12 July 2010
It has been a grim year for most charitable organizations over the past two years. Giving has been down markedly, with gifts in 2008 representing the largest dip in charitable giving (-5.7%) in more than five decades. That’s why the total amount of donations made to various relief agencies in Haiti is fairly mind-boggling. According [...]
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26 January 2010
On January 12, a massive earthquake struck Haiti. The earthquake measured 7.0 on the Richter Scale. Devastating aftershocks followed. The confirmed death toll is 150,000 people and the Red Cross estimates that nearly 3 million people will be affected by the disaster. By comparison, Hurricane Katrina, considered to be the largest natural disaster in the [...]
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