Cash is Best–Redux
- John Cornelison
- June 9, 2011
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Yet another post on the value of cash – versus unsolicited donations of (often inappropriate) goods and supplies comes from the UPS Foundation’s Humanitarian Relief Program Manager. Just back from the annual meeting of NVOAD, held in Kansas City – hours from Joplin, he had the following take-homes:
- Donate Money
- If Donating Goods, Verify Items Will be Accepted and Used
- For Volunteers, Take Advantage of Disaster Assistance Training
He recommends helpful web tools: Aidmatrix Network and HandsOnNetwork.org. Read his full post on Joe Ruiz’s blog
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