Comments on: 13 Ways You Can Help Japan That Take Less Than a Minute of Your Time http://inhabitat.com/13-ways-you-can-help-japan-that-take-less-than-a-minute-of-your-time/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Fri, 24 May 2013 13:04:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: johncassel http://inhabitat.com/13-ways-you-can-help-japan-that-take-less-than-a-minute-of-your-time/comment-page-1/#comment-307759 johncassel Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:57:21 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=229245#comment-307759 Have you checked out any of these organizations before creating this post? How much of the funds donated to each of these organizations actually goes to disaster relief and how much goes to administration of the organization? The American Red Cross' main business is providing biomedical services (blood bank) that ALSO does disaster relief. The American Red Cross is a business with a net worth of almost 4 billion dollars. How much of the funds donated to the American Red Cross will actually go to helping people in Japan? Please check out the organizations that you recommend before donating to them. American Red Cross Controversies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Red_Cross#Controversies BBB Wise Giving Report for American Red Cross http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/national/human-services/american-red-cross-in-washington-dc-679 Drug Company Sues Red Cross Over Trademark Use By Peter Panepento from the August 9, 2007 issue of The Chronicle of Philanthropy http://philanthropy.com/article/Drug-Company-Sues-Red-Cross/62674/ http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=american+red+cross+controvery#hl=en&pwst=1&sa=X&ei=cIyDTcmiHZP0tgOgy9z-AQ&ved=0CBkQvwUoAQ&q=american+red+cross+controversy&spell=1&fp=dd5de194b033cb0e Have you checked out any of these organizations before creating this post?
How much of the funds donated to each of these organizations actually goes to disaster relief and how much goes to administration of the organization?
The American Red Cross’ main business is providing biomedical services (blood bank) that ALSO does disaster relief. The American Red Cross is a business with a net worth of almost 4 billion dollars. How much of the funds donated to the American Red Cross will actually go to helping people in Japan?

Please check out the organizations that you recommend before donating to them.

American Red Cross Controversies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Red_Cross#Controversies

BBB Wise Giving Report for American Red Cross
http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/national/human-services/american-red-cross-in-washington-dc-679

Drug Company Sues Red Cross Over Trademark Use
By Peter Panepento from the August 9, 2007 issue of The Chronicle of Philanthropy
http://philanthropy.com/article/Drug-Company-Sues-Red-Cross/62674/

http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=american+red+cross+controvery#hl=en&pwst=1&sa=X&ei=cIyDTcmiHZP0tgOgy9z-AQ&ved=0CBkQvwUoAQ&q=american+red+cross+controversy&spell=1&fp=dd5de194b033cb0e

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