Comments on: Safe Donations to Victims of the Earthquake in Haiti

By: PAK

PAK — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:35:27 +0000

The Red Cross is rated much lower than other organizations. The White House is guaranteeing that 100% of donation through the Clinton-Bush Haiti Relief fund will go to Haiti Relief.

Even though I can’t stand Bush or Clinton, their feet will be held to the fire if they don’t follow through with their promise.

By: Khaleef Crumbley @ KNS Financial

Khaleef Crumbley @ KNS Financial — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:07:48 +0000

OASIS for Children is an orphanage located in Beudet, Haiti. The building was completely destroyed, however all of the children are alive and sleeping in tents outdoors for now. You can donate directly to OASIS through their secure website (http://oasisforchildren.org) using PayPal. 100% of the donations will go towards the earthquake relief effort!

Flexo’s note: I am not familiar with this organization and cannot vouch for them. Please perform due diligence before you donate.

By: Doctor S

Doctor S — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:11:24 +0000

thanks for helping make sure that people’s good intentions are not abused. Good work as always.

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:00:07 +0000

Awesome use of technology and telephony to help make a difference! Finally, the telecom companies are providing some real valued add!

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:34:55 +0000

I would also recommend “Partners in Health” – Paul Farmer’s organization in Haiti, and the subject of the book “Mountains Beyond Mountains.” They do GREAT work and already have physicians on the ground and the trust of the Haitian people.

By: tom

tom — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:30:51 +0000

“The public can also help by texting “Haiti” to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red Cross, through an effort backed by the U.S. State Department”

ARC texting campaign is backed by the USSD

By: Flexo

Flexo — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:48:13 +0000

Thanks, Lor!

By: Lor McLin

Lor McLin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:39:35 +0000

American Red Cross put this up on Twitter: Text “Haiti” to 90999 to donate. 100% of your $10 donation passes thru to @RedCross for Haiti relief. Your cell carrier keeps nothing.
http://twitter.com/RedCross

By: FFB

FFB — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:24:14 +0000

It’s great that you are putting this out there. The organizations you listed are wonderful. It’s a shame people use a tragedy like this to prey on people’s emotions with scams!

By: SimplyForties

SimplyForties — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:59:55 +0000

Thanks for posting this Flexo, and for Tweeting about it. It’s amazing how quickly scams spring up in the face of disasters.

By: Mrs. Money

Mrs. Money — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:26:52 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing this. My heart goes out to the people of Haiti.