As humans, most of us have a natural instinct to take care of one another in times of need. When someone falls, you stop and help them get up. So when a disaster happens, people want to help and make everything right. Those near and far from the disaster can show up and volunteer. Others want to help by meeting the material needs of the victims of danger. They started making donations in the form of food, water, clothes, medicines or other necessary supplies called in-kind donations or some donations in the form of cash. The outpouring of giving can be overwhelming in positive and negative ways. In addition to the danger and its effects, someone has to manage the huge amount of donations by organizing and distributing them to victims in need. Emergency Management has responsibility for disaster response operations, including donation management. According to McEntire, “Donation management is the receipt, sorting, storage and distribution of goods and money for the benefit of victims in response and recovery operations.” (McEntire, 195). During disaster response operations, donation management is one of the major challenges faced in the response and recovery phase. The United States has demonstrated its generosity time and time again when disaster has struck wherever it is needed. Donations have been made around the world and here at home. President George W. Bush was quoted as having encouraged Americans to donate to Asian tsunami victims: "The greatest source of America's generosity is not our government," he said. “It is the good heart of the American people.” (Stevenson) During the response and recovery phase, there are many needs. Donations are welcome and much needed to meet the needs of the vuln...... middle of paper ......of Philanthropy, 20(24), 16.Hsu, C, (2005). A world of kindness. US News & World Report. 138(2), 32. McEntire, D. A. (2007). Disaster response and recovery: Strategies and tactics for resilience. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.Metz, C. (2005). Donate online for the rescue. PC magazine. 24(21), 83.Palmer, B. (2006) What happened to all that Katrina money? Crisis (15591573), 113(6), 8.Roos, Dave. “10 Worst Things to Donate After a Disaster” February 11, 2013. HowStuffWorks.comhttp://money.howstuffworks.com/10-worst-thing-donate-after-disaster.htm April 26, 2014.Stevenson, R.W. and Stevenson, R.W. (2005, January 4). Bush asks his father and Clinton to raise money. New York Times. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/432974957?accountid=14968Winning disaster preparedness apps are posted on Facebook. (2012), Modern healthcare, 42(23), 4.