IRC's director of direct response talks about Haiti and best practices for emergency fundraising.

By Joe Boland

Ingrained in the IRC’s mission is providing emergency relief, and true to its credo, the organization deployed its Emergency Response Team to Haiti to deliver help to the city of Port-au-Prince. Experts in emergency health, shelter and children’s welfare are working with local aid groups to provide help to survivors, and the IRC has committed to raise $5 million for reconstruction work in Haiti over the next year.