SUPERSTORM SANDY | DONATION OPTIONS/INSTRUCTIONS
DONATION INSTRUCTIONS
AUCTION WINNERS: At the close of the auction, highest bidders will be notified of their success by a moderator. Following this notification, the winning bidder is to make their donation to the approved* charity of their choice. Once the donation has been made, a screen cap [blanking out identifying information] should be emailed to
floodreliefviafic@hotmail.com
The moderators will tick you off as having ‘paid’ and then inform your artist/author that your donation has been received and they are now required to prepare your request.
BUY IT NOW: This part of the fundraiser is designed to get funds flowing immediately. Once a buy it now offer has been made it will be confirmed by a moderator. The donor will then be asked to go ahead and make their donation to the approved* charity of their choice. Once the donation has been made, a screen cap [blanking out identifying information] should be emailed to
floodreliefviafic@hotmail.com
The moderators will tick you off as having ‘paid’ and then inform your artist/author that your donation has been received and they are now required to prepare your request.
CUSTOM REQUESTS: Once an author/artist has indicated their willingness to complete a custom request, this offer will be confirmed by a moderator. The requester will then be asked to go ahead and make their donation to the approved* charity of their choice. Once the donation has been made, a screen cap [blanking out identifying information] should be emailed to
floodreliefviafic@hotmail.com
The moderators will tick you off as having ‘paid’ and then inform your artist/author that your donation has been received and they are now required to prepare your request.
APPROVED CHARITIES
As there are a number of North American states that have been affected by this disaster, as well as several Caribbean nations, there will eventually be a wide range of charities approved for making donations to. Details of these organisations will be included in this post as they are identified.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST/REQUEST A PARTICULAR CHARITY, PLEASE DO SO IN REPLY TO THIS ENTRY.
Australian Red Cross (international/disaster fund option)
Mastercard
Visa
American Express
Paypal
Cheque
Telephone
https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp
Canadian Red Cross
Visa
Mastercard
American Express
Paypal
http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=000005&tid=003
American Red Cross (Minimum Donation $10)
Mastercard
Visa
American Express
Amazon Payments
http://www.redcross.org/
British Red Cross (disaster fund option)
Mastercard
Visa
Telephone
Cheque
http://www.redcross.org.uk/Donate-Now?single=1
New Zealand Red Cross (donations to be made in NZD so be sure to consult a currency converter first)
http://www.redcross.org.nz/donate
Finnish Red Cross (donations can be made in euros so be sure to consult a currency converter first)
http://www.punainenristi.fi/
ADDITIONAL APPROVED CHARITIES [list supplied by leobrat, THANK YOU!!]
New York Blood Center: http://www.nybloodcenter.org/index.jsp
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf
Feeding America: http://feedingamerica.org/
Americares: http://www.americares.org/
World Vision: http://www.worldvision.org/
Save The Children: http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6115947/k.8D6E/Official_Site.htm
Samaritan's Purse: http://spvolunteernetwork.org/projects/hurricane-sandy-response.aspx
Best Friends Animal Society: http://www.bestfriends.org/ PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS A CURRENT BID MATCHING CHALLENGE HAPPENING AT THIS CHARITY. ANY BIDS MADE WILL BE MATCHED IN KIND, EFFECTIVELY DOUBLING YOUR DONATION!!
Operation USA: http://www.opusa.org/
Direct Relief International: http://www.directrelief.org/
International Medical Corps: http://internationalmedicalcorps.org/
Convoy Of Hope: http://www.convoyofhope.org/
Episcopal Relief and Development: http://www.er-d.org/donate-select.php
Ali Forney Center (they do great work for LGBT youth and their drop in shelter in Chelsea was destroyed) http://www.aliforneycenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1101
Masbia (these guys are feeding seniors and people with disabilities at their shelter in Brooklyn): https://www.masbia.org/donate.asp
Red Hook Initiative (assisting with the clean up in Red Hook, a waterfront community in Brooklyn that was completely destroyed): http://rhicenter.org/
Lower East Side Girl's Club (they sustained damage themselves, but are also offering grants to their girls and their families to help them get back on their feet **NOTE: an anonymous donor has offered to match $1 for $1 any donation made to this organisation): http://app.e2ma.net/app2/campaigns/archived/1407958/3f1f6cb4dda4a016f5d177f2abb095e2/
Occupy Sandy Relief: https://www.wepay.com/donations/occupy-sandy-cleanup-volunteers
Girls Inc, NYC: http://girlsincnyc.org/
Housingworks: http://www.housingworks.org/advocate/new-york-city/
Callen Lorde Community Health Centre: http://callen-lorde.org/
New York Cares: http://www.newyorkcares.org/
ReStore Red Hook: http://restoreredhook.org/
Red Rover: http://www.redrover.org/
NEW JERSEY FOCUSSED: Altantic City Rescue Mission: http://www.acrescuemission.org/