We were saddened to hear of the more than 3,000 5,000 people killed and the many more injured in Saturday’s devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake. We want to help, and we know you want to help, too.
We’ve done some research[1] and found two non-profits that contribute 99% of their donations MAP International and Direct Relief. We worked with Direct Relief to bring reddit contributions of over $185,000 directly to Haiti in 2010. We’re scheduling AMAs with the teams at MAP International and Direct Relief to share more information about how they work and what they’re doing to help.
Here are some additional resources for information: /r/Nepal’s longer list of non-profits, reddit’s live feed with ongoing real-time news updates and images, and Google person finder for found and missing persons.
Let’s try to raise at least as much as we did for Haiti to help earthquake victims in Nepal. There has already been an outpouring of support from redditors across the world, so consider this blog post a request to funnel that energy into impact. We’ll be working with these partner non-profits to bring you all as many updates as we can about how your donations are being used to help all those affected by this disaster.
Just like we did five years ago after the Haiti earthquake, we’re kicking off this initiative with a donation from reddit inc. for $2,000. Time and time again, the communities that make up reddit have risen to the occasion and we have every reason to believe that you all will do it yet again. Let’s help the people of Nepal with more than just our upvotes (but if that’s all you can afford, spreading the word about this fundraiser is a good place to start).
Edit: One of MAP International's donors has committed to matching contributions up to a total of $30,000 through Saturday, so keep going!
[1] Charity Navigator ranks both as 4-star, their top rating. Map International scored 99.94 with 99.2% of contributions going directly to aid, and Direct Relief scored 99.71 out of 100 points with 99% of contributions going directly to aid. Importantly, both received scores of 100 for transparency.
