Below are selected pieces by print and broadcast media about Direct Relief.
2012
July 2, 2012: “The Mission in Action: Direct Relief International Responds to Colorado Wildfires”
Humanitarian News
World’s Luxury Gide
Just Means
June 29, 2012: Noozhawk
“Direct Relief Activates Emergency Response as Colorado Fires Rage”
Amgen Foundation Contributions Report 2011:
“Two Years Later: Haiti Relief Efforts Continue”
Palantir – Our Work/Making a Difference
“Tackling Problems for a Better World”
June 27, 2012: Abbott
“Abbott, The Abbott Fund and Direct Relief International Reach Key HIV Testing Milestones: 20 Million Tests Provided Over 10 Years, and More Than 150,000 HIV Cases Prevented in Children”
June 27, 2012: Yahoo! Finance
“Abbott, The Abbott Fund and Direct Relief International Reach Key HIV Testing Milestones: 20 Million Tests Provided Over 10 Years, and More Than 150,000 HIV Cases Prevented in Children”
June 27, 2012: San Francisco Business Times
“Abbott, The Abbott Fund and Direct Relief International Reach Key HIV Testing Milestones: 20 Million Tests Provided Over 10 Years, and More Than 150,000 HIV Cases Prevented in Children”
June 27, 2012: Daily Markets
“Abbott, The Abbott Fund and Direct Relief International Reach Key HIV Testing Milestones: 20 Million Tests Provided Over 10 Years, and More Than 150,000 HIV Cases Prevented in Children”
June 27, 2012: Just Means
“Abbott, The Abbott Fund and Direct Relief International Reach Key HIV Testing Milestones: 20 Million Tests Provided Over 10 Years, and More Than 150,000 HIV Cases Prevented in Children”
June 27, 2012: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Newswire
“Abbott, The Abbott Fund and Direct Relief International Reach Key HIV Testing Milestones: 20 Million Tests Provided Over 10 Years, and More Than 150,000 HIV Cases Prevented in Children”
June 23, 2012: Noozhawk
“Six New Directors Join Direct Relief International’s Board”
June 23, 2012: Tallahassee Democrat
“Ready for the storm”
June 20, 2012: Santa Barbara Independent
“Six New Directors Join Direct Relief Board”
June 17, 2012: The Telegraph
“Macon health center gets hurricane preparedness kit”
June 15, 2012: Tallahassee Democrat
“Hurricane season is here, be ready”
June 12, 2012: Tallahassee Democrat
“Bond Community Health Center to get hurricane emergency medical kits”
June 11, 2012: White Fish Bay Patch
“Jewish Day School Students Raise $20,000 For Kids in Need”
June 6, 2012: Savannah Now
“Direct Relief assembles Hurricane Preparedness Packs during National Hurricane Preparedness Week”
June 5, 2012: SAP Professional Networking Site
“Direct Relief Wins Computerworld Honor”
June 1, 2012: Newport News
“Community Free Clinic of Newport News: Meds ready in case of storm”
June 1, 2012: Shreveport Times
“California based nonprofit donates hurricane prep materials”
May 31, 2012: The Brownsville Herald
“Hurricane kit bound for Brownsville Health Center”
May 31, 2012: Valley Morning Star
“Hurricane Ready: Relief project outfits clinics with preparedness kits”
May 31, 2012: Sun Herald
“Coast needs to prepare now for hurricane season”
May 31, 2012: Santa Ynez Valley News
“Valley wines, beer shine at fundraiser”
May 29, 2012: keyt.com
“DRI Prepares for Hurricane Season”
May 25, 2012: PR Newswire
“Direct Relief Delivers Hurricane Packs As FEMA Urges Preparedness”
May 25, 2012: The Sacramento Bee
“Direct Relief Delivers Hurricane Packs As FEMA Urges Preparedness”
May 25, 2012: The Business Journals
“Direct Relief Delivers Hurricane Packs As FEMA Urges Preparedness”
May 23, 2012: New York Times
“FedEx Corp. Honored for Emergency-Preparedness Leadership”
May 22, 2012: Santa Barbara Independent
“Money, Attention Raised for Obstetric Fistula Treatment”
May 1, 2012: The Batey Relief Alliance
“Batey Relief Alliance and Direct Relief International sign MOU for disaster readiness”
April 25, 2012: PR Newswire
“Helping Haiti’s Moms and Babies”
April 25, 2012: MarketWatch
“Helping Haiti’s Moms and Babies”
April 25, 2012: Digital Journal
“Helping Haiti’s Moms and Babies”
April 24, 2012: Santa Barbara Independent
“Holy Rollers Help People in Need”
April 20, 2012: Santa Barbara Independent
“Free Dental Clinic on April 28”
April 16, 2012: Noozhawk
For Youth 4 Direct Relief, Flower Power Packs a Punch
April 11, 2012: Dr. Bicuspid.com
Midmark launches 2012 starilizer rebate program
April 3, 2012: The Street
Teva and Direct Relief Donate $3 Million In Contraceptives for Uninsured Women
4/02/2012: NPOKI
Global Fistula Map
3/31/2012: Santa Barbara Independent
SBCC Hosts Western Collegiate Model United Nations
3/31/2012: Santa Barbara Independent
Direct Relief International Receives Support from CVS Caremark Charitable Trust
3/31/2012: All Voices
Direct Relief International Receives Support from CVS Caremark Charitable Trust”
3/27/2012: Noozhawk
“National Charity League Ticktockers Making a Difference for Local Nonprofits
3/13/2012: Huffington Post
Around Anniversary of Tohoku Earthquake, Japan Thanks the World
3/13/2012: Market Watch, The Wall Street Journal
Annual Computerworld Honors Program Names 2012 Laureates
3/11/2012: KEYT News
“Tri Counties Plays Part In Disaster Recovery”
3/9/2012: FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
”Recommendations made to reduce neonatal mortality in developing countries”
3/8/2012: Medical Design Technology
Innovation on Access: Pharmaceutical Donations Support Nonprofit Effort to Bring Medicine to People Without Health Insurance
2/29/2012: Miller-McCune
Global Fistula Care Map Aims to Expand Treatment
2/28/2012: Yahoo! News
“Launch of First-Ever Global Map of Devastating Childbirth Injury Direct Relief International, Fistula Foundation, and UNFPA Expand Awareness of Worldwide Fistula Treatment Capacity”
2/28/2012: UNFPA
Launch of First-Ever Global Map of Devastating Childbirth Injury
2/23/2012: CNN
Bringing health care to the world’s most remote areas
2/14/2012: Business Intelligence Weekly
Direct Relief Innovates with Solutions from Esri and SAP
2/12/2012: Radar online.com
Billy Baldwin Has Fun at Brother Alec’s Expense, But All For A Good Cause
2/8/2012: FedEx, Community Involvement
Thank you from Direct Relief International – Haiti Earthquake work
1/23/12: SAP StreamWork
SAP StreamWork Brings Critical Collaboration to Humanitarian Aid Organization
1/17/12: Directions Magazine
Direct Relief Innovates with Solutions from Esri and SAP
2011
“DRI Helps Out Locally”
12/14/11: The Daily Sound
“CNN Hero of the Year Robin Lim Speaks in Montecito”
12/6/11: KEYT
“Local Non-Profit Receives Top Ranking in Magazine”
12/1/11: Santa Barbara Independent
“Direct Relief Pledges $250,000 to Midwest Clinics”
11/22/11: The Guardian
“Medicine on the Move”
11/20/11: Montecito Messenger
“THE GIVING SEASON”
11/30/11: Community Clinic Voice
“merica’s Health Centers Are Key in the Fight Against Diabetes”
11/30/11: Forbes
“Most Charitable Bang For the Donor’s Buck”
11/17/11: Santa Barbara Independent
“Homeless Receive Preventative Health Care”
11/14/11: CNN Opinion
“Diabetes and the health care safety net”
11/7/11: Santa Barbara Independent
“Direct Relief Honored by Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors with Resolution for Receiving Innovation Award”
11/6/11: KCOY
“Students Kick-off Direct Relief International’s Fall Campaign”
11/2/11: Examiner
“Healing Hands Ministries patients can get FREE Flu Shots”
11/4/11: Dallas South News
“CVS/pharmacy and Direct Relief USA Help Distribute Flu Shots To Healing Hands Patients”
11/2/11: KEYT
“Non-Profit Receives Top Honor”
10/11/11: KCLU
“Local Nonprofit Receives National Recognition for Innovation”
10/10/11: Santa Barbara Independent
“Direct Relief Wins Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation”
Oct. 2011: insiderPROFILES magazine
“Direct Relief Brings Technology from the Commercial World to the Humanitarian World”
9/27/11: KPCC
“Humanitarian aid group distributes hundreds of med-packs throughout LA County”
9/23/11: HuffingtonPost
“SOBCon NW: Connecting Those Who Will Make a Difference”
8/28/11: MSNBC
“Helping Irene’s Victims”
8/25/11: KEYT
“DRI Not Just About Disaster Relief”
7/17/11: Miller-McCune Magazine
“Holes in the Medical Safety Net”
4/30/11: Santa Barbara News-Press
“Direct Relief Helps Tornado-Stricken South”
4/20/2011: USA Today
“Obamas’ Favorite Charities in 2010″
3/25/11: MSNBC
“NBA Star Pledging $1,000 Per Point to Japan Effort”
3/21/11: VanityFair.com
“A Comprehensive NYC Guide to Helping Japan”
3/12/11: MSNBC
“Disaster in Japan”
1/17/11: San Francisco Chronicle
“On Haiti, A Year After the Quake”
1/16/11: Sacramento Bee
“Haiti: A Year After the Catastrophe, Aid Efforts Make a Difference”
1/12/11: MSNBC
“Haiti: Rebuilding from the Quake”
1/11/11: Politico “Milestone”
2010
“Keep the Goodwill Flowing”
11/30/10: Seattle Times
“Global health spending under pressure of U.S. debt”
11/29/10: Dallas Morning News
“Find out all you can about charities before giving”
11/11/10: Forbes.com
“A Matchmaker for Excess Drugs and the Patients Who Need Them”
11/10/10: New York Times
“In Case of Disaster, Carriers Stand Ready to Airlift Aid”
9/17/10: Santa Barbara News-Press TV
“FedEx and Direct Relief International Join Forces”
9/15/2010: KEYT- TV
“Medical Backpacks Donated to Equip Local Personnel for Emergency Response”
9/9/2010: KEYT-TV
“CVS Partners with Direct Relief International to Provide Free Flu Shots”
8/27/2010: WWL-TV
“Clinic that provided needed care after Katrina still thriving with donations”
8/13/2010: KCBS Radio
“Pakistan Emergency Response Update with Brett Williams”
7/15/2010: KEYT
“Helping Haiti, 6 Months Later”
Summer 2010 issue, The Aspen Idea
“Maximum Impact: Aspen Global Leadership Fellows are changing lives, changing communities, and changing the world.”
6/18/2010 WUFT Radio
“Reaching out with relief before hurricanes hit”
6/18/2010 Santa Barbara News-Press
“Take a Bow”
6/2010 805 Living
“Good Deeds”
6/2/10 Santa Barbara News-Press TV
“Direct Relief International Sends Hurricane Supplies to U.S. Gulf States, Caribbean Islands and Central America”
3/1/10 Fast Company
“Social Media Responds to Chile’s Earthquake: We Can Help”
3/1/10 Ventura County Star
“Aid efforts planned for Chilean victims”
2/28/10 Los Angeles Times
“Chile earthquake a test for aid agencies”
2/21/10 Global Health Council
“Haiti Leader Says Quake Toll could Reach 300,000″
2/20/10 Santa Barbara Independent
“An hour on Haiti with a reporter who was there”
2/18/10 Santa Barbara Independent
“Bringing Hope to Haiti”
2/16/10 KCSB 91.9 FM
“Direct Relief International on aid for Haiti”
2/10/10 Santa Barbara News-Press
“Raise a Glass and a Paddle”
2/5/10 Santa Barbara Daily Sound
“Direct Relief takes long-term view on Haiti aid effort”
2/1/10 New York Times
“Haiti Crisis Prompts Fresh Talk of Pooling U.S. Relief Money”
2/1/10 Santa Barbara Independent
“Direct Relief Briefs Officials”
1/19/10 New York Times
“Latest Updates on the Crisis in Haiti”
1/17/10 CBS4 Miami
“S. Fla. Flights Loaded With Supplies Head To Haiti”
1/15/10 The Huffington Post
“Haiti Relief Effort: A Roundup”
1/15/10 Pacific Coast Business Times
“Follow Direct Relief’s lead, and help Haiti”
1/15/10 Anderson Cooper 360
“How to help: Impact Your World”
1/14/10 New York Times
“Haiti Relief Effort Faces ‘Major Challenge’”
1/14/10 NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
“Virtual world becomes Haiti’s lifeline”
1/14/10 CNN
“Money needed most in Haiti earthquake relief efforts”
1/13/10 Ventura County Star
“Relief agencies commit money, volunteers to Haiti”
1/13/10 The Daily Beast
“How to Help Haiti”
1/13/10 Christian Science Monitor
“Haiti earthquake relief: Aid workers struggle to provide help”
1/13/10 Charity Navigator Blog
“Eyewitness Account From Haiti”
1/13/10 Google Grants Blog
“Grants recipients helping earthquake victims in Haiti”
2009
“UAF Airlift Delivers $4.6 Million of Aid to Armenia”
12-2009 New England Journal of Medicine
“America’s Safety Net and Health Care Reform — What Lies Ahead?”
11-2009 ReliefWeb
“Philippines: AAI first to deliver care to the remote area of Majayjay”
10-2009 KCLU
“Medical corps tries to better prepare Santa Barbara County for major disasters”
08-2009 Santa Barbara News-Press
“This Won’t Hurt a Bit”
06-2009 The Independent Weekly (Lafayette, LA)
“The Coolest Thing in the World”
05-2009 KPCC-FM
“Swine flu panic depletes personnel”
05-2009 NBC San Diego
“Clinics Swamped with Flu Patients”
05-2009 Santa Barbara News-Press
“Flu scare has community health centers at breaking point”
04-2009 Associated Press
“Myanmar villagers still struggle year after storm”
04-2009 Charity Navigator Blog
“Charities Respond to Swine Flu Outbreak”
03-2009 Santa Barbara Independent
“Get Radios Ready”
02-2009 CNN
“Charities Fear Tax Change”
02-2009 Minnesota Daily
“Disaster Revisited: The 2004 Tsunami”
01-2009 Santa Barbara Daily Sound
“Direct Relief gives grants to Tea Fire victims”
2008
“Proving Direct Relief”
12-2008 The Chronicle of Philanthropy
“How to Decide Which Charity is Best? Look at the CEO”
09-2008 The Washington Post
“The Storms in Haiti”
09-2008 Charity Navigator
“10 of the Best Charities Everyone’s Heard Of”
06-2008 The Washington Times
“Storm survivors face disease risk” by Anthony Jaffee
05-2008 Nonprofit Technology Network Blog
“GIS Put to Use in Myanmar”
05-2008 The Washington Post
“U.S. Disaster Relief Efforts Hampered” by Philip Rucker
05-2008 ABC News
“California to Myanmar”
05-2008 Noozhawk (Santa Barbara)
“Noozhawk Talks: Leslie Dinaberg Sits Down With Thomas Tighe” by Leslie Dinaberg
03-2008 Chronicle of Philanthropy
“Relief Charities Seek to Establish Their Own Crisis Funds” by Caroline Preston
02-2008 Chronicle of Philanthropy
“Aid Slow to Materialize for Victims of Kenya Violence” by Caroline Preston
2007
“Hatching DRI’s plan: Top-rated nonprofit goes hi-tech” by Laura Ritter
11-2007 Chronicle of Philanthropy
“Donors Give More Than $27-Million to Aid Victims of Calif. Wildfires” by Caroline Preston
10-2007 Santa Barbara Independent
“Paul Farmer and Thomas Tighe Discuss the Practical Ways to Cure the World” by Thomas Tighe
09-2007 Reuters
“Aid, cash pledged for Indonesia quake victims”
08-2007 Chicago Tribune
“Hooray for Aspirin” by Verna Noel Jones
08-2007 Santa Barbara News-Press
“Direct Relief International sending aid to Peru” by Scott Steepleton
07-2007 Big Ten Conference: Celebrating 25 Years of Big Ten Women’s Championships
“Planning for the Unexpected”
05-2007 Mission Matters (a publication of Commonfund)
“Humanitarian mission, businesslike thinking” [PDF file]
05-2007 New York Times
“Charities Settle Dispute on Split of Surprise Gift” by Stephanie Strom
05-2007 Los Angeles Times
“Clinics to give away asthma inhalers” by Mary Engel
03-2007 The NonProfit Times
“Despite Five-Year Buffer, Cost of Terrorism Remain” by Marla E. Nobles
03-2007 Santa Barbara News-Press
“Volunteer dentists, staff bring back those smiles” by Michael Moriatis
02-2007 Santa Maria Times
“Healthy smiles created for free” by Luis Ernesto Gomez
2006
“S.B. organization sends aid to Sierra Leone” by Leana Orsua
10-2006 Video Clip
Direct Relief CEO moderates discussion with President Bill Clinton and founder of Kinko’s in Santa Barbara
10-2006 KCLU-FM (NPR) News
News report on Direct Relief’s work to eliminate childhood blindness in El Salvador
07-2006 Los Angeles Times
“Outreach and its rewards in Zambia” by Amanda Jones
06-2006 Santa Barbara News-Press
“Direct Relief Grants to Aid in Tsunami Recovery” by Chuck Schultz
04-2006 Santa Barbara News-Press
“Local Response Gives Ailing Twins a Chance” by Barney Brantingham
03-2006 Santa Barbara News-Press
“Direct Relief Summit Focuses on Katrina” by Shelly Leachman
03-2006 Santa Barbara Magazine
“GIVING BACK – Direct Relief’s Home Team” by Leslie Dinaberg [PDF File]
2004
“What Nonprofit Leaders Want” compiled by Lauren Kafka
05-2004 Santa Barbara News-Press
“Iranian activist says terrorists at fault, not Islam” by Thomas Schultz
05-2004 U.S. Medicine
“Iraq Pharmacy Structure In Rebuilding Mode” by Sandra Basu
03-2004 Santa Barbara News-Press
“Direct Relief International announces record year in 2003″ by Chuck Schultz
01-2004 The Washington Post
“Sanctions Waived Temporarily to Aid Iran” By Eric M. Weiss
2003
“Charities – Our Guides to the Best Ones” [PDF File]
12-2003 Consumers Digest
“Charities: Making Sure Your Donation Counts” [PDF File]
12-2003 Santa Barbara News-Press
“Direct Relief Increases Local Support” by Chuck Schultz
10-2003 Chronicle of Philanthropy
“The Philanthropy 400″ [PDF File]
08-2003 Cox News Service
“Security Concerns in Afghanistan Affecting Aid Workers” by George Edmonson
08-2003 Los Angeles Times
“Relief Group Is Sending Medical Supplies to Iraq” by William Overend
02-2003 Ventura County Star
“Aid group ready if war breaks out” by Brad Smith
2002
“What We’ve Learned in the New Millennium” by Thomas Tighe
05-2002 Los Angeles Times
“A Medical Supplier Without Borders” by Scott Martelle
