Disaster
Take a Step Up: Impart Health Education in Calamity-Stricken Communities
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
This is a guest post written by Krisca Te. Krisca works with Open Colleges, Australia’s leading provider of TAFE courses equivalent and distance education. When not working, you can find her actively participating in local dog show events – in…
Documents and Disasters: Can Proper ID Save the Lives of Transgender People in Emergencies?
Friday, November 18th, 2011
This is a guest post written by Kyle Knight. Kyle is a Fulbright Fellow researching the contemporary LGBTI rights movement in Nepal. He is based in Kathmandu. He has been published in The New Republic, The Kathmandu Post and Republica and has written…
Compassion on Sale
Monday, September 26th, 2011
This week’s guest post is from Juanita Rilling, Director of the Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI). The CIDI is an education organization that supports international relief through encouraging effective donations by individuals, groups, businesses, and communities.
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The Dos and Don’ts of Disaster Donations
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Reposting a modified version of the Dos and Don’ts given the recent tornadoes in the southern U.S.
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The following is a series of dos and don’ts to help you make the best donation decisions after a
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Japan says no to SWEDOW (Stuff We Don’t Want)
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
This article in the Daily Yomiuri caught my attention. It’s titled Donors asked to observe simple rules when giving, and it lays out the issues arising with so many people donating goods throughout Japan. Donated goods are a problem…
Japan is limiting international assistance
Monday, March 28th, 2011
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The scramble for donor dollars after a disaster
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
There have been a lot of high profile disasters over the past few years, and each disaster brings home the point that the way we fund disasters does not work well. And after each of these disasters, a reporter will…
Giving to local organizations in Japan
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
From what I understand, there are two organizations in Japan that help coordinate nonprofit work.
- JANIC (Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation) which, according to their website, is a network organization of Japanese civil society groups.
- The
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4,500 new charities for Japan
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
A friend of mine has been working to register a nonprofit for several months now. She was just informed by the IRS that her application would have to wait because they’ve received 4,500 applications for new nonprofits to respond to…
The CNN Effect
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Right now there is something happening that we call “The CNN Effect.” This refers to the impact that media has over public donations to disasters or other crises. Essentially this is how it works, people are far more likey to…
