More than $58 million raised to date ; album is largest one-day pre order in iTunes history. Views 22,470 As donations continue to pour in from all over the world, "Hope for Haiti Now : A World Benefit for Quake Relief" narrated on Sat. ( Jan twenty-three ) that it has raised more than $58 million to date a new record for donations manufactured by the public thru a disaster-relief telethon. The initial figure includes donations made via telephone, online and mobile, and does doesn't include donations by corporations and giant non-public donors, or iTunes sales figures, all of which are still being figured out.

"Hope for Haiti Now" will continue accepting donations for half a year through the following methods:. "Hope for Haiti Now" benefits Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, United Countries World Food Programme, Yele Haiti Foundation, and the recently formed Clinton Bush Haiti Foundation. Proceeds from "Hope for Haiti Now" will be split among each organization's individual funds for Haiti quake relief. With the exception of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, each partner organization was chosen for its history of operation and collaboration in the nongovernmental organization ( NGO ) community in Haiti.

More than 100 of the most important names in film, TV and music also supported "Hope for Haiti Now" by responding to telephones and taking donations. "Hope for Haiti Now" was produced by Joel Gallen and Tenth Planet Productions, in collusion with Viacom's MTV Networks and George Clooney. Pre-orders will be delivered in the days after the telethon.