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In a 1-page minimum research paper, pick an NVOAD and describe their history and work in recent disasters. Some examples are Cajun Navy, Red Cross, Red Crescent, Samiritan’s Purse, Team Rubicon.
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In a 1-page minimum research paper, pick an NVOAD and describe
their history and work in recent disasters.
Some examples are Cajun Navy, Red Cross, Red Crescent,
Samiritan’s Purse, Team Rubicon.
Resource:
Actions by and Interactions with
Non-Governmental Organizations
To start, take a deep look into the history of National Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD):
NVOAD HistoryLinks to an external site.
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Think about the four guiding principles of
NVOAD. How do these principles
correlate to what we’ve covered about
the evolution of governmental emergency
management in the United States?
Then, take a look at the list of organizations that are members of NVOAD:
NVOAD Network National MembersLinks to an external site.
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How many of these organizations have you
heard of, and how did you hear about
them? Have you had any direct relationship
with any of them? If so, what were your
experiences with them?
Now, visit the website of the state / territory VOAD that is nearest to you. If
you are out of the country, visit the site of an area of the U.S. that you are
most familiar with:
NVOAD State/Territory MembersLinks to an external site.
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Is there anything on their website that
surprises you? If so, what is it, and why
is it surprising? If not, what meets and/or
does not meet your expectations as to
what should be on their website?
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) can be of
tremendous use to any emergency response effort. They enable anyone to
become trained in basic skills to responsibly assist during a disaster
response. Find your nearest CERT! Use the links on the left side of the
page to explore more about CERTs.
Community Emergency Response Team _CERTLinks to an external site.
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What are your reasons for joining or not
joining a CERT? If your reason is that
there isn’t one in your area, would you
consider establishing one in your area?
You can do it!
If you are outside of the U.S., think about
the training opportunities available to
civilians – is there anything comparable to
CERT for ordinary citizens? What are the
differences and similarities in training and
volunteer opportunities in your area and
the U.S.?
Non-Profit and For-Profits Working Together
When non-profit organizations and for-profit organizations work together
during disaster response efforts, there are challenges and advantages
as there are in any collaborative effort. Think of three such challenges,
write them down, then read the following article on the 2004 earthquake
and tsunami and see if those three challenges are mentioned:
Thomas, Anisya and Lynn Fritz. 2006. Disaster Relief, Inc. Harvard
Business Review November 2006, pages 114-122.
Now take a look at a more recent incident that’s closer to
home: Superstorm Sandy:
Eller, Warren, Brian J. Gerber and Lauren E. Branch. 2015. Voluntary
nonprofit organizations and disaster management: identifying the nature of
inter-sector coordination and collaboration in disaster service assistance
provision. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy 6_2_: 223-238.
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Are the challenges you listed all present
in both articles? Only one article? If only
one, which one? What are the similarities
and differences between the challenges
covered in the two articles?
Sources:
https://www.nvoad.org/about-us/our-history/
https://www.nvoad.org/members-2/national-members/
https://www.nvoad.org/voad-members/stateterritory-members/
https://www.ready.gov/cert
https://hbr.org/2006/11/disaster-relief-inc
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/rhc3.12081
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