by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2010 | Collaboration, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Cybercriminals quickly mobilized following the news of a massive earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday, by introducing several hundred compromised domains embedded with bogus blackhat seo (search engine optimization) content related to Red Cross donations and general...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 14, 2010 | Collaboration, Disasters and Responses, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Haiti needs immediate (disaster relief), intermediate (reconstruction) and long-term (systemic and disaster prevention) assistance writes Aidan Rooney, CM. The Red Cross, Mercy Corps, Doctors Without Borders, CRS and others excel in their abilities to plan and to...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 13, 2010 | Collaboration, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative, Vincentian Lay Missionaries
Vincentian Lay Missionary Krissy Bennett Bruce saw a possibility to help disaster efforts in Haiti, so she posted it on Facebook. “…people can text ‘HAITI’ to 90999 and a $10 donation will be made to Red Cross. $10 will be added to your phone...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 13, 2010 | Collaboration, Featured, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Reports are pouring in depicting the magnitude of the crisis unfolding in Haiti. The Vincentian Family has a long history of presence in Haiti and is very much present in this crisis. It may well be providential that in this year dedicated to the 350th Anniversary of...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 13, 2010 | Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
National President of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA Joseph D. Flannigan has issued a call to the 120,000 volunteer members of the Society in the United States, as well as to the general public, to help provide assistance for the victims of the terrible Haiti...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 13, 2010 | Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Ascension Health in St. Louis, the nation’s largest Catholic health system, is asking its 113,000 employees to make donations to Seton Institute, Ascension’s international arm. “One hundred percent of donations will go directly to sponsors there in Haiti for their...
