• Twitter Looks To Help Bring Hope To Haiti With Hope140.org

    Friday, January 22nd, 2010

    Jason Kincaid currently works as a writer at TechCrunch. He grew up in Danville, California and later relocated to UCLA in Los Angeles, California, where he studied biology with a minor in ‘Society and Genetics’. You can reach him at jkincaidtc@gmail.com (he has other addresses too, so don’t worry if you have a different one). → Learn More


    Since the crisis in Haiti began, Twitter has played a big part in helping raise awareness of the tragedy. It’s also helped charities and celebrities reach out to the community to encourage donations toward the Red Cross and the other organizations working hard to help the situation. Today, Twitter is launching a portal at Hope140.org for people looking to help Haiti, but who don’t necessarily know where to start.

    The site features a collection of recommended tweeters and Lists, including charities and people who are actually reporting from the field. A stream of recent tweets about the crisis is scrolling by in real time. And a large part of the page is dedicated to helping non-profits connect with the Twitter community, as a sort of best practices guide. It also calls out tonight’s Hope For Haiti Now Telethon, which begins at 8 PM EST and is being hosted by George Clooney, Wyclef Jean, and Anderson Cooper.

    Twitter’s Biz Stone has also written a blog post about the efforts being made to help alleviate the crisis.

    Here’s a list of different ways to text to help Haiti. You can also do it through the iTunes Store.

    Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross
    Text QUAKE to 20222 to donate $10 to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
    Text HABITAT to 25383 to donate $10 to Habitat For Humanity
    Text OXFAM to 25383 to donate $10 to Oxfam A
    Text HAITI to 25383 to donate $5 to International Rescue Committee
    Text HAITI to 45678 to donate $5 to the Salvation Army in Canada
    Text YELE to 501501 to donation $5 to Yele
    Text RELIEF to 30644 to get automatically connected to Catholic Relief Services and donate money with your credit card
    Text HAITI to 864833 to donate $5 to The United Way
    Text CERF to 90999 to donate $5 to The United Nations Foundation
    Text DISASTER to 90999 to donate $10 to Compassion International

    Finally, you can donate to International Fund For Animal Welfare Haiti Emergency Relief Response here.

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