Rising anew from the rubble | Stuff.co.nz

Rising anew from the rubble | Stuff.co.nz: "OPINION: Tsar Gerry Brownlee has upset architectural historians by suggesting all but a handful of Christchurch's old buildings should be demolished. He must go on upsetting them."

Brit's $4m gift to Christ Church earthquake fund | Stuff.co.nz

Brit's $4m gift to Christ Church earthquake fund | Stuff.co.nz: "An English entrepreneur has kicked off an earthquake appeal in Britain with a $4 million donation to rebuild ChristChurch Cathedral."

Earthquake: Donated items flood in - Have Your Say - Rotorua Daily Post

Earthquake: Donated items flood in - Have Your Say - Rotorua Daily Post: "As goods donated by Rotorua residents make their way to Christchurch, more fundraising efforts emerge.

Rotorua More FM radio host Mike Baird launched an appeal on his breakfast show urging Rotorua residents to donate necessities for those in Christchurch and after receiving donations for a week Mr Baird is driving those items down to Christchurch."

Huge cost to repair shattered churches | Stuff.co.nz

Huge cost to repair shattered churches | Stuff.co.nz: "An insurance company that covers most of the churches in Christchurch expects damage to run into 'hundreds of millions of dollars' and says restoring the shattered ChristChurch Cathedral could alone cost tens of millions."

Worldwide disaster response round-up � Red Cross Blogs

Worldwide disaster response round-up � Red Cross Blogs: "At first glance, last week’s tragic earthquake in New Zealand and the conflict and mass displacement in Libya don’t have much in common. One thing that unites them, though, is the fact that Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers in those countries have been well trained to help their communities in times of disaster. They’ve also been able to call on support from specialists around the world."

Israel’s Magen David Adom disaster team preparing to depart for New Zealand

Israel’s Magen David Adom disaster team preparing to depart for New Zealand: "The Magen David Adom disaster team that proved so effective in helping the quake victims in Haiti is preparing to head to Christchurch, New Zealand to help with rescue and recovery efforts there following the devastating earthquake."

Technolog - Google tool helps find Christchurch earthquake victims

Technolog - Google tool helps find Christchurch earthquake victims: "The Google Person Finder is a free, simple-to-use tool which was dreamt up after the 2010 Haiti earthquake. All someone needs to do is enter as much of a person's name as he or she knows and Google will provide any related information — including last known location, physical descriptions, last reported status and messages left by those searching for the individual."

Regular donations continue despite disasters - The Westerner

Regular donations continue despite disasters - The Westerner: "A philanthropy expert from Closeburn believes charities not connected to flood or cyclone relief are not likely to be abandoned by their regular donors.

Dr Wendy Scaife, from the Australian Centre of Philanthropy and Non-profit Studies at QUT, said non-welfare charities often worried about losing donations in times of national or international crises."

How Tech Is Helping the Haiti Recovery | Fast Company

How Tech Is Helping the Haiti Recovery | Fast Company: "Since the 2010 earthquake, not-for-profits and corporations have developed new technologies to better deliver services to Haitians, transforming aid in disaster areas everywhere."

Kevin07 creator behind national fundraiser | The Australian

Kevin07 creator behind national fundraiser | The Australian: "Neil Lawrence, of Sydney advertising agency Lawrence Creative Strategy, had initially planned only to host a barbecue himself and pass the hat around for flood victims.

But after he tweeted his intentions the idea took off.

So he instructed his agency staff to design a logo, website and Facebook page to encourage Australians around the country to host a fundraising barbie of their own. The campaign has subsequently won the support of many politicians and entertainers, among them Julia Gillard."

Fundraising Staged for Victims of Floods in Australia | Politics | Solomon Islands News

Fundraising Staged for Victims of Floods in Australia | Politics | Solomon Islands News: "Prime Minister Danny Phillip, the patron of the Queensland fundraising drive, in his speech, acknowledged every government ministry, business house and individual who contributed towards the fundraising."

American Red Cross Details Haiti Earthquake Response and Plans for the Future

American Red Cross Details Haiti Earthquake Response and Plans for the Future: "n a speech at the National Press Club on the first anniversary of the deadly Haiti earthquake, McGovern explained how the Red Cross has helped hundreds of thousands of Haitian survivors, described the response to the cholera outbreak, and discussed the organization’s plans to move forward – including two new planned housing projects – in the years ahead to help Haiti and its people recover."

Disaster Relief | Prime Minister of Australia

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Donors Praise Charity Relief Efforts in Haiti Earthquake - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Donors Praise Charity Relief Efforts in Haiti Earthquake - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Donors Praise Charity Relief Efforts in Haiti Earthquake

January 13, 2011, 6:34 pm

By Raymund Flandez

Nearly 60 percent of people who donated to charities involved in the Haiti relief-and-recovery effort said they were either very confident or somewhat confident that their donations were well spent, according to a survey released to coin"

Five ways you can still help in Haiti - CNN.com

Five ways you can still help in Haiti - CNN.com: "But the devastation didn't end with the natural disaster. Now, Haitians are dealing with a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 2,000 people and political unrest over a disputed presidential election, all while displaced survivors are living in tents and under tarpaulins.

Here are five ways you can still help alleviate some of the Haitian people's suffering:"

Canberra relaxes rules on publicity for aid handouts | The Australian

Canberra relaxes rules on publicity for aid handouts | The Australian: "THE government has eased off natural disaster relief guidelines making its flood aid conditional on receiving publicity for the handouts.

Canberra's guidelines for states struggling with disasters such as the Queensland floods and Victorian bushfires demand that 'at a minimum' they acknowledge the commonwealth's contribution in press releases and on websites, in recovery centres, and in advice to the public about the aid on offer."

Haiti one year on: a look at aid progress reports | Claire Provost | Global development | guardian.co.uk

Haiti one year on: a look at aid progress reports | Claire Provost | Global development | guardian.co.uk: "The first anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti comes with a deluge of progress reports from many of the NGOs and aid agencies involved in reconstruction and ongoing relief work. We select a sample"

Red Cross Receives $150,000 Donation from The Patterson Foundation | Benzinga.com

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Red Cross Receives $150,000 Donation from The Patterson Foundation | Benzinga.com: "The Patterson Foundation, a New Realities foundation in Sarasota, Fla., recently donated a $150,000 gift for the American Red Cross International Disaster Relief Fund. This gift will help recovery efforts for future disasters that have had little attention from the media. Some of the funds have already been used to send relief supplies such as insecticide-treated mosquito nets, blankets, hygiene kits as well as kitchen sets to flood victims in Colombia and Panama. The American Red Cross is also providing health services and disaster preparedness education in an ongoing program."

Haiti Aid Groups Criticized As Money Sits Unspent : NPR

Haiti Aid Groups Criticized As Money Sits Unspent : NPR: "After a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Haiti last year, Americans responded to the devastation generously, giving nearly $2 billion to hundreds of charities.

But one year later, much of that money remains unspent, and criticism is mounting that the international aid response has not moved fast enough to alleviate the suffering of the earthquake survivors."

Vital organization GrassRoots smooths the way for other aid groups

Vital organization GrassRoots smooths the way for other aid groups: "PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In the aftermath of a disaster, there is a world of people with good intentions but little idea of how to deliver on them.

Enter GrassRoots United, the brainchild of Californian Sam Bloch, who had five years’ experience managing hundreds of volunteers in disaster zones in Thailand and in Peru, starting with the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia. Doctors, nurses, engineers and unskilled volunteers were plentiful at disaster zones, he discovered, but the administration needed to organize them often was lacking."