Haiti Earthquake

Business Roundtable Member Company Contributions
Please click here to view the generous contributions of Business Roundtable member companies to the Haiti earthquake relief effort. To date, Business Roundtable member companies have donated more than $49 million to the relief effort.

Click here to read more about Business Roundtable member companies’ contributions as of January 15, 2010.

Following the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti yesterday, the Business Roundtable’s Partnership for Disaster Response is monitoring the disaster situation and working with our partners at the American Red Cross, a network of international relief agencies and the federal government to assess how the business community can address needs in the affected area.

For more information on the situation in Haiti, please continue to check the USAID Website , which is coordinating the U.S. response to the disaster. To make secure donations to the Haiti relief effort, please visit the Operation USA Web site.

You can also help immediately by donating to the Red Cross to assist the relief effort. Contribute online here , or donate $10 to be charged to your cell phone bill by texting "HAITI" to "90999."

Best Practices
Companies engage in a wide variety of disaster response efforts, from handling a crisis that strikes the organization to helping people thousands of miles away. Learn from their experience.

Useful Tools
From communicating to employees during a disaster to planning for business continuity, the right resources are essential to help companies prepare for and respond to a disaster. View and download disaster response resources here.