How to Help: Japanese Relief Efforts
For those who want to offer donations directly to charitable organizations directly, here are a few notable links (and far from inclusive - if you have others, leave them in the comments). Note too that some charities have not set up a separate donation path for the Japanese disaster:
- Google Crisis Response (2011 Japanese Earthquake).
- Salvation Army is accepting donations via SMS or online, by phone, calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY.
- Save the Children is taking online donations and credit and debit card donations over the phone.
- Christian Aid and Oxfam have not set up separate appeals for Japan, but you can donate to their general emergency funds.
- InterAction, an alliance of US-based international NGOs, has published a list of its members that are collecting money for the relief efforts. You can pledge money directly to the 22 organisations mentioned, which include Relief International, World Vision and Habitat for Humanity.
- Online coupon site Groupon has set up a page to allow visitors to donate $5, $10 or $25 to support efforts of the International Medical Corps in Japan. According to the site, the coupon for donations won't expire until 16 June.
- PayPal has set up an online store to take donations for Save the Children, GlobalGiving, HandsOn Network and the American Red Cross. It will pay all contributing costs.
- Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA): ADRA Aids Japan Earthquake Victims
- All Hands Volunteers: Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee: Japan/Pacific Emergency Relief Fund
- AmeriCares: Rescue searchers in Japan
- Aanda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT): Asia donations
- International Medical Corps relief efforts, text MED to 80888.
I’ve donated to the American Red Cross in the past, but have donated to Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontiers) in response to recent overseas natural disasters because the group has low overhead and directs 85% of the donations to actual services - but MSF has not set up a separate donation path for the tsunami relief as yet.