# Four Canadian nonprofits run unified earthquake appeal

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/10/12/four-canadian-nonprofits-run-unified-earthquake-appeal/
- Published: 2005-10-12T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

For the first time four Canadian nonprofits are collaborating to run a combined 
appeal in the wake of the south Asian earthquake disaster at the weekend.
CARE Canada,
Save the Children Canada, Oxfam Canada and Oxfam-Quebec are working together on 
the appeal, and are basing their collaboration on that of the Disasters Emergency
Comittee in the UK. They aim to reduce duplication of effort and thus wastage, and
avoid confusion amongst donors.

The charities have already established a joint appeal website and are accepting 
donations online.

Prime Minister Paul Martin has announced that all public donations made to the South
Asian earthquake relief effort will be matched by the federal government. Specifically
the government will match all public funds given from the day of the earthquake 
up to and including funds given on 26 October 2005.

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