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Donate Effectively

Student: Emma DeVane, Emily Pina School: Arizona State University Description: When disaster strikes, our first instinct is to help. Sending food, clothing, medicine and other resources may be the first priority on our minds. However, sending specific items is not always the most effective solution. During these troubling times, making even the smallest donation can […]

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Cash is Fast

Noah Andersen – Arizona State University Cash has always been fast. But now it’s faster than ever. Digital monetary donations are the best way to support disaster victims because they are fast, sustainable, and flexible.

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Donate Smart

Michelle Gonzalez- Arizona State University People who donate goods like clothing and canned foods often mean well but sometimes it can cause more harm than good. With cash, it enables you to tackle the disaster head on. It helps relief organizations to be able to buy the exact supplies needed in the exact quantity, it […]

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Transformable Cash

Sara Suzuki- Arizona State University This video shows how money is able to adapt many situations when disasters happened.

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Donation Machine

Katherine McNamara- Arizona State University Non-profit organizations work like a machine. Each part has to be running smoothly to be the most efficient it can be. My video makes this comparison and brings to light the fact that cash is the best form of donation because it provides the most versatility.

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Myths vs Facts

Victoria Howell- Arizona State University A PSA centered around the idea of myths and facts. It relates the concept of donating goods to other urban myths and reveals the truth about the best way to help disaster victims.

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Canned

By Tyler Meacham- Elon University “Canned” discusses the importance of monetary donations rather than food donations in the wake of international disaster.

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Change Your Cash Into Change

By Joseph Raiton- Arizona State University During an international disaster, one dollar is more effective than giving a donation. By donating cash, victims can build new homes and brighter communities. Cash contributions give relief organizations the opportunity to purchase exactly what they need, when they need it. You can provide survivors with safety, security, food, […]

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Cash is Best

By Minhua (Iris) Zhu This video illustrates the reasons of cash is best so as to inform and encourage people to donate cash after the disasters.

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Make It Count

by Esther Kim- Arizona State University A stop motion video explaining how donations matter. More importantly, the way one donates can really make a difference, so make it count. Donate Cash.

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Give Smart

by Stephen Lambert- University of Rhode Island This Video PSA has the main purpose of expressing to people the importance of donating cash over in-kind donations, and how much more beneficial these cash donations can be to those who are in need and receiving them.

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Empty

By Paul Seetachitt Good intentions sometimes aren’t enough.

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Heart

By Ellen Yu, Valencia, CA, S. Quach, Valencia, CA, Anna Cruze, Baughman, E. Michalka, Valencia, CA This cut-out time-lapse animation, done by a group of student at the California Institute of the Arts, portrays the importance of donating cash instead of goods.

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Helping Hands

By Rika Endo, CalArts, CA, Jamie McElrath, CalArts, CA, Riyoko Iwamoto, Calarts, CA, Sebastian Perez, CalArts, CA, Florentina Perez, CalArts, CA When lending a helping hand to those struck by disaster, cash is best.

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What can your donation become?

By D. Crockett, Brooklyn. For this spot I wanted to conceptually show what your cash donation can become, and how it is suited to each unique disaster situation.

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