NTEN 2006 1-800-Volunteer.org slides

Presentation about 1-800-Volunteer.org at the 2006 NTEN Conference

Transcript

1. Katherine Watier Director of Marketing & Sales 1-800-Volunteer.org Points of Light Foundation
2. Background Used by over 100 Volunteer Centers to recruit, manage and track volunteers year round and during a disaster Used during Hurricane Emily, Katrina & Rita Official Registry for Volunteers interested in recovery efforts in AL, MS and LA
3. 1-800-Volunteer.org Now Build essential tools for managing unaffiliated volunteers who appear after a disaster • Quick registration forms – skills & availability • Ability to search database for needed skills • New educational campaign – helpindisaster.org
4. Will be Launched April 2006
5. Lessons Learned Developing plans for using technology to manage volunteers needs to happen BEFORE disaster. With increasing national coverage of disasters, volunteers can not be effectively managed without a database. Coordinating volunteers requires more than technology – relationships between federal, state and local groups is essential.