Number of Deaths Key Factor in Charity Disaster Response - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Number of Deaths Key Factor in Charity Disaster Response - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Death tolls and drama are the determining factors in the level of philanthropic response to major humanitarian crises, The New York Times writes as part of its annual special section on giving."

Bangkok Post : Woods donates money for flood victims

Bangkok Post : Woods donates money for flood victims: "US golfer Tiger Woods and Thai golfer Thongchai Jaidee met Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at the Government House on Monday to donate part of proceeds from the ticket sale of a golf tournament to help flood victims.

They donated 2.2 million baht to help people affected by flooding in the country."

Workplace Giving UK � Blog Archive � Haiti’s children at risk

Workplace Giving UK � Blog Archive � Haiti’s children at risk: "Please support Save the Children’s new appeal as Haiti’s children face the double threat of an approaching hurricane and a growing cholera epidemic.

Hurricane Tomas has caused severe flooding in Leogane, the epicentre of the Haiti earthquake, where up to 90,000 people are still living in tents."

Asian Countries Pledge to Reduce Disaster Risk | News | English

Asian Countries Pledge to Reduce Disaster Risk | News | English: "Fifty Asian and Pacific countries have agreed to make risk reduction part of their climate change policies.

The rising death toll from a tsunami and a volcano in Indonesia this week underscored the effort to reduce disaster casualties and damage."

Aid workers attempting to reach Indonesia quake, tsunami victims - CNN.com

Aid workers attempting to reach Indonesia quake, tsunami victims - CNN.com: "Padang, Indonesia (CNN) -- At least 282 people were killed by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck off Indonesia and a subsequent tsunami, and 411 people remain missing, Indonesia's Antara state news agency reported Wednesday.

Rescuers and aid workers were struggling to reach the victims in the remote, hard-hit Mentawai Islands region of Indonesia."

UNPO: Sindh: Diaspora Donations Support Aid Delivery

UNPO: Sindh: Diaspora Donations Support Aid Delivery: "he Sindhi Association of North America (SANA) and other members of the Sindhi diaspora raised funds for flood victims of Sindh. A sum of $70,000 was donated during a festive evening event with speeches, documentaries and musical entertainment.

The Sindhi Association of North America (SANA) Houston Chapter organized a highly successful fund raising event for flood relief efforts in Pakistan on 23rd October [2010] at Pakistan Center in Houston, Texas. A large number of community members attended the event. They generously participated in the effort making it possible to raise a record amount of $70,000."

Thailand Boosts Aid for Flood Victims as Bangkok Escapes Deluge - BusinessWeek

Thailand Boosts Aid for Flood Victims as Bangkok Escapes Deluge - BusinessWeek: "Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s government approved a 2.9 billion baht ($97 million) special budget to help victims of the nation’s worst flooding in five decades, as authorities in Bangkok worked to strengthen the city’s defenses.

The government will give 5,000 baht to each family in some of the worst-hit areas as part of its wider relief effort, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said today after a Cabinet meeting."

Indonesia Hit by Deadly Tsunami, Volcanic Eruption

Indonesia Hit by Deadly Tsunami, Volcanic Eruption: "MENTAWAI ISLANDS, Indonesia (Oct. 27) -- Planes and helicopters packed with rescue workers and supplies landed for the first time Wednesday on remote Indonesian islands that were pounded by a 10-foot (three-meter) tsunami, sweeping away villages and leaving at least 272 people dead and m"

The Path Forward: A call to action for the disaster response community - Emergency Social Data Summit

The Path Forward: A call to action for the disaster response community - Emergency Social Data Summit: "The Path Forward: A call to action for the disaster response community

Back in August we hosted a summit to examine how we might use social and mobile tools to increase disaster response collaboration amongst aid agencies, government agencies, corporations, technologists, and citizen groups. Our research suggests the public is increasingly relying on social and mobile tools in their daily lives and therefore also during emergencies. Specifically, we found that the public expects response organizations to take action on incoming social information about disasters. We also wrote a white paper, The Case for Integrating Crisis Response with Social Media, which outlined the history and current state of affairs around the public using social technologies to request help from themselves or friends and family during a crisis."

Pakistan flood appeal tops �60m - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

Pakistan flood appeal tops �60m - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: "The Disasters Emergency Committee’s Pakistan flood appeal has raised �60.8m, making it one of the organisation’s three most successful fundraising appeals."

CBC News - Canada - Why aren't we more generous with Pakistan?

CBC News - Canada - Why aren't we more generous with Pakistan?: "The day before the federal government stopped matching donations to help Pakistan's flood victims, a newspaper ad appealed to Canadians to give more.

'The need in Pakistan is still so great,' said the Humanitarian Coalition, just last Saturday, Oct. 2, in bold print. 'Last chance for your dollar-for-dollar match.'"

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Nonprofit Newswire | Small Haitian Nonprofits Struggle While Donations Remain Unspent

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Nonprofit Newswire | Small Haitian Nonprofits Struggle While Donations Remain Unspent: "This is one story we would like to stop writing. In Haiti, small nonprofits with relatively small budgets often remain unfunded in their efforts to help local populations in overlooked or rural neighborhoods even while only 15 percent of the pledged $4.7 billion in international donor dollars have been spent."

Kate Beale: USAID's congressional liaison on Haiti

Kate Beale: USAID's congressional liaison on Haiti: "Four weeks after Kate Beale began her new job as a congressional liaison officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), disaster struck in Haiti."

UPS, Home Depot provide disaster relief �| ajc.com

UPS, Home Depot provide disaster relief �| ajc.com: "The Sandy Springs logistics and delivery company also helped take supplies to Haiti after the January earthquake that killed thousands. It did the same in response to this summer's floods in Pakistan.

In addition to the simple philanthropy that that company and Atlanta's Home Depot engage in, they also affect disaster relief efforts globally, aiding relief organizations as they seek and transport goods."

NetHope | Media � Article � Nethope Launches Internship Program In Port Au Prince For Haitian It S

NetHope | Media � Article � Nethope Launches Internship Program In Port Au Prince For Haitian It S: "NetHope Launches Internship Program in Port-au-Prince for Haitian IT Students

September 13, 2010



Port-au-Prince, Haiti – September 13, 2010 – NetHope launched an internship program in Port-au-Prince today for recent Haitian computer science graduates and near-graduates. The six-month program aims to place the students in full-time employment in the information technology (IT) field at its conclusion."

After rough 2009, remittances on rise - Business Monday - MiamiHerald.com

After rough 2009, remittances on rise - Business Monday - MiamiHerald.com: "After the Jan 12 earthquake in Haiti, Pierre Lopez doubled the amount he sends to his family in remittances.

Lopez, 49, a part-time hotel cleaner who lost his wife and 19-year-old daughter in the catastrophe, scrapes by on $400 every two weeks. He used to send $150 to his parents monthly. Now it's $300."

Clap, clap to industry for quake response - Techie Isles - Blogs

Clap, clap to industry for quake response - Techie Isles - Blogs: "New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and city mayor Bob Parker have both branded it a 'miracle' that no-one died in last weekend's Christchurch earthquake.

The magnitude of the quake was as great as that in Haiti, where over 200,000 died. So why did New Zealand escape fatalities from such a powerful disaster? Many reports credit the timing of the quake, which was in the early hours when many will have still been asleep.

But rather than being a miracle, I would say the efforts of Kiwis, particularly its tech sector, can take credit for averting tragedy in this multibillion-dollar disaster."

Boulder Colorado Fire and role of social media : Online Social Media

Boulder Colorado Fire and role of social media : Online Social Media: "The use of social media in times of crisis has become more and more apparent in recent times, for example for the Haiti earthquake, or at the time of the ash cloud from the Iceland volcano, and now social media once again has a role to play. Not only can residents in the area keep tabs on what is happening and what moves to make next but even the sheriff’s department has recognized the importance of social media and the role that it can play, according to Cory Bergman over on LostRemote."

Ottawa urged to extend donation matching deadline for Pakistan floods - Winnipeg Free Press

Ottawa urged to extend donation matching deadline for Pakistan floods - Winnipeg Free Press: "TORONTO - Ottawa must give Canadians more time to aid in Pakistan flood-relief efforts by extending its pledge to match donations dollar-for-dollar, doctors headed to the region said Tuesday.
Canadians have been slow to respond with donations for the Pakistan flooding compared to other disasters like the Haiti earthquake, and the deadline for the dollar matching commitment is Sunday.
The doctors, joined by Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis, called on Ottawa to extend it to the end of the month."

Fundraising suhoor aims to benefit Pakistan’s flood victims - The National Newspaper

Fundraising suhoor aims to benefit Pakistan’s flood victims - The National Newspaper: "ABU DHABI // More than 300 people will be raising aid for flood-ravaged Pakistan while having suhoor tonight.

The Dubai-based Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment is holding the event from 9.30pm until midnight at the Monarch Hotel in Dubai near the Trade Centre.

The event, which aims to keep people aware of the situation in Pakistan, will include an auction of donated items, including works of art photographs, electronics."