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“Will Mobile Giving Take Off In The Jewish World?”
The New York Jewish Week – February 3, 2010
Over the course of the past year, a group of volunteers affiliated with The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s (JDC) Next Gen initiative has been looking into launching a mobile giving campaign. When an earthquake devastated Haiti last month, suddenly the race was on to get it up and running immediately. JDC announced its text-to-donate campaign at “Help Haiti Now,” an emergency benefit held Jan. 19 at a popular music venue. The entire setup process took less than 48 hours after choosing a provider, says Sarah Eisenman, JDC’s director of next generation and service initiatives.
“The Reward Comes in the Form of Accomplishing the Work Itself”
The Jewish Exponent – January 28, 2010
Millions of lives -- and the future of a tiny nation -- are still in jeopardy. No, we're not talking about Israel, but Haiti -- that small, impoverished island nation. Within hours of a catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti last week, Israel and the United States led the way in rescue and recovery. JDC is providing food, water and other material support for EcoWorks and the Afya Foundation, aiding the work of Paul Farmer's Partners in Health. It is also supporting medical services through Heart to Heart International and the IDF field hospital, which JDC furnished with infant incubators and orthopedic devices.
“Students Rally to Help Haitians”
The Columbus Dispatch – January 28, 2010
The daily images and news out of Haiti are inspiring central Ohioans to jump in and get involved -- even if that means going face first. Matthew Rodier, a seventh-grader at Columbus Torah Academy, was looking for a service project for his March bar mitzvah when the earthquake occurred. "I was in the car with my dad on the way to tae kwon do and we came up with the idea to have a demonstration to raise money," said Matthew, who earned his black belt in the martial art in October. The Matthew Rodier Bar Mitzvah Project and Tae Kwon Do Demonstration: All proceeds go to the American Joint Distribution Committee, funding operations at a field hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
“Haiti: How to Help”
Fox News
JDC appeared on relief listings of CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, WCBS, and other affiliate stations around the U.S.
Numerous organizations are mobilizing to lend a hand in the devastating aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti. Included is the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee: the world’s largest Jewish humanitarian assistance organization is collecting funds for relief efforts and working with partners on the ground in Haiti.
“One Week Later, JDC’s Relief Work Aids Victims of Earthquake”
Forbes.com – January 20, 2010
This release also appeared in Reuters.com, and more than 190 other media outlets.
One week after the catastrophic earthquake and aftershocks struck Haiti, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the world’s largest Jewish humanitarian assistance organization, and its partners on the ground are ensuring that critical medical, nutritional and material relief are reaching victims everyday. JDC continues to coordinate its activities with the White House, the Department of State, USAID, the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Israeli relief agencies, the United Nations, and the Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief.
“After the Earth Moved”
Forward - January 20, 2010
For American Jews who give generously to charity, there is often an inner struggle: How much should they support other Jews, and how much should they give to causes in the wider world? The two main Jewish organizations already in Haiti before it was devastated by the January 12 earthquake — and which no doubt will be there after the cameras and celebrities have left — illustrate both approaches. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee has for nearly a century responded to crises within the Jewish world. But when Hurricane Gustav slammed into the island in 2008, the JDC extended its help, developing relationships with organizations on the ground in Haiti that proved immediately useful in responding to this epic disaster.
“Opening Hearts, Wallets, for Haitians”
The New York Jewish Week – January 19, 2010
At New York University and at a performance space in lower Manhattan, fundraising and consciousness-raising events were scheduled for this Tuesday evening, sponsored, respectively, by NYU’s Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee …the JDC fundraising event the same evening at SOBs, a performance space on Varick Street that usually features Haitian and other Caribbean music, was to include an update on the situation in Haiti, an open bar and music by a local Haitian band. SOBs donated its space and personnel for the night, and the Haitian musicians donated their time; proceeds from the event go to JDC’s emergency disaster-relief work in Haiti.
“Religious Groups Concentrate on Relief Efforts to Aid Haitians"
The Baltimore Sun - January 17, 2010
In the wake of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that has leveled Port-au-Prince, religious groups - many of which have long sent money and volunteers to Haitian orphanages, schools, clinics and churches - are focusing their charitable attention on disaster relief in the Caribbean nation of 9 million. They are talking about the devastation at services, taking up special collections and organizing teams to join the huge international relief effort ... including the emergency relief fund of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
“Jewish Groups Mobilize in Wake of Devastating Haiti Quake”
JTA - January 13, 2010
As the death toll mounts in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the organized Jewish world is lining up support for the rescue and relief effort in the region.
IsraAID and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee are funneling Jewish communal support into Haiti “Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti in the wake of this overwhelming disaster, and as we did following Hurricane Gustav in 2008, JDC will leverage its strong partnerships in the region to respond quickly and compassionately to the needs of those affected,” said Steven Schwager, JDC’s chief executive officer.
“Religious Groups Concentrate on Relief Efforts to Aid Haitians"
The Baltimore Sun - January 17, 2010
In the wake of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that has leveled Port-au-Prince, religious groups - many of which have long sent money and volunteers to Haitian orphanages, schools, clinics and churches - are focusing their charitable attention on disaster relief in the Caribbean nation of 9 million. They are talking about the devastation at services, taking up special collections and organizing teams to join the huge international relief effort ... including the emergency relief fund of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
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