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So, Im not rich by anyones standards, but I hate watching anyone suffer.

Given that an major american city will be out of commission and likely uninhabitable for a very long time, Ive decided to donate what I can to a reputable charity to aid survivors.

The question is:

Wich charity is the best one?

I know the Red Cross is always a safe bet, but I also know that each time something like this happens, the Salvation Army is always first on the scene.

I may not love their underlying God thing, but way way back in the Detroit riots, The Salvation Army was first on the scene with blankets food and water.
Its seems that New Orleans is no different.

I cant give much, so I want to give it to the organization that will use it properly.

Who?

The Salvation Army doesn't pay their executives $300,000/year with donated money like the Int'l Red Cross does, either. I'd go with the SA any day. I'm unemployed at the moment, but that's where most of my family donated to.

I can also say, that the Local Salvation Army runs a summer day camp, wherein parents can leave thier children in the morning, and pick them up after work, the kids get fed lunch, and play games all day...

Free of charge.

I pass the Salvation Army International Headquaters every day. They're very millitant. Their motto is 'blood and fire', and they give their members army ranks and millitary uniforms.

Who determines the salary of American Red Cross managers?

A local board of directors governs all Red Cross chapters. Each chapter board is made up of local leaders who volunteer their time to guide the delivery of essential Red Cross services relevant to their community.

It is these boards that determine and approve each chapter executive's salary. Salaries are based on the individual’s level of experience, while taking into consideration the cost of living in their chapter jurisdiction, local market conditions and the comparable salaries of Red Cross chapter executives at other chapters of similar size.

The ARC believes that allowing local leadership to determine chapter executive salaries is fair and necessary to ensure that the most competent managers can continue to be recruited to fill these important community leadership roles.

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How much does the national president of the American Red Cross get paid?

As mentioned during the June 27, 2002, press conference announcing her appointment, Marty Evans will earn $450,000 per year as President and CEO of the ARC. As required by law, certain executive compensation amounts are being fully disclosed in the charity's tax information return, IRS Form 990. All information in the ARC Form 990 is being made available in its entirety on the charity's public Web site, Redcross.org.

http://columbus.redcross.org/NewsRoom/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions.htm

Hawkintom']Who determines the salary of American Red Cross managers?

A local board of directors governs all Red Cross chapters. Each chapter board is made up of local leaders who volunteer their time to guide the delivery of essential Red Cross services relevant to their community.

It is these boards that determine and approve each chapter executive's salary. Salaries are based on the individual’s level of experience, while taking into consideration the cost of living in their chapter jurisdiction, local market conditions and the comparable salaries of Red Cross chapter executives at other chapters of similar size.

The ARC believes that allowing local leadership to determine chapter executive salaries is fair and necessary to ensure that the most competent managers can continue to be recruited to fill these important community leadership roles.

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How much does the national president of the American Red Cross get paid?

As mentioned during the June 27, 2002, press conference announcing her appointment, Marty Evans will earn $450,000 per year as President and CEO of the ARC. As required by law, certain executive compensation amounts are being fully disclosed in the charity's tax information return, IRS Form 990. All information in the ARC Form 990 is being made available in its entirety on the charity's public Web site, Redcross.org.

http://columbus.redcross.org/NewsRoom/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions.htm


I have a hard time believing that person needs almost half a million dollars to do her job.
Especially half a million donated dollars.

I guess I can't be called impartial. I am donating to the Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief. I am southern baptist though and I volunteer for them. I leave tomorrow to help with the victims that will be arriving here from New Orleans. I was told today that we were on the scene before the storm, getting things set up. I was also informed that we are currently feeding 300,000 people 3 meals every day in hurricane affected areas and cook 90% of the meals that are provided by the Red Cross. For more information you can visit Disaster Relief (http://www.namb.net/site/c.9qKILUOzEpH/b.224451/k.7BDB/Disaster_Relief_Homepage.htm)

i dont think you can go wrong with the salvation army.

They're very millitant. Their motto is 'blood and fire', and they give their members army ranks and millitary uniforms.
I have donated to the RedCross.

The red Cross has neve let me down.

None.

Donate to african AIDS reserch instead.

I pass the Salvation Army International Headquaters every day. They're very millitant. Their motto is 'blood and fire', and they give their members army ranks and millitary uniforms.
Well, that certainly negates all the good they do. After all, anyone who wears a military uniform has to be a sorry son-of-a-bitch anyway. :rolleyes:

I usually donate through the Red Cross. It seems like the safest bet, to me.

I'd say the safest bet is the Salvation Army. You know that you're donation is going straight to New Orleans, and nowhere else.

You can also donate to the United Way.

I do not suggest donating with paypal money; paypal recently froze a donation account that had gathered about 27k. The account was from SomethingAwful.

There is a large list of groups listed on this website:
http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/

Good Luck! :)

The United Way seems like a good choice, too.

The Red Cross is a safe bet, and is mostly reliable. However, most people don't know that donated money enters a general fund, and does not necessarily go to where you would like. Doctors Without Borders is another one I like, but why are they needed in a country filled with doctors that are better than most of their staff? I prefer either the Salvation Army or the Catholic Relief Fund. Despite these two's religious base, they are not there to preach, but to help. They usually do a good job keeping religion out of matters anyhow, unless they are asked about their faith by a victim.

Ironic that an athiest such as myself chooses to donate to a religious organization.

The Red Cross is a safe bet, and is mostly reliable. However, most people don't know that donated money enters a general fund, and does not necessarily go to where you would like. Doctors Without Borders is another one I like, but why are they needed in a country filled with doctors that are better than most of their staff? I prefer either the Salvation Army or the Catholic Relief Fund. Despite these two's religious base, they are not there to preach, but to help. They usually do a good job keeping religion out of matters anyhow, unless they are asked about their faith by a victim.
The Red Cross has changed this after the flap over the 9/11 donations. Now you have several choices of causes to donate to. Katrina is certainly one, as is the general fund.

My company matches donations to the Red Cross. That makes it the best choice for us. CEO salaries don't bother me. If you want a good person to run the charity, you need to pay them proportionately.

although I do like the red cross ( they do a lot around here, year round)
I would like to point out ( I forgot to in my original post) that 100% of donations to the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Fund go to disaster relief. Most of the people working are volunteers(like myself) and the ones who aren't are paid out of a different sub organization in the church.