ShelterBox’s reason for being is because human displacement is one of the biggest issues plaguing our planet, one that’s increasing […more…]
Kerri Murray, a veteran disaster relief professional, first saw ShelterBox in action in 2010 as Haiti was reeling from a […more…]
ShelterBox USA
shelterboxusa.org
Phone: (805) 608-2400 ext 203
Individual and Special Gifts Officer: Carrie Baptista
Mission
ShelterBox is a global organization made up of people who believe in shelter as a human right – that shelter from the chaos of disaster and conflict is vital.
Begin to Build a Relationship
We know you care about where your money goes and how it is used. Connect with this organization’s leadership in order to begin to build this important relationship. Your email will be sent directly to this organization’s Director of Development and/or Executive Director.
Life-Saving Shelter
“I serve as a ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) member, am chair of the Board of Directors for ShelterBox, and am a longtime donor myself. I see directly how efficient, effective, and transparent we are with donor money. I also witness how those charitable dollars translate into life-saving shelter and supplies to families who have lost everything in disaster and conflict situations. Donors truly make the work of ShelterBox possible.”
Meeting a Global Crisis
ShelterBox currently spends about $20 million a year globally to provide a quarter of a million people the shelter and supplies to rebuild.
“Our goal is to scale to shelter one million people a year.” A feat that will necessitate, as Murray says, “raising a lot of financial support. Shelter is the first in recovery and it is an area that is chronically underfunded and overlooked. Shelter is deeply connected to livelihood. When you have a place to call home, you can get back to work and your children can get back to school.”
To get there requires donors like you. ShelterBox makes it easy to support the work with a registry where you can “Stock A Box” with everything a family needs to rebuild, including emergency tents. For $1,000 you can cover the cost of an entire box for a displaced family.
To help, visit: www.ShelterBoxUSA.org
Board of Directors
Katherine Fick, CHAIR, Senior Counsel – IBM Corporation
Rob Wavra, VICE CHAIR, Expert Associate Partner – McKinsey & Company
Jan Stern Reed, SECRETARY, Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary – Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Marlise Skinner, TREASURER
Bruce Heller, President – JaRyCo Development, LLC
Mahesh Turaga, Director, Business Development/Partner Management, VS, Americas – Dassault Systemes
Samer Jaber, Dermatologist – Washington Square Dermatology
Robert Reid
Lopez Island, Washington
President, Waivunai – The Island Development Initiative
Peter Scott, Chief Executive Officer – American Academy of Optometry (AAO)
Matt Gerber, Executive Vice President of Global Business Development – Cardboard Technologies
Glenn Garrett, Managing Director – GFT Technologies
Steve Horan, Global CIO and Independent Advisor
Steven Tonkinson, Managing Director – Tonkinson Financial
Stephen Masterson, CPA – CGMA