January 22, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute
While there is tremendous work being done by charities, the United Nations, and governments, their coordination “remains unclear,” writes Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, who this week traveled to Haiti as part of the relief effort. Mr. Brin writes about his experience on his personal blog. “It is critical to have top level command and control across the entire breadth of efforts in order to maximize effectiveness,” he says.
The majority of donors would not text gifts for non-disaster causes, according to the early results of an online poll by Charity Navigator, a charity watchdog group. The poll is asking donors how they supported Haiti earthquake relief groups and their views on text messaging.
