关于通过加拿大红十字会为中国地震赈灾捐款

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[FONT=仿宋体]星期二直接给加拿大红十字会发信，询问他们对中国地震捐款的使用方式:[/FONT]

[FONT=仿宋体]... As donors，people hope their donations can be utilized fully and immediately on disaster relief and recovery for those in desperate needs. I wonder if you can help clarifying a few questions: [/FONT]

[FONT=仿宋体]1. Will Canadian Red Cross determine how to use the donated fund designated to China Earthquake, or will it likely pass most of the fund to Red Cross of China and/or other government agencies? [/FONT]

[FONT=仿宋体]2. How long will it likely take for you to transfer the fund or act with it, within days, weeks or months? [/FONT]
[FONT=仿宋体]3. Will the Canadian government provide match to the donations, similar to the case of South Asia Tsunami fund?[/FONT]

[FONT=仿宋体]昨天收到回音如下：[/FONT]

[FONT=仿宋体]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. [/FONT]

[FONT=仿宋体]Members of the Federation are currently on the ground in China conducting emergency needs assessments. These assessments give the Federation the best information for how much money will be required to respond to the needs of those affected. Donations to the Canadian Red Cross will then be transferred through the Federation to the Red Cross in China. [/FONT]


[FONT=仿宋体]Canadians can rest assured that their donations will go directly to those affected by the recent earthquake in as timely a manner as possible. [/FONT]

[FONT=仿宋体]We do not know yet whether the Canadian government will match donations made to the Canadian Red Cross China Earthquake fund. This is something you could follow-up with your MP.[/FONT]
[FONT=仿宋体]......[/FONT]

[FONT=仿宋体]Dena Allen[/FONT]
[FONT=仿宋体]Public Affairs Coordinator[/FONT]
[FONT=仿宋体]International Operations[/FONT]
[FONT=仿宋体]Canadian Red Cross[/FONT]

[FONT=仿宋体]看来这是他们现在对此类询问的标准回答。[/FONT]

[FONT=仿宋体]也看了其他网友贴出的一些回音，我的理解是，[/FONT]

[FONT=仿宋体]（1）国际红十字会将居中协调捐款的使用，这其中可能既包括提供人员与物资方面的国际援助，也包括将捐款转交中国红十字会。由于中国政府表现出强有力的救援组织能力，与南亚大海啸和缅甸风灾后所在国政府的无力情况不同，我认为捐款的大部分还是会被直接转交国内红十字会使用的。[/FONT]

[FONT=仿宋体]（2）如果是将捐款转交中国，这个过程不应该费时太久，这跟南亚大海啸后一些外国红十字会直接到当地运作重建项目不同。[/FONT]

[FONT=仿宋体]（3）加拿大红十字会将截留一点管理费，个人认为10%以下还算合理。[/FONT]

[FONT=仿宋体]（4）人们通过各类组织捐款，一个目的是众人拾柴火焰高，求得合力以图能组织更有效的救援。贪污抑或官僚程序引起的低效率处处都有，可恶但也是PART OF LIFE, 我们真的有很多更好的选择吗? 相比而言，我对红十字会还是比较信任的。[/FONT]

（5）加拿大红十字会之类的机构能向捐款人提供 tax credit， 这可以帮助我们maximize自己的捐赠"财力"。我的一个"妥协"方案： 因已经通过 redcross.ca 捐了款，将把省下来的税换算成人民币，请在国内的亲友再直接向灾区捐出。

悠悠寸草心，天佑我中华！

 

[northernwolves]

最好闭嘴，我们不需要加拿大的帮助！

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[FONT=仿宋体]星期二直接给加拿大红十字会发信，询问他们对中国地震捐款的使用方式:[/FONT]
（5）加拿大红十字会之类的机构能向捐款人提供 tax credit， 这可以帮助我们maximize自己的捐赠"财力"。我的一个"妥协"方案： 因已经通过 redcross.ca 捐了款，我将把相应的省税额换算成人民币，请在国内的亲友直接向灾区捐赠。
悠悠寸草心，天佑我中华！

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

 

[micemice]

The best way is to ask your family members or friends to do it in China, and then, you give it to them late.

 

[newer]

This is a good idea. But we need to trust the red-cross. If there is management fee, it is acceptable since every similar organization does
the same thing.

The best way is to ask your family members or friends to do it in China, and then, you give it to them late.

 

[lhq2100]

How to set up an employee giving campaign at your workplace?

Does anyone have ideas to share?

Thanks,

Rob

 

[snailium]

Think about this
1. Assume you donate 1000 RMB (~140CAD) through Canadian red cross
2. Assume the adiministration fee is 10% (actually, it's higher than 10%, somebody mentioned ~20%)
Then, there is 100 RMB short when your donation gets to China.

Right now, the main problem is short of medicine. How much medicine can be bought using this 100 RMB? The answer is a lot. At least, it's enough to save a life.

So I recommand we use more direct way to donate. The best way is let your relative donate in China. Donate to Chinese Embassy and Chinese Red Cross is another preferable way.

Please do not consider about tax return too much. The purpose of donation is to save lives and help those people in this earthquake. It is NOT to get more refund. If your purpose is to get more tax return, please donate to Canadian aboriginals.

 

[superlover]

不要忘了，你捐100，Petro-Canada石油公司加100捐给加拿大红十会。
扣掉手续费，也比拟直接捐给国内划算。

Think about this
1. Assume you donate 1000 RMB (~140CAD) through Canadian red cross
2. Assume the adiministration fee is 10% (actually, it's higher than 10%, somebody mentioned ~20%)
Then, there is 100 RMB short when your donation gets to China.

Right now, the main problem is short of medicine. How much medicine can be bought using this 100 RMB? The answer is a lot. At least, it's enough to save a life.

So I recommand we use more direct way to donate. The best way is let your relative donate in China. Donate to Chinese Embassy and Chinese Red Cross is another preferable way.

Please do not consider about tax return too much. The purpose of donation is to save lives and help those people in this earthquake. It is NOT to get more refund. If your purpose is to get more tax return, please donate to Canadian aboriginals.

 

[Milu]

through hongkong

 

[metalcat]

网银在线为中国红十字会官方指定网上捐赠平台

不要误导，petro-canada只match自己员工的捐款

网银在线为中国红十字会官方指定网上捐赠平台

http://www.chinabank.com.cn/index/index.shtml
http://www.chinabank.com.cn/jiuzai/index.html

这是最迅速，最直接的方式，网银接受国外信用卡，非常方便，本人已经试过了。
请大家直接捐给中国红十字会总会！谢谢！




引用： Petro Canada

Here is the confirmation:
On Monday we issued an invitation to donate to the Red Cross with notification that Petro-Canada will match employee donations made prior to May 30, 2008
It has come to our attention that some employees are forwarding this email, along with the Petro-Canada link for donations, to members of the general public.

Please refrain from forwarding this offer and donation link outside of Petro-Canada – this link and matching offer is ONLY for the following:

Petro-Canada employees (full-time, part-time, temporary),
Contractors (with a Petro-Canada employee number and who receive a pay cheque from Petro-Canada),&
Co-op students employed by Petro-Canada, and
Retirees of Petro-Canada

For legal reasons, the matching of donations must be kept to these categories of employment only.

不要忘了，你捐100，Petro-Canada石油公司加100捐给加拿大红十会。
扣掉手续费，也比拟直接捐给国内划算。

 

[ottawastudent]

donation

Why not donate to Chinese embassy in Canada?

The following information is from wenxuecity:

六、中国驻温哥华总领馆

帐户名：Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Vancouver

总领馆地址：3380 Granville Street, Vancouver B.C., V6H 3K3

帐号：05000020

开户行：Bank of China（Canada）, Vancouver Branch

开户行地址：1025 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver B.C., V7X 1L3

（捐款时，请在支票备注栏注明：地震赈灾 Earthquake Relief Donation。 因总领馆不是慈善机构，无法为捐款人出具退税收条。我馆可凭银行存根出具收据。）

 

[天山童姥]

Think about this
1. Assume you donate 1000 RMB (~140CAD) through Canadian red cross
2. Assume the adiministration fee is 10% (actually, it's higher than 10%, somebody mentioned ~20%)
Then, there is 100 RMB short when your donation gets to China.

Right now, the main problem is short of medicine. How much medicine can be bought using this 100 RMB? The answer is a lot. At least, it's enough to save a life.

So I recommand we use more direct way to donate. The best way is let your relative donate in China. Donate to Chinese Embassy and Chinese Red Cross is another preferable way.

Please do not consider about tax return too much. The purpose of donation is to save lives and help those people in this earthquake. It is NOT to get more refund. If your purpose is to get more tax return, please donate to Canadian aboriginals.

totally agree!!

 

[MyHenry]

Go talk to the human resources of your company. Some companies can match the employee donations. Of course they may require employees to provide their donation receipts.

I suggest you to print some pictures and bring them with you. Think carefully how to wisely talk with them. Your sympathy to the deadly disaster is more important than your identity/nationality. They know your identity already when they see you.

For some other people, I also want to comment on the overhead from the Red Cross. I can understand some people want their money fully delivered to the people in Sichuan. But it's not fair to ask the people in Red Cross to work for FREE. They have to deal with all kinds of people and manage millions of dollars. It is reasonable and understandable for them to deduct from our donations to cover their cost. As an internationally known non-profit organization, they have their own policy for all donations, not just for the China Earthquake. I think we can trust them. By the way, are you sure all your money donated to agencies in China will be used by the needed people?

Does anyone have ideas to share?

Thanks,

Rob