Comments on: Haiti: the need for a trusted charity donations app. http://blog.osirra.com/2010/01/15/haiti-the-need-for-a-trusted-charity-donations-app/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:35:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rachel http://blog.osirra.com/2010/01/15/haiti-the-need-for-a-trusted-charity-donations-app/comment-page-1/#comment-4374 Rachel Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:59:15 +0000 http://blog.osirra.com/?p=3352#comment-4374 DEC, definitely a legitimate organisation, is promoting the text number http://twitter.com/decappeal so it is real. o2 have also been promoting it. (If you've only just heard of DEC, they're the organisation that pull together appeals for big disasters, a centralised group runs the marketing etc letting the individual charities focus on providing aid.) However, I agree with you about some kind of app to help with this. DEC, definitely a legitimate organisation, is promoting the text number http://twitter.com/decappeal so it is real. o2 have also been promoting it.

(If you’ve only just heard of DEC, they’re the organisation that pull together appeals for big disasters, a centralised group runs the marketing etc letting the individual charities focus on providing aid.)

However, I agree with you about some kind of app to help with this.

]]> By: Julia http://blog.osirra.com/2010/01/15/haiti-the-need-for-a-trusted-charity-donations-app/comment-page-1/#comment-4373 Julia Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:48:47 +0000 http://blog.osirra.com/?p=3352#comment-4373 Sounds like you have described just what the DEC does - I just blogged about the post my DFID colleague has made: http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2010/01/killing-relief-with-kindness/ His main message is exactly what you say - if you want to help, the best thing is to donate to an NGO - and he links to the DEC appeal. Sounds like you have described just what the DEC does – I just blogged about the post my DFID colleague has made: http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2010/01/killing-relief-with-kindness/ His main message is exactly what you say – if you want to help, the best thing is to donate to an NGO – and he links to the DEC appeal.

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