Comments on: Four Lies People Tell Themselves About Philanthropy (Or Why You Shouldn’t Send Canned Goods to Haiti) http://www.rosettathurman.com/2010/01/four-lies-people-tell-themselves-about-philanthropy-or-why-you-shouldnt-send-canned-goods-to-haiti/ empowering a new generation of leaders Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:15:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Melinda Lewis http://www.rosettathurman.com/2010/01/four-lies-people-tell-themselves-about-philanthropy-or-why-you-shouldnt-send-canned-goods-to-haiti/#comment-37224 Melinda Lewis Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:17:31 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=4565#comment-37224 Great points, and I love the title. And thank you for mentioning advocacy, too. Haitians need social justice, in the U.S. and globally, not just disaster relief. And only advocacy and public policy change (many Haitians are summarily detained even while awaiting trial to see if they will receive a deportation order, even!) will make that happen. Great points, and I love the title. And thank you for mentioning advocacy, too. Haitians need social justice, in the U.S. and globally, not just disaster relief. And only advocacy and public policy change (many Haitians are summarily detained even while awaiting trial to see if they will receive a deportation order, even!) will make that happen.

]]> By: Ashley Schweitzer http://www.rosettathurman.com/2010/01/four-lies-people-tell-themselves-about-philanthropy-or-why-you-shouldnt-send-canned-goods-to-haiti/#comment-36133 Ashley Schweitzer Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:18:15 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=4565#comment-36133 This is a great post Rosetta, as always you have a great way of framing the conversation. And thank you Adeeb for posting that update on mobile giving! I was looking for information on the turnaround time for text donations and this answers my questions. This is a great post Rosetta, as always you have a great way of framing the conversation. And thank you Adeeb for posting that update on mobile giving! I was looking for information on the turnaround time for text donations and this answers my questions.

]]> By: Time for a Nonprofit Natural Disaster Gameplan « A. Fine Blog http://www.rosettathurman.com/2010/01/four-lies-people-tell-themselves-about-philanthropy-or-why-you-shouldnt-send-canned-goods-to-haiti/#comment-36012 Time for a Nonprofit Natural Disaster Gameplan « A. Fine Blog Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:52:50 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=4565#comment-36012 [...] liked Rosetta Thurman’s post here on what to give — and what not to give — for Haitian relief. For instance, she said [...] [...] liked Rosetta Thurman’s post here on what to give — and what not to give — for Haitian relief. For instance, she said [...]

]]> By: Adeeb http://www.rosettathurman.com/2010/01/four-lies-people-tell-themselves-about-philanthropy-or-why-you-shouldnt-send-canned-goods-to-haiti/#comment-35930 Adeeb Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:40:58 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=4565#comment-35930 Cielo - I wanted to comment on your post regarding donations from text messages. The major wireless carriers have agreed to advance the donations ahead of time. This way there is no 90-day delay and the donations will be forwarded directly to the organization without waiting for the customer to pay their bill. http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/63961/text-message-donations-for-haiti-earthquake-aid-top-22-million/ Cielo –

I wanted to comment on your post regarding donations from text messages. The major wireless carriers have agreed to advance the donations ahead of time. This way there is no 90-day delay and the donations will be forwarded directly to the organization without waiting for the customer to pay their bill.

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/63961/text-message-donations-for-haiti-earthquake-aid-top-22-million/

]]> By: Patrick Person (Patrick Scientific) http://www.rosettathurman.com/2010/01/four-lies-people-tell-themselves-about-philanthropy-or-why-you-shouldnt-send-canned-goods-to-haiti/#comment-35909 Patrick Person (Patrick Scientific) Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:03:47 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=4565#comment-35909 Very well written and very informative. I actually donated via TEXT message (Following you on Twitter.) I think it is the easiest way to donate money to the organizations that I choose. Do you think this is the way of the future in general fund raising for non-profits? Who needs a disaster to donate via TEXT message and with such a small amout that people can afford it seems like a really viable option. I might suggest it at the public radio station that I work at. Very well written and very informative. I actually donated via TEXT message (Following you on Twitter.) I think it is the easiest way to donate money to the organizations that I choose. Do you think this is the way of the future in general fund raising for non-profits? Who needs a disaster to donate via TEXT message and with such a small amout that people can afford it seems like a really viable option. I might suggest it at the public radio station that I work at.

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