Help for Haiti
Making a Difference in the World January 26th, 2010
Last Friday, I spoke with a friend from Haiti who told me stories of surgeries happening without medicine, amputations being done with a hand saw, and people calling loved ones from under rubble to say goodbye. When tragedies happen like the recent earthquake in Haiti, it can be difficult to know how to help. Sometimes we’re hindered by not knowing what to do or by thinking “what good will my small contribution make?”. Below are some cool ways people are thinking BIG to make Haiti help happen:
- Scott Harrison of Charity: Water is doing some cool things with social media like Facebook and Twitter. His office is also collecting supplies in Charity:Water’s New York office.
- In England, seven year old Charlie Simpson has raised over $240,000 (I think it was just $160,000 yesterday so he’s still on the move).
- Twitter’s Hope140 site give tips for using social media to help in Haiti
- Send A Nurse is helping to raise money to send nurses to Haiti
- Hope for Haiti Now is using the talents of pop music stars to raise money
- In my own profession, motivational speakers, keynote speakers, inspirational speakers and other business speakers are working on a February 1st event called Speak Out For Haiti. During this professional development day, all the speakers are donating their time along with members of an MPI (Meeting Professionals International) chapter to raise money.
Of course. there are the relief organizations and other charitable organizations like the American Red Cross, Habitat, UNICEF, Compassion, and many others that are making Haiti help happen too. You can help too - even if it’s just by sharing the great stories you hear and forwarding cool links to others.
Tim Richardson is an inspirational speaker who speaks about how giving increases employee morale, lowers employee turnover, increases customer loyalty and creates higher profits for Fortune 500 companies. He is founder of the Bill Walter Melanoma Research Fund. For more information on Tim, go to www.TimRichardson.com


