Tsunami Update
For those of you who would like to donate to the tsunami relief effort, the Assist News Service in conjunction with www.crosswalk.com is offering the following tips to make sure your donation is being used responsibly.
- Do your homework: Ask what percentage of your donation goes to administration, request a copy of the organization's annual report and find out how long the agency has been operating.
- If you are supporting a particular charitable project on an ongoing basis, request periodic updates on the project you're contributing to.
- Be aware that charities should be using donations for the purpose for which they were given - and if for any reason a charity ends up unable to use a gift for the project it was given for, the charity should communicate with its donors and offer to refund the gift. Responsible organizations carefully monitor their programs and costs.
If you haven't already, go check out the ninetyandnine.com articles, Tsunami! Prayer Still Protects! and Tsuanmi News: Devastation and Miracles,
featuring a firsthand account of experiencing the tsunami as well as status reports of several missionaries in the area.
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