[then]

为方便大家，将上面链接的内容copy下来。不过没有说这个捐款转给中国的总额有没有上限，比如1Million 加币？

Hi Andrew,

I have some questions about the donation for China Earthquake. I will greatly appreciate if you can answer me ASAP because a lot of my friends are holding to donate for this.

1. If we donate today, how soon will the money goes to China?

2. We notice the following statement from Red Cross Canada:

Should donations supporting a specific Red Cross disaster relief effort surpass the amount required, the remainder will be directed as follows:
"Donations exceeding that required by Red Cross to respond to a specific Canadian disaster will be directed to the Canadian Disaster Relief Fund - a fund that provides support to people affected by future domestic disasters.
Donations exceeding that required by Red Cross to respond to a specific International disaster will be directed to the International Disaster Relief Fund - a fund that provides support to people affected by future international disasters."
Our question is: How much is the “amount required” defined for China Earthquake? And how far is current donation amount away from that limit?
Hope to hear from you soon
Thanks


Here is the reply:
Mr. Chen,

Thank-you for your email inquiry.

Donations to the Canadian Red Cross China earthquake response will be used to support emergency relief efforts already underway in Sichuan province. Canadian Red Cross donations to this response will be transferred to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies who will then distribute these funds to the Red Cross Society of China directly.

At this point we are not in a position to know exactly when these funds will be transferred from the International Federation to the Red Cross Society of China. Be assured that any commitment you make today to help will go directly to those affected by the recent earthquake.

The Red Cross does incur administration costs when it launches an appeal to respond to humanitarian relief. These are the costs associated with collecting funds, processing donations and tax receipts, working with partners, and communicating with donors and media. The costs are in line with other charities and can range from 5% to 15%.

It is to early to tell or even project the amount needed because Red Cross Disaster teams are on route to assist Red Cross volunteers and staff already on the ground by providing food, water, and medical supplies. Assement of the situation is updated on the Red Cross website daily!

Regarding any money left from this appeal going to the international fund? As you can appreciate more often than not disaster strikes with little or no warning. Because we have domestic and international relief fund established, the Red Cross can respond quickly to all disasters in Canada and around the globe.

The fastest and easiest way to make your donation is by calling 1-800-418-1111 or on-line at www.redcross.ca

I hope this answers your concerns. Please call me directly @ 519-631-1611 if you require further information.

Thank-you for support and interest in the Red Cross.
Andy

[Fisher2004]

作者: 飞碟

发信人: nycsta (nyc), 信区: Donation
标 题: 我不会捐给美国的红十字会。 他们的CEO年薪65W
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue May 13 15:01:58 2008)世界论坛网

我不会捐给美国的红十字会。 他们的CEO年薪65W

我不会捐给美国的红十字会。 他们的CEO年薪65W,美国的红十字会OVERHEAD 20-30%,还有其他开支。 中国的应该会好点。看过文章说，国外的红十字会会RESERVE 20%-30%for the management fee，虽然可以理解，可是在目前情况下，还是觉得直接捐给国内的红十字会最好。

建议捐款不要捐给中国以外的红十字会,以往发生过海外华人把捐款寄给美国红十字会，他们在把钱转交给中国时又附加了改善人权等政治条件。

所以请大家尽量把钱直接给自己人。给中国红十字，中国同乡会，校友会或中国领事馆。数据是2003年的，forbes上的统计20%的说法也来自这里：世界论坛网

http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/14/2004/LIR.世界论坛网
世界论坛网
有visa的，用这个，直接给中国红十字。如果有国内账户，也可以直接给世界论坛网

http://www.wforum.com/wmf/posts/1115845862.html

支持。

[northernwolves]

[ZT] 转自天涯社区

很久以前，一个老江湖说过，如果本来政府计划拨款援助每位灾民一袋方便面，你又为每位灾民捐了一袋方便面，最后每位灾民实际还是只得到一袋方便面，政府拨款救灾是按照最低生活标准。

中国的希望工程是政府运作，最后希望工程的善款被贪污挪用。中国红十字会是政府机构，而西方红十字会是非政府机构。

[飞碟]

看样子那些专职的反政府人员很开儿政府机构还是非政府机构哈。我不是专职的反政府人员煞。我只开儿我能不能为灾民做一点啥子。对于中国红十字会是政府机构还是非政府机构我毫无兴趣。哪个国家都必须有政府煞。政府机构不一定不好，非政府机构也不一定就好煞。只要中国政府为中国老百姓做好事哈，捐给中国政府我也乐意。

即便把钱捐给西方红十字会哈，他们只是提走一定百分比，或许再加上某些条件，最终还是要交给中国红十字会，由中国红十字会分发下去。按照楼上这位专职反政府人员的说词，捐给西方红十字会也没的啥子好处的煞，最好啥子都不要捐了，在网上说说风凉话最好不过哈。

[northernwolves]

作者: DaisyTwins

最好闭嘴，我们不需要加拿大的帮助！

..

[redobe]

东南亚海啸,我是通过加拿大红十字会捐款的,我的$100CAD现在可能还是这$200M其中的一分子!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TheStar.com | Canada | Red Cross yet to spend $200M of tsunami cash

[northernwolves]

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[小孩]

作者: northernwolves

[ZT] 转自天涯社区

很久以前，一个老江湖说过，如果本来政府计划拨款援助每位灾民一袋方便面，你又为每位灾民捐了一袋方便面，最后每位灾民实际还是只得到一袋方便面，政府拨款救灾是按照最低生活标准。

中国的希望工程是政府运作，最后希望工程的善款被贪污挪用。中国红十字会是政府机构，而西方红十字会是非政府机构。

信里写的很清楚了, 你在这边红十字会捐的钱后来还是转交给中国红十字会,你想逃也逃不过政府机构的手心了.