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Please consider making a contribution to the Haiti Relief and Reconstruction Fund to support long-term, grassroots reconstruction efforts in Haiti.
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Haitians Building Haiti Conference
March 26 and 27, 2010
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Video Presentations from the
January 26, 2010 Understanding Boston Forum:
Rebuilding Haiti: The Boston Connection
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Related Press Coverage
High Impact Philanthropy - What is it and how can a community foundation help you do it?, Philanthropic Advisor, Summer 2010.
The Ansara Family Fund: Partnering Beyond Borders for Long-Term Impact, National Center for Family Philanthropy, April 2010.
For philanthropists, focus is on gifts that keep on giving, Wall Street Journal article, April 13, 2010.
Haiti fund in Boston raises $2 million, Boston Globe article, February 10, 2010.
Watch a NECN video interview with Boston Globe reporter Jim Smith discussing the Ansaras' involvement in the Haiti relief efforts.
Couple’s two-front battle aids Haiti, Boston Globe article, February 2, 2010.
Emotions run high as civic leaders debate Haitian rebuilding plans, Boston Globe article, January 27, 2010.
From all walks of life, donations pour in, Boston Globe article, January 15, 2010.
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In response to the tragedies of January 12, 2010, the Board of the Boston Foundation announced the creation of The Haiti Relief and Reconstruction Fund. While focusing on long-term reconstruction efforts, the fund will disperse up to 25% for immediate disaster relief, with all grants guided by a committee of Haitian Americans and experts in international development.
The first $1 million in gifts was generously matched dollar for dollar by the Ansara Family Fund at the Boston Foundation, and we are pleased to announce that we surpassed the challenge grant in less than a month. While we are thrilled to have reached $2 million, this is only a milestone in our efforts, because the needs in Haiti and among Boston area Haitians continue to mount. We hope you will continue to support The Haiti Fund over the next five years so that Haitians can have a voice in rebuilding their lives and their homeland.
How to Give
Contributions can be made in the following ways:
1. Make checks payable to “The Boston Foundation” with The Haiti Fund in the memo line. Checks should be sent to Fund Administration, The Boston Foundation, 75 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116.
2. Donate by credit card at the Boston Foundation's secure site. Select Haiti Fund in "Donation Information."
3. Fund advisors can login to Advisor Xpress and recommend a grant to the Boston Foundation with the grant to be used for The Haiti Fund.
Grants
The Haiti Fund will award grants over the next five years to support efforts in the following areas:
- Human rights training and organizing
- Long-term reconstruction (all elements of infrastructure from housing to medical care to education)
- Long-term livelihoods (with emphasis on grassroots approaches including microfinance and food sovereignty)
- Support for the Haitian American community in Boston as it copes with grief and economic impact of the disaster.
View our grants to date totaling $425,540.
We anticipate that the next round of grantmaking will begin this fall. Please email Laura McConaghy if you would like to receive future updates on how to apply for funding.
How to Get Involved
Haitians Building Haiti: Towards Transparent and Accountable Development was a two day conference including a town hall meeting on Friday, March 26th, and an all day gathering at UMass Boston the following day with members of the Haitian Diaspora in the U.S. and Canada, friends of Haiti, representatives of non-governmental organizations and representatives from Haitian civil society organizations. The purpose of this conference was to build a common vision for the reconstruction of Haiti and articulate key principles to move the Haitian state and society forward. These principles were then presented at the UN Donors conference on March 31, 2010. Please click here to read the 5 principles that were developed as a result of this conference.
Links to Haitian Advocacy Organizations
Read the Washington Office on Latin America’s letter to Congress
Learn about Grassroots International's campaign for accountability and transparency of US aid to Haiti
Volunteering
The Haiti Relief and Reconstruction Fund at the Boston Foundation is not seeking volunteers at this time. If you are interested in volunteering your time and skills, please click here to explore numerous opportunities both in Boston and in Haiti.
If you have any questions regarding the fund, please contact
Laura McConaghy at (617) 338-2676 or laura.mcconaghy@tbf.org.
Thank you in advance for your generosity.