Day 12 (belated post) - today's give was in memory of the earthquake in Haiti and the ongoing humanitarian and relief efforts there. Many groups are still helping there, and it will take many years no doubt to rebuild and restore life to some sort of normalcy. A donation was made to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to help the people of Haiti rebuild — and build back better. (rest is from the website: www.clintonbushhaitifund.org).

The initial efforts of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund focused on immediate relief and emergency assistance. While we will continue to seek to meet selected near-term needs, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund's primary focus will now shift towards longer-term reconstruction, job creation, and the promotion of economic opportunity. To learn more about both our initial and recent grants, please visit our programs page.

Our aim is to promote an inclusive, diversified, environmentally-conscious and competitive Haitian economy that is decentralized and better integrated into the region — an economy that harnesses the entrepreneurial spirit of the Haitian people to help individuals, families, communities, and enterprises achieve their full potential.

The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund works primarily through partnerships and collaborations with other nonprofit and for-profit entities — particularly Haiti's own. In all activities, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund will work with the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission to ensure consistency with the Haitian Development Plan.