Ship of Fools: AS: Social Action: Disaster Relief

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Posted by rugasaw (# 7315) on :

It has been suggested on the Ship's social action thread that we support disaster relief. With the flooding in England and the need for all disaster agencies to be prepared for the next flood/earthquake/forest fire/tsunami/hurricane. I suggest that any shipmeets held in august set up a disaster relief theme. If you are not haveing a shipmeet donate to the local or any other disaster agency.

[ 08. October 2007, 15:30: Message edited by: Alan Cresswell ]

Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :

If this is what everyone is happy witb, a couple of links for fundraising efforts for flood relief in the UK, are either the Red Cross Flood appeal or the The Church Urban Fund Flood Disaster Appeal.

Sorry: edit to tidy up my copying and pasting.

[ 28. July 2007, 11:09: Message edited by: Curiosity killed ... ]

Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :

The WRVS are also working in this area and are appealing for funds.

Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :

As the biggest disaster currently is the flooding in Asia, Christian Aid are appealing for funds to support those in need in India and Pakistan

Posted by Rossweisse (# 2349) on :

Please remember the wonderful work done all over the world by Episcopal Relief and Development. They're on the scene whenever and wherever disaster strikes; they also do long-term work fighting hunger, poverty, AIDS, etc., in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, in partnership with local groups. And every bit of your contribution goes to help those in need.

Ross

Posted by Trudy Scrumptious (# 5647) on :

I give a regular monthly donation to ADRA but I will bump it up a little this month in honour of the Ship push for disaster relief!

Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :

This can almost be a copy of Ross's post. The United Methodist Committee on Relief goes all over the world to help folks in need. All that's needed is a request for help. And, like the Episcopal organization, 100% of the donations go to the needs of people in distress.

Posted by Flausa (# 3466) on :

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Originally posted by Rossweisse:
And every bit of your contribution goes to help those in need.

That is a wee bit misleading. According to their financial report, 8% of your contribution goes to administration and fundraising (which actually isn't a bad percentage):

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As seen in the 2006 Expenses graph and chart, ERD spends 84% on program versus 8% on administration and 8% on fundraising. Because of the support Episcopal Relief and Development receives from the Domestic and Foreign Missionary
Society in the form of contributed services and a cash grant as well as ERD’s own investment income, 92% of your donor dollar goes directly to programs.

Posted by Flausa (# 3466) on :

quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:
This can almost be a copy of Ross's post. The United Methodist Committee on Relief goes all over the world to help folks in need. All that's needed is a request for help. And, like the Episcopal organization, 100% of the donations go to the needs of people in distress.

UMCOR's website clarifies this as well, by indicating you need to designate your funds for the specific programs, though it would appear that most administrative fees are covered by UMC members:

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Private donors can designate their gifts to our programs with the assurance that 100 percent is spent on the programs. The 8.5 million members of the United Methodist Church assure our ability to guarantee this through undesignated giving that underwrites our general administrative expenses.

Posted by Janine (# 3337) on :

Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort, Inc.

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We are Cost Effective
More than 85% of every donated dollar goes directly to disaster victims, 86.82% to be precise. Expenses such as salaries, utilities, supplies, maintenance, depreciation, truck rentals, etc. amounted to only 13.18%. We are proud of this remarkable record and acknowledge that without our many volunteers this could not be possible.

Distribution of Supplies
Churches of Christ Disaster Relief only works through the local Church of Christ in the community or town where the disaster has occurred. If there is no Church of Christ in the town, Disaster Relief will contact the nearest town that has a Church of Christ and ask for help. Supplies will be distributed by this congregation "in the name of the Lord" to anyone who has been affected by the disaster regardless of race, color, creed, or religion.

When we have flooding, storms, etc., here, this is the group that sends us all the food, water, cleaning & baby & HBA supplies, furniture and appliances to pass out to people affected.

Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :

And to follow Janine, we Disciples have our (even more) cost efficient Week of Compassion.

And you can contribute online.

I have known Johnny Wray, the director of Week of Compassion, for over thirty years. He doesn't just sit behind a desk and decide who gets funds; he goes to the disaster site and finds out from the disaster victims themselves what they need. (He's made quite a few trips down your way, Janine. But then, he's a good ol' boy from southern Mississippi. [Biased]

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