To Inspire You To Donate: PhotoBlog from China

Categories: Asia, RuminationsPosted on May 15th, 2008

In one of my recent posts, I encouraged others to donate, it actually worked, I know of at least 3 people that donated, I doubt I was the cause, as they had it within them to help. I’m sure many others donated, but didn’t want to say anything.

CNN reports that: “The government estimated death toll rose Thursday to around 20,000 but could eventually top 50,000, Xinhua reported.” as of Thursday, so I fear that things will get worse.

I’ve donated again, this time, my donation was more sizable than the first time around.

You know what to do, consider not going out to that nice dinner, and donate that money to the Red Cross, it would mean a lot to me if you donated, if you don’t have money to spare, blog it, tweet it, Facebook it, spread the word, that means just as much.

I’m Chinese, and have been to China a few times, here’s some of my favorite pictures compiled over a few trips, I hope they inspire…

My wife and I, newlyweds, celebrate our wedding with her family in Zhongshan, China.

Did these photos brighten your day? Consider donating to the Red Cross China Effort, there a lot of suffering, even $20 significantly support this effort.

What’s the impact of these photos? See the comments below, one in particular is really striking:

“your photos are beautiful. you’ve made me stop thinking ‘I should’ and get on and donate”

Thanks Rachel, that’s fantastic news.

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Gorgeous pictures, my favorite is the one of the city and the water. The colors reflecting look awesome.

Posted by Samirb on May 15th, 2008 at 7:54 pm

Absolutely gorgeous! My favorite pics are the colorful umbrellas, and that amazing shot of the city and it’s color reflecting in the water. What kind of camera are you using? Of course, credit goes to the photographer first!

Posted by Mary-Lynn on May 15th, 2008 at 7:59 pm

My friend had a small rooftop apartment in downtown Shanghai. Such an amazing view of the city at dawn and dusk. Oh how I miss it.

Kudos on the pictures, very nice!

Posted by DevlinD on May 15th, 2008 at 8:00 pm

Nice shots - How does it feel being American {I presume you are} and Chinese at the same time, now that China is the Superpower instead? Kind Regards, AA

Posted by AainaA on May 15th, 2008 at 8:03 pm

AainA

Yes, I’m 5th Generation Chinese American. Despite my family being here for over 120 years, I know exactly where I came from, and have lead 30 members of my family back to our ancestral home, to pay respects to my great great grandmother and other elders.

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 15th, 2008 at 8:05 pm

These are simply stunning. I’m off now to make the small donation I’m able. If everyone does a little…

I’m struck by the fact that you’ve presented the beauty of China here. To me, a truly inspiring choice. I’m moved to action by your clear passion for this place.

Congratulations for using your considerable influence for good. Kudos.

Posted by Stacey Monk on May 15th, 2008 at 8:09 pm

Thanks for posting your photos, Jeremiah. A close friend has adopted two children from China. This post made me pause from the chaos of life, remember how blessed my family is and take a moment to donate for those in need. Thank you!

Posted by Zena Weist on May 15th, 2008 at 8:09 pm

Thank you Stacy, really.

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 15th, 2008 at 8:09 pm

Zena, thanks so much, thank you.

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 15th, 2008 at 8:14 pm

The photos are wonderful! I had a favorite, then I continued scrolling and now I can’t decide.

Posted by ShannonRenee on May 15th, 2008 at 8:16 pm

Mary Lynn

Im using just consumer cameras, nothing over 300 dollars. Canons and Sonys.

I know my settings, and have studied “how to frame” photos

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 15th, 2008 at 8:18 pm

Good news, other say they will donate!

http://twitter.com/mvermut/statuses/812460238

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 15th, 2008 at 8:45 pm

Another one came in, Jennifer Jones, a good friend says she’ will donate!

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 15th, 2008 at 8:54 pm

WOO HOO

We’ve Got another donation!

http://twitter.com/JackiePeters/statuses/812469654

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 15th, 2008 at 8:59 pm

AWESOME

The Scoble’s Robert and Maryam have donated!

http://twitter.com/Scobleizer/statuses/812471462

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 15th, 2008 at 9:02 pm

I’ve donated as well. Since I heard the word on Twitter, I listed “Twitter” as my company. Would be interesting in cases like this if we could see social networks’ impact on fundraising.

Posted by Ryan on May 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pm

Thanks Ryan, this is great stuff!

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 16th, 2008 at 1:26 am

WOW so many more donations are coming in!

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hjl: Donated to the earthquake relief fund http://tinyurl.com/5xzzwv (expand) after another update from @jowyang
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hawaii: Like many, inspired by @jowyang to donate to the Red Cross’ China fund. Would you? Listed “Twitter” as my company. http://tinyurl.com/59p7wq (expand)
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ponzarelli: @jowyang Thank you for reminding us how to use the true power of social networking. We pledge $500 to the children. What can u pledge?
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emilychang: we’re donating money to the earthquake relief fund for china: http://tinyurl.com/5xzzwv (expand) (thx @jowyang for the inspiration)
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planetrelations: retweeting @jowyang photoblog of China and request to donate to Red Cross. http://tinyurl.com/59p7wq (expand)
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carterlusher: @jowyang Ok, count me in. I donated to Red Cross China relief fund at http://tinyurl.com/5xzzwv (expand) It’s easy and for a good cause.
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banky: @jowyang Just donated. So happy to do so.

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 16th, 2008 at 1:27 am

[...] the form of the earthquake in China, with estimates of 20K to 50K deaths! My good friend Jeremiah blogs about contributing to the earthquake relief funds via Red Cross (go here to donate) and even has a very cute slideshow [...]

Posted by Donations for the China Earthquake « Marketing Nirvana on May 16th, 2008 at 1:52 am

Lovely photos, Jeremiah. Quite a contrast to what currently showing on TV re: earthquake devastation. Incredible how open the Chinese press allowed to be in its coverage. I am encouraged.

Posted by BarbaraKB on May 16th, 2008 at 4:12 am

Jeremiah,

Thanks for the inspiring pictures. As a fellow Chinese American, I too have been back to China with my family to see the beauty and elegance of the country.

You have inspired me to donate and to dig up my pictures from China to do the same on my blog.

Thanks.

-Gregory Ng

Posted by Gregory Ng on May 16th, 2008 at 4:31 am

Gregory, leave a link in these comments when you do, or make sure the trackback appears.

Thanks, I’d love to see!

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 16th, 2008 at 4:51 am

Rachel has been inspired to donate

http://twitter.com/rachelbeer/statuses/812683702

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 16th, 2008 at 5:04 am

Just did my part. Really sinks in when you take a look at pictures of happiness and see the vast difference in reality now. Hope they all get the help that they need.

Posted by Sonny Gill on May 16th, 2008 at 5:47 am

Thanks to Andy Beal for getting the word out!

http://twitter.com/andybeal/statuses/812725359

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 16th, 2008 at 6:36 am

Wow! These pics are awesome!

Posted by Michael Chin on May 16th, 2008 at 7:32 am

Thanks Jeremy- your post caused me to take pause and quit my procrastinating in making a donation…

Posted by Heather Fox on May 16th, 2008 at 7:33 am

Heather, great job, thanks for doing this!

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 16th, 2008 at 8:04 am

I don’t get it. Shouldn’t China’s burgeoning economy be able to provide a cushion for these sorts of disasters? What foreign entities helped in the Katrina aftermath?

Posted by Benjamin on May 16th, 2008 at 8:52 am

I am from China, now living in the U.S. Thanks for sharing the pictures and inspiring people to donate.

Posted by Danielle Zhu on May 16th, 2008 at 10:01 am

[...] read more | digg story [...]

Posted by To Inspire You To Donate: PhotoBlog from China « Awareness Path - My Spiritual Path on May 16th, 2008 at 10:11 am

Another donation came in

pgreenbe @jowyang Dugg post, gave $$$ to Red Cross. I’m not a religious person but I’m praying anyway

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 16th, 2008 at 12:54 pm

Thanks for the great photos and urging me to donate. I’ve given to both Oxfam and Red Cross.

Posted by Rod Bauer on May 16th, 2008 at 2:41 pm

[...] read more | digg story Posted in Uncategorized. [...]

Posted by To Inspire You To Donate: PhotoBlog from China « Translator Power on May 16th, 2008 at 4:21 pm

Rick Sauter rjsauter @jowyang Just registered for Digg today and glad I could add to the cause (by the way, I’ve also sent a personal donation). half a minute ago from web in reply to jowyang

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 16th, 2008 at 10:31 pm

Small donation made. Perhaps one of your more creative associates could whip up a site badge. I’d be happy to place it on the web properties I have. A few thousand more eyes on the issue could never hurt.

Posted by John on May 17th, 2008 at 7:01 am

[...] done before, using my platform to help non-profits to help China during this horrific disaster. I felt pictures (positive ones, to inspire, not make you feel guilty) would be more emotional than anything [...]

Posted by Thank you, Global Citizens on May 18th, 2008 at 6:34 pm

[...] created a photo blog post here and discussed it on his twitter feed. (Note having 7,542 followers would definately help!) [...]

Posted by Twitter, Charity, Activism and the Social Web « Jax Rant [ wonderings on the web ] on May 18th, 2008 at 10:53 pm

Another great person will donate:

http://twitter.com/xshapes/statuses/814671877

From @xshapes

@jowyang - Thanks for your inspiration! I will be giving to Red Cross soon. Social Media doing what it does best.

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on May 19th, 2008 at 4:58 am

[...] 周末的时候看到Jeremiah Owyang的blog，他在一个贴子里贴出很多来大陆旅行的时候拍摄的美丽照片，希望这些美丽的照片能够打动一些朋友，让这些朋友在中国面前遭遇的巨大灾难面前伸出援手。他也在twitter上请朋友看这个贴子。当他在twitter上发布消息之后，很多就有一些朋友在twitter反馈说要捐款。 [...]

Posted by 大学小容>善用网络，助益成长！ » Blog Archive » 两个关于地震募捐的新幻灯片 on May 19th, 2008 at 10:16 pm

Hey Jeremiah,
If the news reports aren’t enough and your good-looking photo blog doesn’t sway folks, then perhaps this offer will. I just got an email from my United Mileage account suggesting that donations of $50 or more via the United Airlines Foundation to the American Red Cross for the China Earthquake Relief Fund would qualify for a one-time 500 miles (until the 5M miles they’re donating runs out, that is). Either way, it’s a great example of a consumer company marrying corporate social responsibility + direct marketing to its customer base for a strong cause. And a few bonus miles never hurt.

Posted by Carla Schlemminger on May 20th, 2008 at 10:28 am

Love the photos, Jeremiah. Reminds me of my extended family. I made a donation to the American Red Cross fund for China via LinkedIn.

http://giving.linkedinlabs.com/campaigns/china_earthquake

In addition to blogging about this, putting a status update on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc. will help make giving viral.

Posted by Kay on May 20th, 2008 at 6:55 pm

[...] week, I tried to inspire you to donate to the China crises by showing you beautiful pictures. This time, I’m going to take a little bit more of a realistic [...]

Posted by Homeless: San Jose, San Francisco, Dallas, Austin, Boston, Denver. on May 20th, 2008 at 7:48 pm

Always impressed by the photos, you shoot really well. Just linked up with ya on Flickr.

Posted by Scott on May 21st, 2008 at 5:57 am

[...] Help Earthquake Victims In China to slideshare.net, I read Jeremiah Owyang’s post “To Inspire You To Donate: PhotoBlog from China” and thought it is a good idea to make a slideshow. Then I wrote e-mail to asked Jeremiah [...]

Posted by Micro Space of Oliver Ding » Blog Archive » To Inspire You To Donate: Groundswell Participant for China Earthquake on May 21st, 2008 at 10:16 pm

nice job jeremiah

Posted by dave mcclure on May 22nd, 2008 at 5:20 am

Blogged about it and on my way now, to donate
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/620000062/post/1730026773.html

Posted by Amy Bowllan on May 22nd, 2008 at 8:02 am

Great example! Great work!

Posted by Beth Kanter on May 30th, 2008 at 1:01 am

Hi Jeremiah,

Thanks for this post. I emailed you about what it’s inspired me to do. I’ll link to this post on my message board too.

Thanks

Posted by Brian Humek on June 2nd, 2008 at 9:08 pm

Thanks Brian!

Posted by jeremiah_owyang on June 3rd, 2008 at 6:40 am

Consider making a donation to the World Society for the Protection of Animals, one of the few organizations helping animals affected by the earthquake in China.

Posted by Misty on July 11th, 2008 at 6:21 am

[...] certainly not as dramatic, I’ve collected my best of my best photos of China, on this post to raise awareness about the earthquake disaster earlier this [...]

Posted by Olympic Photos on August 8th, 2008 at 1:42 pm

Quoting Benjamin

“I don’t get it. Shouldn’t China’s burgeoning economy be able to provide a cushion for these sorts of disasters? What foreign entities helped in the Katrina aftermath?”
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Donate for what? The government should probably divert the money used to suppress the people of Tibet instead. I think the people of the world would rather donate to the cause in Tibet.

Posted by Fadereu on November 28th, 2008 at 6:21 am

[...] Please Help Earthquake Victims In China to slideshare.net, I read Jeremiah Owyang’s post “To Inspire You To Donate: PhotoBlog from China” and thought it is a good idea to make a slideshow. Then I wrote e-mail to asked Jeremiah Owyang [...]

Posted by Democratizing Brand » Blog Archive » To Inspire You To Donate: Groundswell Participant for China Earthquake on December 8th, 2008 at 8:26 pm