National Youth Involvement Month
The National Youth Council is proud to present the Linking Youth to All Red Cross Services contest in recognition of National Youth Involvement Month in November. Up until October 17, submit an essay describing a project recently implemented that involves youth volunteers in a Red Cross service. Download the submission form here.
Raymond McGee, youth shelter volunteer
New experiences, new lessons
As I have become more comfortable with my chairman position, a lot has been happening around the office. Being only 24, I have not had a lot of experience in hiring others, although I was in charge of the search committee to hire our current executive director. In the past three months I have been [...]
Amending form 1040: from today’s from Washington Times
To address low levels of funding in the Disaster Relief Fund, one DC resident proposed today that on the IRS Form 1040, the IRS replaces the voluntary option to donate $3 to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and instead asks Americans to donate $3 voluntarily to the American Red Cross. This past weekend, an AP [...]
Inside the Online Newsroom in DC
Ever wondered how the Online Newsrooms work? You know… those web pages that offer up-to-date information about and personal accounts from each hurricane? The thought did not cross my mind until a few days ago. I began volunteering to help the social media response to Hurricane Ike, and after a crash course, began to really [...]
Have a crazy social media fundraising idea?
The Red Cross just began a $100 million campaign to fill an empty Disaster Relief Fund – the fund has been taxed heavily by everything from Southern California wildfires to Midwestern flooding to recent hurricane response throughout the southern United States. Part of this campaign will include an social media component, utilizing resources as varied [...]
Hurricane Ike information
The Red Cross maintains a website to keep the media and the public up to date on the organization’s response to Hurricane Ike. It offers photos, audio, video and press releases from the affected areas. Check it out here.
Text2Help campaign
The American Red Cross has announced that during this weekend’s games, September 14-15, the National Football League will encourage donations to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The Disaster Relief Fund supports the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year, disasters like the hurricanes of 2008, and enables the Red Cross [...]
Hurricane Gustav demonstrates the next generation of fundraising
In addition to showing an increased amount of preparation, supplies and expertise compared to Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Gustav has also demonstrated the capacity of the American Red Cross to move towards receiving large amounts of small donations – and the increased interest from the American public in helping this way. Most impressive is the new [...]
Hurricane Gustav information
To stay current on Hurricane Gustav, visit our disaster blog. The site combines photos, press releases, videos and audio interviews to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of how the hurricane is progressing.
