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Earthquake in Haiti: Leading U.S. Foundations Respond to the Crisis

Headlines From
Philanthropy News Digest

• Clinton Bush Haiti Fund Announces Final Grants, Ceases Operations
  12/26/12
• Gates Foundation, USAID Award $3.2 Million to Mobile Money Network Operators in Haiti
  7/13/12
• Red Cross Commits $5.5 Million to New Teaching Hospital in Haiti
  1/17/12
• 'Text to Haiti' Campaign Introduced Mobile Giving to Donors, Study Finds
  1/12/12
• Red Cross Commits Additional $3.6 Million to Project Medishare in Haiti
  1/11/12
• Two Years After Earthquake, Red Cross Remains Committed to Rebuilding Haiti
  1/09/12

Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross

Reports on Haiti Earthquake Relief

Real Time Charitable Giving January 2012 Examines how the ability to send small donations via text message facilitated giving for Haiti earthquake relief efforts, including characteristics of text donors, preferred methods of giving and encouraging others to give, and giving to other disasters.

Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies March 2011 Outlines the challenges of and recommendations for creating an effective interface between humanitarian groups and volunteer and technical communities aggregating, visualizing, and analyzing data on and from affected communities to support relief efforts.

Media, Information System and Communities: Lessons From HAITI January 2011 Examines the media and communications response to the earthquake, including humanitarian groups' attitudes toward new platforms, innovative digital media use, and the effectiveness of radio. Makes recommendations for media, humanitarians, and donors.

Earthquake Resistant Housing: An Illustrated Manual for Building a Safe Home November 2010 Updates a comprehensive Spanish/English and French/English guide for the construction of an earthquake-resistant, basic single-family home, based on the International Building Code. Includes structural plans and step-by-step instructions.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

• How can I locate charities that provide disaster relief?
• Where can I find information on disaster grantmaking?
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Grants for Haiti Earthquake Relief and Recovery

Interactive Grants List

New Grants Awarded

Before the Quake:
What Grantmakers Were Doing in Haiti