As i am not familiar with the mechanic behind your idea, i assume we donate isk? If so, i don't have much to give but i'd be happy to donate, even if i can just afford a low million sum.

Confirming EVE is a game of kind and selfless people.

Screw this crap. You want to help out the Philippines. Donate your time and/or money to one of the relief organizations.

A list can be found here: Typhoon Haiyan Relief Organizations

+4 PLEX on contract.

This. They need help now, not pretend money handed out by a company with a less than stellar track record of organising things.

Take them and I'll swap them for PLEX in Jita. (I contract you 4 PLEX in Jita and you contract me the PLEX in whereever.)

I put up a contract for 4 PLEX in Jita to the character Ishkahunta shortly after you posted.
Just put up the 0.0 PLEX in a 3 day or longer contract and I'll accept it later.

I have sent you the first 2, please accept them so I can send the other 2. They are in different stations, the alt has no contracting skills so I can only have 1 outstanding contract.

Hello,

let's do this.

I will try make CCP increase their PR record by organizing this.


Even if CCP won't authorize this drive, we - that is me and you - will give the example by donating $100 each to the Philippines Red Cross or Doctors Without Borders - Philippines at your choice.

I have written $100 because that's the minimum you can specify in the Red Cross selector.

Are you game?

Show not CCP's, but your own track record.

My father teached me: "always put your money where your tongue is".

People do not need a donation a week or 2 from now. They need help now. Go down to your local Red Cross, donate some blood, plasma, can food, blankets, money, or ask them how you can help. Get off your computers and go.

So, challenge accepted, mate?

I did my duty, I am waiting for you now. I know it's unelegant to post donations but this is not a show off, I have to prove it's real, we are in EvE after all.

First round of proofs: screenshots. Second round of proofs: video of it being done, I'll probably be able to post it tomorrow (now it's late here).

Just in case you folks didn't know, cash you donate today doesn't go straight to the current disaster du jour. Typically, charities run one disaster behind when it comes to funding. Today's cash goes in the pot, what was collected last time goes to the current relief effort.

Honestly, the best type of disaster aid you can provide is donating blood. You donate blood in your area, it has a follow-on ripple effect down the line, freeing up resources to send out to (current disaster). Direct cash into the general fund is also excellent. Material goods are almost worthless, TBH. Nobody wants your old socks.

My personal fav charity to help is Doctors Without Borders. Great guys and gals who do a ton of good out there.

...or we could just donate some money or blood to the red cross rather than trying to turn every tragedy into a marketing ploy disguised as a social event? It's not hard to donate almost anything to them and they are the boots on the ground.

http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate

Excuse me for playing Devils Advocate here but this sounds like it could be abused way too easy.

Is there any accountability? You say you collect donations throughout the year and IF a disaster happens you donate the isk to
the character that CCP created. What happens to the isk if there was no disaster that made the news?

How much do you keep to yourself? This is EVE after all... Scams are part of the game... is this a scam?

With no accountability You will get no iskies from me and about accountability... is Somer Blink going to be the "Trusted party"?

After all they are doing a service to the community.

Hilmar is famous for letting dust settle before addressing issues... we need another 40something page threadnought to reassure CCP that the problem hasn't gone away by itself.

still waiting on CCP
on a side note, I may just donate the bo amount on my auction myself and cancel my char auction, had a few ******* emails which make me despair with the eve community.

Sale cancelled and 10b donation sent

Second, by doing this, CCP and you promote EVE via charity and can help bring people into the game.