Minnesota Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
(MNVOAD),
is
the counterpart for the state of Minnesota to National Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD).
MNVOAD works to foster more effective service to people who have been,
or may be in the future, affected by disaster through
communication,
coordination, cooperation,
collaboration, convening mechanisms and outreach.
MNVOAD is a
non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. |
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During times of disaster, MNVOAD member organizations independently provide a variety of relief
and recovery services to victims. MNVOAD facilitates improved service
delivery by fostering cooperation, coordination, communication and
collaboration (the 4 Cs) between voluntary agencies, government and the
greater community.
During disasters, MNVOAD facilitates routine conference calls, which
assist in interagency communication and efficient resource allocation.
Additionally, it helps to identify unmet needs and locate available
un-utilized resources. These services help to ensure best practices,
thereby saving organizations money by reducing duplicative services,
lost time and productivity and can also reduce response time to meet
victims’ basic needs.
On an on-going basis, MNVOAD holds members’ meetings which provide a
forum for participants to share their expertise, express any concerns
they may have, receive information on current items of interest and
provide suggestions for any improvements to the essential 4 Cs to manage
their activities with maximum efficiency.
MNVOAD also works to establish regional COADs (Community
Organizations Active In Disaster), build relationships with emergency
managers and raise preparedness awareness among the public. MNVOAD
offers an annual training seminar and has a speakers bureau.
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2008 Training Seminar
and Upcoming 2009 Seminar
The 2008 MNVOAD Training Seminar was held on Saturday,
February 16. The training was very well received and over 175
members and partners came together for this day of information
sharing. Planning has already begun for the 2009 training
seminar. Kathy Young and Jill Fritz will co-chair the 2009
Seminar.
Information about the 2009
seminar will be posted as it becomes available.
The 2008
seminar event focused on how communication,
coordination, cooperation and collaboration help us be better
responders. We also looked at how VOAD and voluntaries
incorporate their response with the Incident Command
Structure. We slowed down the pace of the seminar to
provide more in-depth sessions. A large portion of the day
was also devoted to learning from the responses to the 35W
Bridge Collapse and the SE Minnesota flooding.
Again this year we hosted a vendor show and area for
organizations to learn about each others services. Booths were
free for VOAD members and there was a small fee for vendors who
were selling products or services.
Click here to see more details about the 2008 seminar.
Pictures from the 2007 MNVOAD Training Seminar.
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Members and Partners
Adventist Disaster Response
American Baptist Men
American Humane Association
American Radio Relay League
American Red Cross
Catholic
Charities
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints
Church World Service
Civil Air Patrol
FEMA Region V
First Call for Help-211
Freeborn County Crisis Response Team
Hope for the City
Hunger Solutions of Minnesota
Humane Society of the US
Lutheran Disaster Response/LSS
Mennonite Disaster Services
Minnesota Animal Disaster Coalition
MN Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist
MN Conservation Corps
MN Council of Churches
MN Division of HSEM
MN Horse Council
MN Search & Rescue Dog Association
MN-WI Baptist Convention
NECHAMA, Jewish Disaster Relief
NEMNVOAD
Presbytery of the Twin Cities
REACT
Sabathani Community Center
Second Harvest Heartland
Steele County CAER
The Salvation Army
United Methodist Committee on Relief
Board
of Directors
President - Seth Gardner
NECHAMA
Vice President - Kathy Young
MN Animal Disaster Coalition
Secretary - Mariana Robinson
MN Horse Council
Treasurer - Garrett Alessandroni
American Red Cross, Twin Cities
Members At Large
Loren Haataja
MN SARDA
Noah Kafumbe
Twin Cities Red Cross
Cindy Johnson
Lutheran Disaster Response
Matthea Little Smith
Sabathani Community Center
Bonnie Frazer
United Way - 211
Walter Johnson
American Baptist Men
Jill Fritz
Humane Society of the US
Dennis Walter
MN HSEM
Past President
John Moore
Salvation Army |
