From the Government Business Examiner
by Donna L. Quesinberry
“Network for Good”
Quick Links to Most Popular Organizations
http://www.networkforgood.org/
“Network for Good” is a great source for additional information and opportunities to support organizations providing Haiti earthquake relief.
Additional Creditable Organizations:
Medical Teams International (MTI)
http://www.medicalteams.org/sf/Home.aspx
Habitat for Humanity
https://www.habitat.org/default.aspx
Global Aid Network (GAIN)
www.gainusa.org
Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund (by Wyclef Jean)
http://www.yele.org/
Two Trustworthy Text Donation Lines: Reported by FOXNews.com
According to the Internet Storm Center, both of these “text to” options are legitimate services: “Both short codes in use right now, 501501 and 90999, are tracing back to registered twitter accounts and I consider them authentic at this point,” says the Center’s Johannes B. Ullrich — however, some charity watchdogs… The Better Business Bureau has already posted advice on its site for those hoping to donate to a legitimate charity.
— Texting HAITI to 90999: The U.S. Department of State’s Web site suggests texting “HAITI” to “90999” to donate $10 to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts. The $10 will be charged to your cell phone bill. Or you can go online to organizations like the Red Cross and Mercy Corps to contribute to the disaster relief efforts.
— Texting YELE to 501501: On Twitter, musician Wyclef Jean, a native of Haiti, notes, “Haiti needs your help text YELE to 501501 and 5 dollars will go toward earthquake relief.” Yele Haiti is a grassroots movement Jean has set up to inspire change in Haiti through programs in education, sports, the arts and environment.
Courtesy of: Lisa Scala, LEED AP, MCR, Real Estate Development Manager, HERMAN MILLER, INC.
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Thanks for posting this great resource, Donna! I just cross-posted it in the “What are you doing to Help Haiti?” discussion forum for people that might be interested in doing something.
Thank you Andrew – I extended my other two blog posts during the course of the week. So that I’m not inundating blog central.
These are excellent resource links for Haiti – I hope it helps.
~D.
Something to know about donating to charities. If you want the funds to go to the relief effort you have to specify this, or the funds will go into a general fund. Both are good ways to support charity efforts, as many of the organizations leverage the exposure during disasters to receive more funds for their general coffers.
I speak from 15 years of nonprofit fundraising experience on this and as the Director of Fundraising of a disaster relief organization.
Finally it is better to give directly to the charities rather than through portals like Network for Good.