Many thanks are due to fellow Technobabe Rebecca MacKinnon, for getting the word out about a quick and easy way to add a "Donate Now" button to your web site.

For an animated Red Cross badge:
<p style="text-align:center"> <a href="http://www.redcross.org/"> <img alt="Donate to the Red Cross" src="http://www.sixapart.com/typepad/news/images/badge-rc-anim-125x125.gif" width="125" height="125" /> </a> </p>

For a static Red Cross badge:
<p style="text-align:center"> <a href="http://www.redcross.org/"> <img alt="Donate to the Red Cross" src="http://www.sixapart.com/typepad/news/images/badge-rc-static-help-125x125.gif" width="125" height="125" /> </a> </p>

Heartfelt thanks are also due to Typepad for setting up the code and providing easy-to-follow instructions for using it.