Chile and Haiti Earthquakes

Chile Earthquake – February 27, 2010

On February 27, an earthquake of magnitude 8.8 occurred in central Chile, 56 miles northeast of the city of Concepción. More than 2 million people are estimated to be affected. Business Roundtable member companies quickly mobilized to help expedite on-the-ground relief. Click here to view member company contributions as of March 9, 2010.

Haiti Earthquake – January 12, 2010

Click here to read more about Business Roundtable member companies’ contributions to the Haiti earthquake as of March 3, 2010.

USAID is committed to helping the business community to stay informed and to facilitate any additional support of in-kind donations or cash contributions to the Haiti earthquake relief effort. To contribute, please visit the USAID web site, at http://www.usaid.gov/haiti/.

You can also help immediately by donating to the Red Cross to assist the relief effort. Contribute online here , or donate $10 to be charged to your cell phone bill by texting "HAITI" to "90999."

Best Practices Companies engage in a wide variety of disaster response efforts, from handling a crisis that strikes the organization to helping people thousands of miles away. Learn from their experience. Useful Tools From communicating to employees during a disaster to planning for business continuity, the right resources are essential to help companies prepare for and respond to a disaster. View and download disaster response resources here.