Haiti earthquake: best ways to help
January 14, 2010 By: almostgotit Category: Donating Haiti, Earthquake in Haiti, Haiti, Help Haiti, Uncategorized, disaster relief, family budget, finances, financial planning, giving, money, nonprofit
Red Cross in Haiti (2008)
Want to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti? Relief organizations need your help, but want donors to know that some kinds of help are definitely better than others.
InterAction, a coalition of U.S.-based international non-governmental organizations (including the Center for International Disaster Information)gives these tips:
• Cash donations are widely recognized as the most efficient and effective means of relief in the established international disaster response community.
• While they may be well-intentioned, clothing, canned goods, and other in-kind donations are *not* the preferred choice for humanitarian contributions to Haiti. Consider reserving these kinds of donations for needs in your local community.
• Donate wisely! Make sure your money goes to a credible responding agency for international emergencies. InterAction is regularly updating this list of member agencies who are responding to the earthquake. For more information about how to choose a legitimate charity, visit www.give.org.
January 16th, 2010 at 10:27 am
My partner’s workplace has announced that it will send a certain sum and also match any cash donation from its employees. Since my partner is on contract, she’s going to find out on Monday whether she’s included on the cash matching; if not, she’ll probably hand a full-time co-worker her share to make sure it gets doubled.