Cash is Best–Redux

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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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