weeks to the South Asian earthquake relief effort, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced Tuesday."
Record 7.3 million meals provided to Gulf hurricane victims - (BP)
Record 7.3 million meals provided to Gulf hurricane victims - (BP): "Record 7.3 million meals provided to Gulf hurricane victims
Oct 11, 2005
By Mickey Noah
Baptist Press
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--An all-time record has been reached -- more than 7.3 million meals prepared to date for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita under the Southern Baptists’ mammoth disaster relief effort across the Gulf Coast.
Previously, the most meals prepared in a Southern Baptist Disaster Relief response was 2.5 million during Hurricane Andrew in 1992."
Oct 11, 2005
By Mickey Noah
Baptist Press
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--An all-time record has been reached -- more than 7.3 million meals prepared to date for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita under the Southern Baptists’ mammoth disaster relief effort across the Gulf Coast.
Previously, the most meals prepared in a Southern Baptist Disaster Relief response was 2.5 million during Hurricane Andrew in 1992."
True charity without strings :: The Daily Herald, Provo Utah
True charity without strings :: The Daily Herald, Provo Utah: "True charity without strings
The Daily Herald
Is it charity if you get reimbursed for your good works?
Logic says no, and so does the LDS Church and other private groups. Mormons will not be accepting money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the aid church members rendered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
FEMA announced it would pay back religious groups that responded to the crisis on the Gulf Coast.
Many church-based groups were quick to respond to the disaster, in many cases moving faster and more efficiently than the federal government. FEMA reimbursement may seem a small way to say thanks, as well as for the government to take responsibility. But it's a bad idea.
Charity ought to mean giving without expecting something in return. After World War II, the LDS Church sent tons of food, clothing and other necessities to the people of war-ravaged Europe, expecting nothing in return, a stance that stunned President Harry S. Truman."
The Daily Herald
Is it charity if you get reimbursed for your good works?
Logic says no, and so does the LDS Church and other private groups. Mormons will not be accepting money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the aid church members rendered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
FEMA announced it would pay back religious groups that responded to the crisis on the Gulf Coast.
Many church-based groups were quick to respond to the disaster, in many cases moving faster and more efficiently than the federal government. FEMA reimbursement may seem a small way to say thanks, as well as for the government to take responsibility. But it's a bad idea.
Charity ought to mean giving without expecting something in return. After World War II, the LDS Church sent tons of food, clothing and other necessities to the people of war-ravaged Europe, expecting nothing in return, a stance that stunned President Harry S. Truman."
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
HoustonChronicle.com - Water, power back in most of Southeast Texas
HoustonChronicle.com - Water, power back in most of Southeast Texas: "URRICANE RITA: THE AFTERMATH
Drinkable water, power back in most of Southeast Texas
Port Arthur asks FEMA for help and might let residents live in RVs, trailers while they rebuild
By TERRI LANGFORD
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
Southeast Texas is coming back to life following Hurricane Rita as utilities are restored to much of the area more than two weeks after the Category 3 storm knocked out power, water and sewage systems.
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'We just got the good news that the water is drinkable,' said Ken Kreger, the city of Orange deputy fire chief and emergency management coordinator. 'It's getting much easier"
Drinkable water, power back in most of Southeast Texas
Port Arthur asks FEMA for help and might let residents live in RVs, trailers while they rebuild
By TERRI LANGFORD
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
Southeast Texas is coming back to life following Hurricane Rita as utilities are restored to much of the area more than two weeks after the Category 3 storm knocked out power, water and sewage systems.
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'We just got the good news that the water is drinkable,' said Ken Kreger, the city of Orange deputy fire chief and emergency management coordinator. 'It's getting much easier"
CBC Montreal - Quebecers coming to Pakistan's aid
CBC Montreal - Quebecers coming to Pakistan's aid: "Quebecers coming to Pakistan's aid
Last updated Oct 11 2005 08:27 AM EDT
CBC News
Pakistani officials in Quebec are mobilizing the community to help in the relief efforts following this weekend's devastating earthquake.
The earthquake killed at least 20,000 people, with some estimates putting that number as high as 30,000.
Pakistan's consul-general in Montreal, Saifulah Chattha says his office has been helping to organize meetings to keep community members informed.
Chattha says a larger meeting of community leaders is set for Tuesday to help organize fundraising efforts."
Last updated Oct 11 2005 08:27 AM EDT
CBC News
Pakistani officials in Quebec are mobilizing the community to help in the relief efforts following this weekend's devastating earthquake.
The earthquake killed at least 20,000 people, with some estimates putting that number as high as 30,000.
Pakistan's consul-general in Montreal, Saifulah Chattha says his office has been helping to organize meetings to keep community members informed.
Chattha says a larger meeting of community leaders is set for Tuesday to help organize fundraising efforts."
The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Latest disaster tests stamina of donors
The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Latest disaster tests stamina of donors: "Latest disaster tests stamina of donors
By Hal Bernton and Lornet Turnbull
Seattle Times staff reporters
K.M. CHAUDHRY / AP
With outstretched hands, Pakistanis jostle for food distributed by local government workers yesterday in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir.
After news broke last holiday season of the Asian tsunami, World Vision's Web site was so overwhelmed with donors that it crashed en route to helping raise $350 million worldwide, a record for the agency.
Yesterday, as news accounts detailed the suffering from a new Asian disaster wrought by a powerful earthquake along the Pakistan-India border, World Vision fundraising traffic on the Internet and phones was comparatively light."
By Hal Bernton and Lornet Turnbull
Seattle Times staff reporters
K.M. CHAUDHRY / AP
With outstretched hands, Pakistanis jostle for food distributed by local government workers yesterday in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir.
After news broke last holiday season of the Asian tsunami, World Vision's Web site was so overwhelmed with donors that it crashed en route to helping raise $350 million worldwide, a record for the agency.
Yesterday, as news accounts detailed the suffering from a new Asian disaster wrought by a powerful earthquake along the Pakistan-India border, World Vision fundraising traffic on the Internet and phones was comparatively light."
Earthquake Adds to Relief Challenges
Earthquake Adds to Relief Challenges: "t seems like it's disaster after disaster. The tsunami, then Hurricane Katrina, and now the earthquake. Literally millions of people desperately need help. Where will it come from? With so many people already donating to families here at home, some say they just don't have enough money to go around.
The tsunami that left more than 200,000 dead in 11 different countries. It left a million homeless in Sri Lanka alone. Hurricane Katrina claimed more than 1,200 lives and left 350,000 homeless. There's no total on how many lives were lost in the earthquake in Pakistan, but could be as many as 40,000. This disaster left more than 2.5 million with no place to call home."
The tsunami that left more than 200,000 dead in 11 different countries. It left a million homeless in Sri Lanka alone. Hurricane Katrina claimed more than 1,200 lives and left 350,000 homeless. There's no total on how many lives were lost in the earthquake in Pakistan, but could be as many as 40,000. This disaster left more than 2.5 million with no place to call home."
Tracking Katrina Money Proving Difficult - Yahoo! News
Tracking Katrina Money Proving Difficult - Yahoo! News: "Tracking Katrina Money Proving Difficult
By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer Tue Oct 11, 8:09 AM ET
WASHINGTON - Trying to track who's getting what portion of the billions of dollars in federal Hurricane Katrina aid is enough to give any auditor a headache — and is a problem that critics say creates alarming gaps in public oversight.
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The database of contracts is incomplete. Information released by federal agencies is spotty and sporadic. And disclosure of many no-bid contracts isn't required by law."
By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer Tue Oct 11, 8:09 AM ET
WASHINGTON - Trying to track who's getting what portion of the billions of dollars in federal Hurricane Katrina aid is enough to give any auditor a headache — and is a problem that critics say creates alarming gaps in public oversight.
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The database of contracts is incomplete. Information released by federal agencies is spotty and sporadic. And disclosure of many no-bid contracts isn't required by law."
Billionaire Li Ka-shing Gives To Earthquake Relief - Forbes.com
Billionaire Li Ka-shing Gives To Earthquake Relief - Forbes.com: "Billionaire Li Ka-shing Gives To Earthquake Relief
Chris Noon, 10.10.05, 8:43 AM ET
LONDON - Hong Kong billioniare Li Ka-shing, commonly regarded as Asia's richest man, is also a noted philanthropist; donations he made in 1981 resulted in the founding of Shantou University, near his hometown of Chaozhou. And after the devastating tsunami caused by last December's Indian Ocean earthquake, he reportedly pledged $3 million. Now he's donated $500,000 to help relief efforts in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, Islamabad and Indian-run Kashmir where a huge quake killed thousands over the weekend. "
Chris Noon, 10.10.05, 8:43 AM ET
LONDON - Hong Kong billioniare Li Ka-shing, commonly regarded as Asia's richest man, is also a noted philanthropist; donations he made in 1981 resulted in the founding of Shantou University, near his hometown of Chaozhou. And after the devastating tsunami caused by last December's Indian Ocean earthquake, he reportedly pledged $3 million. Now he's donated $500,000 to help relief efforts in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, Islamabad and Indian-run Kashmir where a huge quake killed thousands over the weekend. "
Lowell Sun Online - Home
Lowell Sun Online - Home: "Nonprofits hope charitable giving begins at, and returns, home
By PETER WARD, Sun Staff
LOWELL -- So far, it appears Hurricane Katrina is on a course to generate more charitable giving than the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
So now, officials who run local nonprofit agencies are worrying that when the flood of generosity after the hurricane recedes, so too will charitable giving in general -- a phenomenon also experienced after the terror attacks.
But it may be too soon to know.
People such as Melissa Temme, spokes-woman for the national Salvation Army, hope the hurricane reminds people they have neighbors with dire needs closer to home."
By PETER WARD, Sun Staff
LOWELL -- So far, it appears Hurricane Katrina is on a course to generate more charitable giving than the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
So now, officials who run local nonprofit agencies are worrying that when the flood of generosity after the hurricane recedes, so too will charitable giving in general -- a phenomenon also experienced after the terror attacks.
But it may be too soon to know.
People such as Melissa Temme, spokes-woman for the national Salvation Army, hope the hurricane reminds people they have neighbors with dire needs closer to home."
Katrina data management snafus compound chaos
Katrina data management snafus compound chaos: "In the weeks that followed Hurricane Katrina, IT professionals and volunteers scrambled to assemble technology to reunite evacuees with their loved ones. But while technology eventually prevailed, many reunions were delayed as IT and bureaucracy clashed in the face of the unprecedented disaster.
On arrival at Houston's Astrodome shortly after the hurricane, approximately 25,000 evacuees filled out a form with their personal information and gave it to the American Red Cross. Volunteers then entered the data into a pilot database program called the Coordinated Assistance Network (CAN), run by a group of nonprofit organizations, including the American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)."
On arrival at Houston's Astrodome shortly after the hurricane, approximately 25,000 evacuees filled out a form with their personal information and gave it to the American Red Cross. Volunteers then entered the data into a pilot database program called the Coordinated Assistance Network (CAN), run by a group of nonprofit organizations, including the American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)."
Scotsman.com News - International - Scots rally to help quake victims
Scotsman.com News - International - Scots rally to help quake victims: "SCOTLAND-WIDE appeal was launched today to raise relief funds following the devastating earthquake in South Asia.
Edinburgh-based charity Mercy Corps Scotland has set up an emergency hotline to make donations amid fears that 40,000 people may now have perished."
Edinburgh-based charity Mercy Corps Scotland has set up an emergency hotline to make donations amid fears that 40,000 people may now have perished."
ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Find a charity: Relief groups respond to South Asia quake
ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Find a charity: Relief groups respond to South Asia quake: "Find a charity: Relief groups respond to South Asia quake
LONDON (AlertNet) – Aid agencies in the AlertNet network as well as U.N. agencies are other relief organisations are on the scene in the Indian subcontinent, where a 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked cities and villages in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on October 8.
ActionAid is assessing needs and says its priorities will be ensuring children have warm clothing and blankets, addressing emotional needs and dealing with spinal and hip fractures which can lead to paraplegia if not treated promptly. Click here for more information"
LONDON (AlertNet) – Aid agencies in the AlertNet network as well as U.N. agencies are other relief organisations are on the scene in the Indian subcontinent, where a 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked cities and villages in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on October 8.
ActionAid is assessing needs and says its priorities will be ensuring children have warm clothing and blankets, addressing emotional needs and dealing with spinal and hip fractures which can lead to paraplegia if not treated promptly. Click here for more information"
Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/11/2005 | Editorial | Once again, reach out to those in need
Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/11/2005 | Editorial | Once again, reach out to those in need: "Editorial | Once again, reach out to those in need
Last weekend brought another massive natural disaster that washed away cities, villages, families and hope.
Most of the damage from Saturday's 7.6-magnitude earthquake, which sent shivers through South Asia, occurred in Pakistan-
administered Kashmir. Estimates yesterday placed the number of dead at 30,000 and homeless at 2.5 million. The dead include hundreds of children whose schools collapsed around them."
Last weekend brought another massive natural disaster that washed away cities, villages, families and hope.
Most of the damage from Saturday's 7.6-magnitude earthquake, which sent shivers through South Asia, occurred in Pakistan-
administered Kashmir. Estimates yesterday placed the number of dead at 30,000 and homeless at 2.5 million. The dead include hundreds of children whose schools collapsed around them."
Sri Lanka pledges $100,000 for Pakistan quake victims .:. NewKerala - India's Top Online Newspaper
Sri Lanka pledges $100,000 for Pakistan quake victims .:. NewKerala - India's Top Online Newspaper: "Sri Lanka pledges $100,000 for Pakistan quake victims
Colombo: Sri Lanka has offered $100,000 to assist relief efforts in Pakistan in the aftermath of Saturday's earthquake which also hit India, an official spokesman said Tuesday.
President Chandrika Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse have sent condolence messages to Pakistani and Indian leaders."
Colombo: Sri Lanka has offered $100,000 to assist relief efforts in Pakistan in the aftermath of Saturday's earthquake which also hit India, an official spokesman said Tuesday.
President Chandrika Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse have sent condolence messages to Pakistani and Indian leaders."
Pakistan's reconstruction efforts may lift economy
Pakistan's reconstruction efforts may lift economy: "Pakistan's reconstruction efforts may lift economy
KARACHI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan's efforts to recover from the worst natural disaster in its 69-year history is expected to eventually boost its slowing economy and support its currency and stocks.
More than 20,000 people have perished in the country's northern mountainous region, which bore the brunt of Saturday's 7.6-magnitude earthquake, and officials say that death toll could double.
But analysts said given the northern areas' small contribution to the country's $100 billion economy, any losses would be more than compensated by the reconstruction efforts and aid inflow."
KARACHI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan's efforts to recover from the worst natural disaster in its 69-year history is expected to eventually boost its slowing economy and support its currency and stocks.
More than 20,000 people have perished in the country's northern mountainous region, which bore the brunt of Saturday's 7.6-magnitude earthquake, and officials say that death toll could double.
But analysts said given the northern areas' small contribution to the country's $100 billion economy, any losses would be more than compensated by the reconstruction efforts and aid inflow."
Red Cross criticized on Katrina relief effort - The Boston Globe
Red Cross criticized on Katrina relief effort - The Boston Globe: "Red Cross criticized on Katrina relief effort
Some evacuees cite chaos, slow aid
By Josh Getlin and Nicole Gaouette, Los Angeles Times | October 9, 2005
BELLE CHASSE, La. -- Amid the destruction and dislocation caused by Hurricane Katrina, the American Red Cross has undertaken a relief effort unlike any in its history. So far, the charity has spent $811 million on emergency cash aid and $110 million on food and shelter."
Some evacuees cite chaos, slow aid
By Josh Getlin and Nicole Gaouette, Los Angeles Times | October 9, 2005
BELLE CHASSE, La. -- Amid the destruction and dislocation caused by Hurricane Katrina, the American Red Cross has undertaken a relief effort unlike any in its history. So far, the charity has spent $811 million on emergency cash aid and $110 million on food and shelter."
To the rescue with $$$ | IndyStar.com
To the rescue with $$$ | IndyStar.com: "To the rescue with $$$
The Indiana University Center on Philanthropy's Eugene R. Tempel reports that private donations reached a billion dollars in just three weeks to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. When Rita arrived, the contributions kept flowing. We were equally generous after Sept. 11, 2001, and the Asian tsunami last winter. But does this generosity mean local needs go unmet because donations went to victims of terrorism and natural disasters instead?"
The Indiana University Center on Philanthropy's Eugene R. Tempel reports that private donations reached a billion dollars in just three weeks to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. When Rita arrived, the contributions kept flowing. We were equally generous after Sept. 11, 2001, and the Asian tsunami last winter. But does this generosity mean local needs go unmet because donations went to victims of terrorism and natural disasters instead?"
BBC NEWS | England | West Midlands | Charity inundated with aid offers
BBC NEWS | England | West Midlands | Charity inundated with aid offers: "Charity inundated with aid offers
Islamic Relief office in Birmingham
The charity is appealing for more money donations
Tens of thousands of pounds has been raised to help victims of the quake in South Asia, according to a Birmingham-based charity.
Extra staff have been drafted in to Islamic Relief's call centre to handle the increasing amount of calls."
Islamic Relief office in Birmingham
The charity is appealing for more money donations
Tens of thousands of pounds has been raised to help victims of the quake in South Asia, according to a Birmingham-based charity.
Extra staff have been drafted in to Islamic Relief's call centre to handle the increasing amount of calls."
Friday, October 07, 2005
The New Orleans Coalition for Legal Aid and Disaster Relief
The New Orleans Coalition for Legal Aid and Disaster Relief: "he Coalition seeks to bring together resources from all parts of the legal community (law school faculty, students, and practicing lawyers), as well as non-lawyers, to facilitate the fair distribution of federal, state, and private disaster relief to New Orleanians (wherever they may be) in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. We will also assist other groups that provide emergency legal services to those in need.
Though the Coalition developed from the efforts of Tulane Law School faculty, students, and alumni, the Coalition is independently organized as the From the Lake to the River Foundation, Inc., membership and participation are open to anyone (especially lawyers and law students) who want to help with this crucial relief effort."
Though the Coalition developed from the efforts of Tulane Law School faculty, students, and alumni, the Coalition is independently organized as the From the Lake to the River Foundation, Inc., membership and participation are open to anyone (especially lawyers and law students) who want to help with this crucial relief effort."
Head of Catholic Charities New Orleans Calls for Much More Federal Assistance for Hurricane Recovery - Yahoo! News
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Head of Catholic Charities New Orleans Calls for Much More Federal Assistance for Hurricane Recovery - Yahoo! News: "To: National Desk
Contact: Shelley Borysiewicz of Catholic Charities, 703-549-1390 ext. 147 or sborysiewicz@catholiccharitiesusa.org
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- 'Despite many approaches to create economic enterprise zones and increase employment through business tax credits, it is clear that the Gulf Coast region will need to receive much more federal assistance to help us rebuild individual lives, families, and communities,' testified James R. Kelly, chief executive officer of Catholic Charities of New Orleans, before a Senate panel yesterday.
'Hundreds of thousands of victims of Katrina and Rita are in need of a comprehensive array of housing, services, and assistance,' said Kelly at a hearing of the
Senate Finance Committee examining how tax policy and business incentives can help rebuild businesses and communities and help support families in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 'The responders -- Catholic Charities, FEMA, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, churches, state, and local government -- we have all been overwhelmed by the sheer numbers.'"
Head of Catholic Charities New Orleans Calls for Much More Federal Assistance for Hurricane Recovery - Yahoo! News: "To: National Desk
Contact: Shelley Borysiewicz of Catholic Charities, 703-549-1390 ext. 147 or sborysiewicz@catholiccharitiesusa.org
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- 'Despite many approaches to create economic enterprise zones and increase employment through business tax credits, it is clear that the Gulf Coast region will need to receive much more federal assistance to help us rebuild individual lives, families, and communities,' testified James R. Kelly, chief executive officer of Catholic Charities of New Orleans, before a Senate panel yesterday.
'Hundreds of thousands of victims of Katrina and Rita are in need of a comprehensive array of housing, services, and assistance,' said Kelly at a hearing of the
Senate Finance Committee examining how tax policy and business incentives can help rebuild businesses and communities and help support families in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 'The responders -- Catholic Charities, FEMA, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, churches, state, and local government -- we have all been overwhelmed by the sheer numbers.'"
The Chronicle: Daily news: 10/07/2005 -- 02-House Republicans Offer Bill to Aid Colleges and Students Affected by Hurricanes
The Chronicle: Daily news: 10/07/2005 -- 02: "House Republicans Offer Bill to Aid Colleges and Students Affected by Hurricanes
By STEPHEN BURD
Most students who took out loans this fall to attend colleges that have been closed temporarily by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita would not have to repay them, under a bill introduced on Thursday by Republican lawmakers on the U.S. House of Representatives education committee.
That legislation (HR 3975) would also allow borrowers in hurricane-affect"
By STEPHEN BURD
Most students who took out loans this fall to attend colleges that have been closed temporarily by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita would not have to repay them, under a bill introduced on Thursday by Republican lawmakers on the U.S. House of Representatives education committee.
That legislation (HR 3975) would also allow borrowers in hurricane-affect"
KRISTV.COM - Corpus Christi, TX - Post Office having hard time getting mail to evacuees
KRISTV.COM - Corpus Christi, TX - Post Office having hard time getting mail to evacuees: "Post Office having hard time getting mail to evacuees
Oct 6, 2005, 09:21 PM
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CORPUS CHRISTI - For the last several weeks, Corpus Christi post offices have been receiving mail for Hurricane Katrina evacuees who relocated to this area. Postal workers said it's been hard getting this mail out to evacuees.
The mail keeps on coming in for Katrina evacuees, the only problem is a lot of it isn't going out."
Oct 6, 2005, 09:21 PM
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Post Office having hard time getting mail to evacuees
Local News more>>
NAS CC sailor killed overseas
Robbery suspect leads police on chase
Local leaders discuss future of NAV STA Ingleside
Dining for disaster victims
Police searching for home invasion suspects
City warns of natural gas hike
CCPD helping to clean up graffiti and drug houses
Constable rescues blind man from fire
Port ships first load of poultry to Russia
Police dog dies of heat exhaustion
CORPUS CHRISTI - For the last several weeks, Corpus Christi post offices have been receiving mail for Hurricane Katrina evacuees who relocated to this area. Postal workers said it's been hard getting this mail out to evacuees.
The mail keeps on coming in for Katrina evacuees, the only problem is a lot of it isn't going out."
Public Losing Confidence on Storm Spending - Yahoo! News
Public Losing Confidence on Storm Spending - Yahoo! News: "Public Losing Confidence on Storm Spending
By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer Fri Oct 7, 4:23 AM ET
WASHINGTON - Americans are losing confidence that the federal government will wisely spend billions of dollars set aside for recovery from Hurricane Katrina, an AP-Ipsos poll found.
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Just three weeks ago, the public was evenly split on whether the money would be spent wisely, according to the poll. Now, six in 10 say they are not confident the money will be well spent.
Federal officials were left red-faced after scuttling a debit-card plan almost as soon as they announced it, few hurricane victims moved into cruise ships leased off the Gulf Coast at considerable cost and Congress pushed to reverse many no-bid government contracts."
By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer Fri Oct 7, 4:23 AM ET
WASHINGTON - Americans are losing confidence that the federal government will wisely spend billions of dollars set aside for recovery from Hurricane Katrina, an AP-Ipsos poll found.
ADVERTISEMENT
Just three weeks ago, the public was evenly split on whether the money would be spent wisely, according to the poll. Now, six in 10 say they are not confident the money will be well spent.
Federal officials were left red-faced after scuttling a debit-card plan almost as soon as they announced it, few hurricane victims moved into cruise ships leased off the Gulf Coast at considerable cost and Congress pushed to reverse many no-bid government contracts."
HoustonChronicle.com - Louisiana evacuees try to decide if Houston's home
HoustonChronicle.com - Louisiana evacuees try to decide if Houston's home: "Some evacuees settling in; others unsure home is here
New Orleans residents, chased once more by Rita, weigh whether to start over in Texas
By JEANNIE KEVER
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New Orleans residents, chased once more by Rita, weigh whether to start over in Texas
By JEANNIE KEVER
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
The Chronicle, 10/6/2005: Donations to Help Hurricane Victims Taper Off at Some Charities
The Chronicle, 10/6/2005: Donations to Help Hurricane Victims Taper Off at Some Charities: "Donations to Help Hurricane Victims Taper Off at Some Charities
By Elizabeth Schwinn
After the initial outpouring of giving to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, donations to some of the nation's largest relief charities have slowed substantially, even as the Gulf Coast recovers from its second major hurricane, Rita, which caused a wide swath of damage along the Texas and Louisiana coasts.
At the same time, however, housing charities and other groups involved in longer-term aid say donations are still coming in at a rapid clip, as donors and the news media shift their attention to recovery.
More than $1.7-billion has been raised to date, an increase of about $500-million over the previous two weeks. And even though gifts are slowing down for some charities, the overall response is record-setting: It took more than a month for nonprofit groups to raise $1-billion after September 11. More than $2.2-billion was eventually raised in response to the terrorist attacks."
By Elizabeth Schwinn
After the initial outpouring of giving to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, donations to some of the nation's largest relief charities have slowed substantially, even as the Gulf Coast recovers from its second major hurricane, Rita, which caused a wide swath of damage along the Texas and Louisiana coasts.
At the same time, however, housing charities and other groups involved in longer-term aid say donations are still coming in at a rapid clip, as donors and the news media shift their attention to recovery.
More than $1.7-billion has been raised to date, an increase of about $500-million over the previous two weeks. And even though gifts are slowing down for some charities, the overall response is record-setting: It took more than a month for nonprofit groups to raise $1-billion after September 11. More than $2.2-billion was eventually raised in response to the terrorist attacks."
The Chronicle: 10/13/2005: Sharing a World of Experience
The Chronicle: 10/13/2005: Sharing a World of Experience: "Sharing a World of Experience
Foreign-aid groups offer advice in hurricanes' aftermath
By Ian Wilhelm
When Arthur B. Keys Jr., a veteran international-aid worker, visited Katrina-ravaged parts of Mississippi, he felt a disturbing sense of deja vu.
'There's a one-mile swath along the coast where this 45-foot storm surge came in,' he says, 'and it looks just like Banda Aceh, in Indonesia,' after the tsunamis hit.
Mr. Keys, president of International Relief and Development, says the scope of the Gulf Coast devastation and its uncanny parallel to the deadly waves that struck South Asia last December, prompted his Arlington, Va.-based organization to provide assistance for the first time to a disaster in the United States."
Foreign-aid groups offer advice in hurricanes' aftermath
By Ian Wilhelm
When Arthur B. Keys Jr., a veteran international-aid worker, visited Katrina-ravaged parts of Mississippi, he felt a disturbing sense of deja vu.
'There's a one-mile swath along the coast where this 45-foot storm surge came in,' he says, 'and it looks just like Banda Aceh, in Indonesia,' after the tsunamis hit.
Mr. Keys, president of International Relief and Development, says the scope of the Gulf Coast devastation and its uncanny parallel to the deadly waves that struck South Asia last December, prompted his Arlington, Va.-based organization to provide assistance for the first time to a disaster in the United States."
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