If so, how do you combat this indifference and disinterest as an organization/photographer?
A: MSF: I think we have tried to combat this fatigue with compelling stories about the problem but also real solutions that exist today.
We are not talking about a condition requiring a new vaccine to…
Please do all you can to help NYPL. They’re my local library and I give as much as I am able. Please. Reading is important and there are many more services the libraries give to the community. Give back.
Please donate if you can.
It’s overwhelming to keep this site updated with disasters and requests for humanitarian aid every time I blink. There will be some hints as to that as soon as I can write them up. But please, if you see a need, give. Time, money, a shoulder…. please do what you can.
Yes. For a cat. Or a dog. Or someone who has touched your heart and wrapped its furry little paws around your neck and given you kisses.
What brought this on? Some snuggles this afternoon with my own kitten and reading that Neil Gaiman (et al) lost Zoe.
The shelter where I adopted my Shadow finds unique ways to find help thanks to the outreach available with “these modern technological advances such as the internet” (takes tongue out of cheek), as I believe are most shelters. Recently they offered Pet Portraits for Valentine’s Day. Isn’t that sweet?
I ask you to give as you are able to your local animal shelter in any way you can, be it a monetary donation, newspapers, or your time to help walk the dogs— especially in the rain.
And please, don’t forget about Haiti. But also, please be aware of scams and fraud that sadly surround many crises.
There are directed donation sites set up for Haiti on all of their websites, but I’d like to take a moment to ask you to please make your donation “undirected”. Money given to a specific fund can only be used for that area and making sure your donation is undirected helps them a lot. It lets them keep serving other crises that continue to happen while the world watches Haiti, and more importantly, it allows them to be first responders. On their [MSF] websites when you give there is a drop-down menu that you’ll see called “I would like my gift to be directed to…” and you’ll see a lot of choices. Please consider selecting “Greatest Needs” or “Emergency Relief” so that they can have the flexibility that they need to do their best work.tumblr. has created a quick page of donation links listed here.
[updated:] Lion Brand tweeted about this exhaustive list
my very good friend Laura wrote: The Giving Text which includes links to lists of donor sites.
December 15th deadline for the OFA red scarf project. Please help. I’m terribly behind in posts here, hats there, and scarves everywhere. Do what you can. Consider this my pathetic attempt.
The Lion Brand Yarn Studio (one of my favourite shops) is, in honour of its first anniversary, crocheting and knitting scarves for the NYC charity The Partnership for the Homeless. You can join in too and there are incentives to inspire and encourage you. Please join in!
Peter Sagal of Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me has posted a request on his blog asking for donations for a friend & mentor. Colon cancer is a cause which is unfortunately close to my heart so I beg, please, give what you can to help Jo and if you aren’t comfortable giving to a complete stranger, please look up organizations which support research for colon cancer, I’ll let you choose. Or even just raise awareness that screening is beneficial. Please? Thank you.
I’ll try to regularly highlight an organization or cause that needs some help. Today there will be a bonus of two as two friends are involved with events to raise awareness and needed funding this weekend.
David is participating in Braking the Cycle, a 275 miles ride from Boston to NYC. David has reminded us all that while his ride will end Sunday, AIDS will not.
Kim’s family has been affected by not often publicised but hereditary Pancreatic Cancer. She is walking this Sunday at a Walk her parents started near Albany. I agree with Kim that research is a strong tool to help learn out more and improve survival rates.
Please give what you can. I believe that $1 really will make a difference.
