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Haiti needs our hope and our help. We encourage everyone to engage and stay connected—the life cycle of this humanitarian endeavor must extend long after the initial burst of compassion. Communication and hope during events like these are important, but real participation on even the most modest level is critical. On this page, you'll find resources we've researched to help you learn about what’s happening in and around Haiti as well as simple and effective methods to donate directly to the cause.Thanks, Biz Stone & Evan Williams

1/ Sa boite postale officielle pour vos dons par chèque ; mais avec un numéro d’identification. Ce numéro, il vous suffit de le copier au dos de votre chèque ; ainsi, ils reconnaîtront que cela vient de la part d’un Fan de cette page. Et nous pourrons comptabiliser votre don.2/ Une page web dédiée à notre page, sur leur site officiel, afin que vos dons électroniques soient tout autant comptabilisés, automatiquement.

The easiest way to characterize the difference between a fan of a consumer business and one of a local institution or a nonprofit is by their degree of desired engagement.

The problem is that most local institutions—I’m singling out hospitals here for special attention—and nonprofits don’t do a very good job with their pages. They certainly don’t put as much care and feeding into those pages as their commercial counterparts do.

becoming a fan of a Facebook page is motivated by the expectation that the organization will use the page as a vehicle for keeping its fans up to date. Many hospitals, for example, host educational events for the community, but few hospitals take advantage of the “events” tab on fan pages to list those activities.

Mobile Donations US: individuals can text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross for  Haiti efforts. You can donate $10 up to three times, and 100% of the  donations will reach the Red Cross Foundation. This effort is run by Mobile Accord. US: Individuals can also text YELE to 501501 to donate $5 to the Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti Foundation. [Update] 501501 is run by the Mobile Giving Foundation. In their terms, the foundation says "there may be some designated organizations that have permitted the MGF to grant 5-10% of each donation to the MGF to cover administrative costs associated with the MGF’s mission." We were unable to contact Yele or Mobile Giving to check the specifics of their partnership). [Earlier we had said 501501 was run by 501media. This is not true in the US, 501501 in Canada, however, is run by 501 Media]. Germany: text HAITI to 81190 to donate $5 (out of which $4.83 will go to Aktion Deutschland Hilft).   Denmark: text Katastrofe to 1231 to donate 150 kr, or call 90 56 56 56.   More organizations that are workin in Haiti in relief efforts are listed on  The NYTimes Lede Blog and more on  MSNBC's How to Help page. [Update] US: You can now text the word "Haiti" to 85944 to donate $5 to the Rescue Union Mission and MedCorp International, and the word "Haiti" to 25383 to donate $5 to the Internal Rescue Committee. These shortcodes also courtesy of the Mobile Giving Foundation. [Update] Canda: You can text the word "Haiti" to 45678 to donate $5 to the Salvation Army, again courtesy of the Mobile Giving Foundation.