10 Simple Ways to Help Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Victims

I have gathered some links to charities and different ways to help and make donations.
Most of them can be done from any part of the world. Some may be applicable to US only.

1. Text to Donate

Just text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate to the American Red Cross for Japan Earthquake Relief.

Additionally, you can text JAPAN or QUAKE to 80888 to make a $10 donation to the Salvation Army.

Note: Most likely this is applicable to US mobile networks only.

2. Donate via Facebook

You can also donate $10 to $500 to the Red Cross via their Causes campaign

3. Buy virtual goods

Buy stuff on Farmville, Cityville and other Zynga games. No kidding!

They have raised millions of dollars for charities. Social media for social good. Awesome!

4. Embed some code

Check my previous post about the Hello Bar at the top of this site.

5. “Like” a Facebook Page

Explore.org will donate $1 for every Like of the “Dog Bless You” Facebook Page. The search dogs will help find survivors under the rubble and debris.

6. Help on Twitter

Find out the many ways you can use the power of Twitter to help Japan. Tip: click the Tweet button on this post 🙂

7. Donate via iTunes

Apple has setup a donation page on iTunes so you can donate from $5 to $200 to the Red Cross.

Complete details are here:
http://mashable.com/2011/03/13/japan-earthquake-tsunami-help-donate/

8. Donate to MSF

Make an unrestricted donation to Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières.

9. Help find missing persons…

Using Google’s People finder. You can check it out on Google Crisis Response

10. Help Save the Children

You can help Save the Children by donating online.

BONUS: Share this post to friends

Please share this post to your Facebook friends and Twitter followers. Let’s spread the word. Thank you!

There you have it. As with anything that involves money, please do your due diligence before making any donations. Don’t waste your money on bogus charities. Make your contribution count!

If you know of other good ways to help, please leave some comments below.