The American economy is far less robust than it was in late 2004 and 2005. Donations for Haiti relief made by Americans, individuals, foundations and corporations, are lagging the amounts raised after Hurricane Katrina and the SE Asian tsunami.
Comparison of Haiti donations to Katrina and the tsunami
Jan 26th, 2010
Comparisons between the American fund raising results for Haitian earthquake relief and the efforts after Hurricane Katrina and the Southeast Asian tsunami are inevitable. Here are the current results as recorded on this site.
American giving for Haiti relief as of January 25
Jan 25th, 2010
This is today’s update for fund raising numbers for the relief of the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. The subtotal reflects the sum of American individual donations, corporate donations and donations from foundations.
American donations for Haiti earthquake relief – Jan 21
Jan 21st, 2010
We have been tracking, through the media and on the Net, the dollars that Americans are donating for the Haiti relief effort. It is not an exact science. The latest PDF file listing what we have found is at this link.
The record keeping is not intended to be complete, but only to illustrate the giving that Americans routinely do when there is a disaster. Our numbers will not tie to totals from other sources because we are just producing a snapshot of the outpouring of donations.
We looked carefully at the buildings as we drove along (occasionally being cheered on by locals shouting “We love you! Thank you!”)
Haiti Quake Relief Funding Numbers for Jan 18
Jan 18th, 2010
This is today’s update for fund raising numbers for the relief of the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. The subtotal reflects the sum of American individual donations, corporate donations and donations from foundations
Haiti Quake Relief Funding Numbers for Jan 16
Jan 16th, 2010
This is today’s update for fund raising numbers for the relief of the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. The subtotal reflects the sum of American individual donations, corporate donations and donations from foundations.
The print and broadcast media have swarmed into Haiti and now the news is filled with their perception of what isn’t getting done. I would like to address some of these in order to bring some perspective to the wails from the media.
Haiti Quake Relief Funding Numbers
Jan 15th, 2010
The numbers in this table are from a PDF file prepared daily using available information from the Internet. It is not intended to be complete. That link is here.
The subtotal reflects the sum of American individual donations, corporate donations and donations from foundations. Many companies are also matching employee contributions along with their donation.
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