Center for International Disaster Information

1.  What Can Be Done to Make In-Kind Disaster Donations More Effective?

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• bclc.uschamber.com/blogs

2.  World of Fashion Crosses Path With Haiti’s Rebuilding Efforts

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• blog.usaid.gov/2011/09/world-of-fashion-crosses-paths-with-haiti’s-rebuilding-efforts

3.    National Cherry Blossom Festival Begins With Tribute to Disaster Victims

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• onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_7341.shtml

4.    New Report Suggests Way To Use Technology to Improve Aid in Humanitarian Emergencies

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• www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/coverage-in-the-media/hhi-report-technology/index.html

5.    Logistics and Disaster Relief: How to Help (and Not Hurt) Relief Efforts When You Donate or Volunteer

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• blog.ups.com/2011/06/06/logistics-and-disaster-relief-how-to-help-and-not-hurt-relief-efforts-when-you-donate-or-volunteer

6.    Beauty Industry Comes to Aid of Japan: How You Can Help

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• main.stylelist.com/2011/03/21/beauty-industry-japan-aid

7.    5 Tech Innovations That Could Change the Developing World

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• mashable.com/2011/10/12/tech-developing-countries

8.    Why Do We Donate Junk?

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• www.psychologytoday.com/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201105/why-do-we-donate-junk

9.    Drought Crisis in Horn of Africa Overwhelming Aid Agencies

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• www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Drought-Crisis-in-Horn-of-Africa-Overwhelming-Aid-Agencies-125222464.html

10.    “Smart” Aid Boosting African Economies

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• www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/global-exchange/globe-correspondents/smart-aid-boosting-african-economies/article2181349

11.    Generous Donations for Somalia

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• blog.timesunion.com/muslimwomen/generous-donations-for-somalia/2591

12.    US Navy Ship Brings Aid For Haitian Orphanages

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• seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014703653_apcbhaitiusaid.html

13.    Somalia Famine Appeal Raises Far Less Than Previous Disaster

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• www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/08/somalia-famine-appeal-raises-less

14.    Bad Donations

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• www.byupoliticalreview.com/?p=99187

15.    Human Trafficking on the Rise Amid Horn of Africa’s Drought and Famine

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• www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/nov/02/trafficking-on-rise-horn-africa?newsfeed=true

16.    Famine in Somalia Bridges Local Diaspora

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• http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/571949--famine-in-somalia-bridges-local-diaspora

17.    There’s No Point in Doing Good Badly

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• http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1963749,00.html

18.    Charitable Donations and Your Taxes: Seven Reasons Cash is King

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• www.dailyfinance.com/2010/12/15/charitable-donations-and-your-taxes-seven-reasons-cash-is-king

19.  Social Media: Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse

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• www.bt.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.asp

20.    The Century of Disasters

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• www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2011/05/the_century_of_disasters_2.html?GT1=38001

21.    Today’s Disaster Death Tolls are Falling

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• www.trust.org/alertnet/news/todays-disaster-death-tolls-are-falling-un-report

22.    Dead White People’s Clothes

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• www.theroot.com/views/dead-white-people-s-clothes

23.    Africans Pour Anger, Sadness Onto Twitter Over Famine

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• in.reuters.com/article/2011/07/22/idINIndia-58399320110722

24.    Haiti Doesn’t Need Your Old T-shirt

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• www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/10/11/haiti_doesnt_need_your_old_tshirt

25.    Smart Compassion: How Donating Cash Helps More People

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• blog.usaid.gov/2011/08/smart-compassion-how-donating-cash-helps-more-people

26.    Haiti Doesn’t Need Your Yoga Mat

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• www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/10/10/stuff_we_dont_want_haiti?page=0,0

27.    Compassion on Sale

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• goodintents.org/disaster/compassion-on-sale