DONATIONS FOR HAITI: Earthquake relief efforts.

[Nikki Stone1]

I have a small list. If there are other (legitimate) organization collecting donations, please put them here.

CARE: Haiti relief fund.
https://my.care.org/site/Donation2?df_id=5080&5080.donation=form1&s_src=171040010000&s_subsrc=redyhaitiearthquake110&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=haiti%20relief%20fund&utm_content=34004560521&utm_campaign=6359692521&OVRAW=haiti%20relief%20fund&OVKEY=haiti%20relief%20fund&OVMTC=standard&OVADID=34004560521&OVKWID=275964575521


B'NAI B'RITH INTERNATIONAL PROVIDES DISASTER RELIEF IN HAITI
http://www.wfn.org/2010/01/msg00059.html


INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS
http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/helpicrc

[Nikki Stone1]

1. Utah/American Red Cross

http://www.abc4.com/content/news/state/story/Utah-Red-Cross-calls-for-Haiti-donations/zf20IYrmZUmAU2zhfVuyXg.cspx?rss=1451

[Bobbieo]

2. Pan American Development Relief

Washington, D.C., January 12, 2010 –

After the devastating 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti, the non-profit Pan American Development Foundation is encouraging people to donate through its special website www.PanAmericanRelief.org

[Nikki Stone1]

31. .

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[enigmatic]

3. K&R

Thanks for this!

[Hawkeye-X]

4. Texting HAITI at 90999

will donate 10 dollars to American Red Cross relief on Haiti.

[Nikki Stone1]

9. Wow, that's convenient.

Thanks.

[dave29]

16. yes it is, and a great idea... making charity and aid so convenient

(especially for those of us who feel useless at the moment)

someone should get a pat on the back for this idea

[MrsBrady]

44. +1

[mnhtnbb]

5. Partners in Health

http://www.pih.org/home.html

[Peace Patriot]

6. Urgent call for NURSES to go to Haiti. Doctors Without Borders lost THREE hospitals in the quake.

Estimated dead is 100,000.

Nurses info: Press release: http://www.calnurses.org/media-center/press-releases/2010/january/largest-rn-union-issues-urgent-call-for-nurse-volunteers-to-assist-earthquake-ravaged-haiti.html

Latest reports and more donation info at
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=405x29147

[Nikki Stone1]

8. +1

Thanks for this. I hope some people respond.

[Nikki Stone1]

7. Excellent recommendations.

Thank you.

[cali]

10. thank you, nikki.

[still_one]

11. I just donated to Care. This is just really tragic /nt

[StarfarerBill]

12. K&R

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

13. UNICEF emergency response

https://secure.unicefusa.org/site/Donation2?df_id=6680&6680.donation=form1

[Fleshdancer]

14. A DUer offered the name of an org already on the ground:

http://qifd.org/

QIFD is setting up an campaign to raise emergency relief funds for the victims. Please help us by clicking on the donate button in the right hand corner. No amount is too small. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated by the people of Haiti.

The original thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7453363

[Nikki Stone1]

29. Excellent recommendation and thank you for posting it here.

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[Walk away]

15. Can we please put this somewhere it can be seen all of the time?

I just came from the grocery store and everyone there were trying to find out how they could help. They were worried about aid getting through to the people who really need it.

I'm going to print this out and take it with me for the rest of the day.

[Fleshdancer]

20. I agree. This thread needs to be pinned.

Not sure how to get that done though.

[pitohui]

33. not sure either, i did an "alert" w. a message requesting it be pinned/stickied

not sure if that's the right procedure tho

[thotzRthingz]

49. "I agree. This thread needs to be pinned." AMEN! I hope the MODS/ADMINS can accomplish that (n/t)

[democrank]

17. K & R

[KharmaTrain]

18. I've Donated To Doctors WIthout Borders...

They're already on the ground with 3 clinics and will surely need more. A very worthwhile organization that dares to go where others won't...

http://doctorswithoutborders.org/

[pitohui]

32. my pick as well

another kick for more visibility

[WhoDoYouTrust]

46. Mine, too.

K & R

[roamer65]

56. I just gave to them as well.

They're already there and will need the money the fastest.

[sofa king]

19. I can't donate, but I can volunteer.

I can run almost all office software and perform almost any office task. I have experience tracking inventories and receiving new items. I have a decade of experience in dealing with federal agencies, reading and interpreting regulations, and soliciting advice and information from the federal government. I have some construction experience. I have a good back.

I'm underemployed and have nothing but time.

My passport is out of date, but I my recollection is that expedited passports can be issued, sometimes within 72 hours, if one goes to the DC office. I can be there at 8 am tomorrow, and I can borrow the money I need to pay for it. But other than that, I am insolvent.

Is anyone accepting volunteers for aid distribution or other forms of on-site relief?

[inna]

21. KR+6

[Hekate]

22. Direct Relief International will send medical supplies. We're stopping by later today to donate.

DRI's headquarters warehouse is only a few miles from where we live, so at least that's easy. Anyone who wants to can use this link:

http://www.directreliefinternational.org/

Hekate

[Nikki Stone1]

30. GREAT IDEA

Thanks, Hekate.

[Hekate]

35. When we dropped by their HQ/warehouse, we were told that a 2-container shipment was in the harbor...

... when the quake struck. The woman we spoke with said they didn't know yet if the 20' and 40' containers were still stuck onboard or not, but photos from the air showed that the unloading crane was broken off into the harbor and useless. One of their people is on his way already to assess the situation on the ground. Meanwhile a million dollars more in aid has been pledged, so more will be on the way. DRI is one of my favorite organizations -- they use practically nothing for their overhead expenses, so you know your dollars are going right to work.

Hekate

[Nikki Stone1]

40. I wish Skinner would put up a sticky thread so we could put all these fine organizations on it.

I really like yours best of all because it's immediately useful.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

37. Wrong link! The correct one is...

http://www.directrelief.org

[Hekate]

42. Thanks for the correction!

[saracat]

23. K+R

[waiting for hope]

24. K&R

Great lists! :thumbsup:

[Peacetrain]

25. K&R!!!!.. just wish I could do it more than once

[cordelia]

26. K&R

[Maru Kitteh]

27. great thread. k&r

[Maru Kitteh]

28. kickin again

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

34. Kick. Should be pinned. -nt

[CBR]

36. K & R nt

[lightningandsnow]

38. UNICEF also has a fund running.

https://secure.unicefusa.org/site/Donation2?df

[madinmaryland]

39. Thank you, Nikki.

[ima_sinnic]

41. this previous DU post has a list of 28 organizations active in Haiti

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7454711

Action Against Hunger has been there since 1985 and has about 56 locals on staff, with only 7 from other countries
Direct Relief International has been assisting refugees and disaster victims with medical care since 1948 and has a partnership with 3 hospitals in Haiti--and 100% of donations go to programs, overhead is covered by a bequest.

[pitohui]

45. it would be really great if we could merge these threads and put them all up at the top of the page

make it easy for people to find and research their giving options

[Nikki Stone1]

47. Yes. It would be great.

Another thread was asking Skinner to put up a sticky with these organizations. I think that's important. Even if he put up a blank thread and everyone could contribute to the names of organizations.

[WolverineDG]

43. Just got word that my local Habitat for Humanity is accepting donations

for relief efforts in Haiti. Perhaps other chapters are doing the same.

dg

[thotzRthingz]

48. thanks for this thread Nikki (and all who contribute here)... I posted a separate OP:

before I saw this thread... but I'll add my K&R as well as suggestion:

Doctors Without Borders took a major HIT in Haiti... I just donated to that cause (only ONE of many WORTHY causes)... see: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=197&hbc=1&source=ADR1001E1D01

[thotzRthingz]

50. bump -- (no "sticky" yet?) -- so let's keep it alive... (n/t)

[berni_mccoy]

51. Kick & Rec.

[varelse]

52. Do you think DU admins would go for an official fund raising effort for Haiti?

K&R

I joined Doctors without Borders and will also make a one-time donation to one of the relief funds you've linked to.

Thank you

[Nikki Stone1]

54. I hope so, although I've already sent my donation

I could send a little more I guess.

[thotzRthingz]

53. bump (n/t)

[azul]

55. Albert Schweitzer Hospital Haiti is good and working on it also

http://www.hashaiti.org/

[Nikki Stone1]

58. +1

Thanks for the link.

[thotzRthingz]

57. a final BUMP before I shut-down for the night (n/t)

[flyarm]

59. Donate Blood ..In Fla we have heard they will need blood..Red Cross..

hubby and I are going tomorrow to give blood ..for Haiti people.

[thotzRthingz]

60. ok, so i can't sleep (after midnight EST)... a final BUMP then shuting-down! (n/t)

[Shanti Mama]

61. Partners in Health have been working in Haiti for years. They are one the very best.

I have quite a few friends involved with aid and development in Haiti. Almost every one has recommended Partners in Health. http://www.pih.org/home.html . PIH does NOT have hundreds of office workers who eat up donations.

One friend wrote: If you want to contribute to relief efforts in Haiti, consider donating to Partners In Health, an amazing organization with a long track record in Haiti. They have already set up a temporary hospital in Port au Prince since the earthquake hit, and need donations: http://www.pih.org/home.html

They need money, of course, but also medical folks -- surgeons, nurses, other medical personnel.

Update: January 13, 2010, 7:30pm
Wanted: Surgeons, nurses, and other medical personnel to help in Haiti

We are deeply grateful for the multitude of people who have contacted us wanting to provide medical assistance. As patients flood to our sites from Port-au-Prince, we're finding ourselves in need of both medical personnel and supplies. In particular, we need surgeons (especially trauma/orthopedic surgeons), ER doctors and nurses, and full surgical teams (including anesthesiologists, scrub and post-op nurses, and nurse anesthetists).

If you are a health professional interested in volunteering, please send an email to [e-mail] with information on your credentials, language capabilities (Haitian Creole or French desired), availability, and contact information.

As phone lines in Haiti remain down and transportation and communication are difficult, PIH is still in the process of determining where we can set up operations in Port-au-Prince, and how we can transport patients and volunteers to our sites. We will be able to offer more concrete information after these logistical matters are resolved.

Once again – thank you for your support. Kenbe fèm.

[Shanti Mama]

62. from aid workers on the ground... excellent advice.

Excellent blog post from someone in Haiti
http://talesfromethehood.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/haiti/

I’ll update and add to this post later: For now, in the interests of getting it up there, a companion to Saundra’s post on choosing where/how to donate for earthquake response in Haiti. (Read Saundra’s post)

General Guidelines:

Don’t go to Haiti. If you’re not already employed by a relief organization that is working in Haiti, stay put. Just because it’s close (for Americans) and you can get your visa at the airport doesn’t mean that you’re needed there in person.

Send Cash, not stuff. Please do not collect food or clothes or anything else and then try to ship it to Haiti. Cash is the only thing you should be thinking of donating right now. Sorry, but this has to be said: think twice about supporting organizations that are asking for in-kind donations for Haiti.

Please Re-read this post: What to Do: The Donor Edition – Emergency Response.

For those in the United States, InterAction is probably your best consolidated source for information on which US-registered organizations are responding to this disaster. Here’s the link.Text

Lots more excellent info at the site.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Choosing Organization to Donate to
blog post at http://informationincontext.typepad.com/good_intentions_are_not_e/2010/01/suggestions-for-donors-in-choosing-ngos-to-donate-to-after-a-disaster.html

A must read.

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Interaction.org
http://www.interaction.org/crisis-list/earthquake-haiti

[thotzRthingz]

63. just adding some compiled lists and other info:

Want to volunteer? Then goto Center for International Disaster Information
http://www.cidi.org

BBB Wise Giving Alliance info on charitable organizations
http://www.bbb.org/us/charity

LINKS to nearly 60 organizations in need of help
http://www.interaction.org/crisis-list/earthquake-haiti

PHONE numbers to more than 40 ways to help
http://practical-vision.blogspot.com/2010/01/donations-for-haiti-victims-links-to.html

[thotzRthingz]

66. bump

[thotzRthingz]

67. bump

[thotzRthingz]

68. bump -- also send to your friends & enemies alike, the people of HAITI desperately need help (n/t)

[thotzRthingz]

69. bump

[LeftishBrit]

64. Avaaz also have a link

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_haiti/99.php?cl_tta_sign=963a4c90fb1255e56b84665a529a57e3

[LeftishBrit]

65. For any other Brits here, the Disasters Emergency Committee are now co-ordinating efforts

www.dec.org.uk