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2 Dollars or 2 Euro for less than 5 minutes of your time

Georg Baumann

Subscriber Member
Ladies and Gents,

There is a survey going on CNN.com, main site, you will see it easily, which basically deals with brandawareness of NEC. It takes less than 5 minutes to click through and afterwards they will pay 2 Dollars or Euro, depending on where you are to a charity of your choice from, Red Cross, UNICEF, World Vision, or WWF (if memory serves this was the list.)

The reason I am sharing that here is that particulary humanitarian organisations such as red cross can use every penny in face of the Monster Quake in Haiti. What a tragedy....

For every completed questionnaire, Synovate will make donation on behalf of Turner International, to the designated charity specified by the respondent. US$2 for respondents from Asia Pacific, North America or Latin America; while €2 for respondents from Europe.
Hope it is appropriate to post this here.

Best
Georg
 
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Vivek

Guest
Georg, Despite my reservations about surveys, I tried but no luck.

I do not see any surveys at all.
 
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Oxide Blu

Guest
I think ...

If you want to help the folks of Haiti there are lots and lots of way to do that.

If you want to help NEC develop product and marketing strategies, you can do that, to.

But combining the two -- making the vital help that someone needs dependent on supporting a corporation's product is just so smarmy in so many ways. Shame on NEC!!!
 
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Oxide Blu

Guest
Anyone that wants to donate to help the folks in Haiti should review the charity ratings on charitynavigator.org. They have a whole web page set up listing 4-star charities active in Haiti right now. Also read the advice on choosing a charity to donate to.

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=1004


Let's take a quick look at the annual salaries paid to the heads of the "charity" orgs NEC was supposedly supporting:

American Red Cross: Gail J. McGovern - President, CEO - $565,000

United States Fund for UNICEF: Caryl M. Stern - President, CEO - $361,250

World Vision: Richard E. Stearns - President - $376,799



Compare those salaries with this charity now active in Haiti:

Doctors Without Borders, USA Nicolas De Torrente - Executive Director - $115,640
Doctors Without Borders, USA Darin Portnoy - President - $24,597



Anyone that donates $2100.00 to the American Red Cross isn't even paying one day's salary of their Pres./CEO -- let alone helping an Haitians. :rolleyes:
 

Guy Mancuso

Administrator, Instructor
I was just reading this that Oxide Blu linked to and think it is a good idea to read this and decide what makes the most sense for you personally to help out .

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=1004

I found these tips very informative

Tips For Funding Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts

Avoid Newly-Formed Charities and Give To An Established Charity That Has Worked In Haiti - Establishing a new charity is hard enough, but in a crisis, the odds of succeeding are slim to none. Think of it this way: would you entrust all your savings in a financial firm that just opened, doesn't even have stationery, and whose employees have no experience in investing money? Doubtful. Find a charity with a proven track record of success in providing disaster relief and one that has worked in Haiti. Start with the list of charities on the right and if a group you are considering supporting isn’t there, then take the time to thoroughly research it before making a gift.

Do Not Give To The Haitian Government – Haiti is known to be a corrupt country. And news reports post earthquake indicate that the government is pretty much not functioning. If that isn’t enough reason not to give directly to the Haiti government, then consider the fact that contributions to foreign governments are not tax deductible.

Designate Your Investment – Generally, it is best to trust your chosen charity to spend your donation as it sees fit. But with disaster related giving, you should specify that you want your donation only used to respond to this particular crisis.

Do Not Send Supplies – Knowing that millions of people are desperately in need of food and water, it is hard not to want to pack up a box of supplies and send it to Haiti. But this type of philanthropy is simply not practical or efficient. Even if mail could get to Haiti, no one is set up to receive these goods, much less organize and distribute them to the victims. Furthermore, charities are often able to partner with companies to acquire large amounts of in-kind donations such as bottled water and new clothing. Instead of boxing up and sending your old clothing, have a garage sale and turn your used goods into cash and donate that to a worthy charity.

Be Careful Of Email Solicitations

Be Leery Of People That Contact You Online Claiming To Be A Victim – Unless you personally know someone in Haiti, anyone alleging to be in this position is most likely part of a scam. Obviously, people affected by the earthquake are in no position to contact you directly for assistance.
Delete Unsolicited Emails With Attachments - Never respond to unsolicited emails. Do not open any attachments to these emails even if they claim to contain pictures from Haiti. These attachments are probably viruses.
Seek Out The Charity’s Authorized Website – Refer to our blog from yesterday as to why this is important.

Is it safe to make a text donation? - So long as you do your homework, yes. Please visit our blog for a longer explanation.

Consider The Nature Of The Charity’s Work – Not every charity is responding in the same way. Some are providing medical assistance, some shelter, some food and water. Others will be more focused on either short term or long term rebuilding efforts. And some are just helping to fundraise for other nonprofits. Think about what it is you want your philanthropic investment to accomplish and then take the time to find the charities doing that work. At Charity Navigator we link to each charity’s website so that you can quickly learn more about their plans to help in Haiti.

Be Inspired By Social Media, But Still Do Your Homework – Social networking tools like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and blogs are delivering heart-wrenching images and information about Haiti to our computers and phones. Many of them include pleas to donate. While these tools can be a powerful tool to inspire your desire to help, you should not blindly give via these vehicles. You must take the time to investigate the groups behind such pleas for help to ensure that it comes from a legitimate nonprofit. For example, you can donate $10 to the American Red Cross by texting “Haiti” to 90999. As of today, this tool has raised $3 million for the Haiti earthquake relief efforts.

Avoid Telemarketers – As always, hang up the phone do your homework and give directly to a charity.

Do Not Expect Immediate Results, But Do Keep Tabs On What Your Donation Accomplishes- It takes time for charities to mobilize, to assess the problems that need to be addressed and to develop effective solutions. Donors need to be patient so charities will not feel pressured to plunge in and offer ineffective aid, simply to placate impatient donors. That doesn't mean donors shouldn't hold the charities accountable for delivering on their promises! Be sure to follow up with the charity in a few months to find out (a) how your donation was put to use and (b) if the organization needs additional support to complete the recovery effort.
 

Don Libby

Well-known member
All great tips Guy and I'd like to add one more.

Be careful of credit card donations as some banks and credit card companies will see this as a cash advance and charge a much higher service fee.

Don

Update: I did a very fast Google on this and just learned that B of A, Visa, Discover, MasterCard and AMX have all waived fees on credit card donations for Haiti relief efforts. Read the story here.
 
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