Contact MNVOAD
P.O. Box 130261,
Roseville, MN
55113-0003
office@mnvoad.org

Seth Gardner
612-910-7152
sgardner@nechama.org

Welcome! Thank you for your interest in joining MN Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.
Please contact MNVOAD via e-mail or phone to discuss joining MNVOAD as a Member or Partner.
Membership materials are attached below for your convenience.

Dear Prospective Member,

Thank you for your interest in joining MNVOAD. The purpose of Minnesota Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, is to be the counterpart for the state of Minnesota to National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster. The objectives of MNVOAD are 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.

Membership is open to any not for profit organizations. See our by-laws for more information pertaining to membership and voting privileges.  We also have partnerships with government agencies, local social service providers and businesses. MNVOAD is primarily dependent upon annual membership dues to fund our services.

When applying for membership we ask that you complete the enclosed documents and send them with your annual dues.  Once your membership is approved we will add your information to our web-site regarding your organization.  We will also add your organization to our brochure, letterhead and Emergency Manger/EOC Handbook. Membership will also give your organization access to our meetings, conference calls, debriefing sessions and training opportunities for your staff or volunteer representatives. 

We hope you will become a member organization of MNVOAD!  Please feel free to contact me regarding any service or membership questions.  Additionally, we look forward to your participation and input. 

                                                                        Sincerely, 
                                                                        John Moore President MNVOAD
                                                                       president@mnvaod.org

 Attachments:     Contact Form - in Word
                         

ARTICLE III – MEMBERS and PARTNERSHIPS 

A.  CATEGORIES AND QUALIFICATIONS. 

      There shall be two categories of membership and a separate category for Partnerships as identified below. 

            MEMBERSHIP: 

                  1.   State Membership is open to organizations that are state-wide in scope and purpose, voluntary, and active in disasters. 

                  2.   Local / Regional Membership is open to coalitions of agencies that are less than statewide in scope and purpose, voluntary, and active in disasters. 

            PARTNERSHIP: 

            Partnership is open to organizations, government agencies or businesses with disaster planning and operations responsibilities or capabilities that do not meet all the criteria for membership, but which have a disaster response program and policy for commitment of resources to meet the needs of people affected by disaster without discrimination.  Organizations granted Partnership status may be, but are not required to be, statewide in scope.  Partners are strongly encouraged to make an annual donation equal to member organization dues. 

Specific criteria for Membership and Partnership are defined in the “MNVOAD Membership Criteria and Application Procedures Policy”, as may be amended from time-to-time by MNVOAD Member organizations or the MNVOAD Board of Directors. 

B.  SELECTION, RIGHTS AND TENURE. 

      1.   Member organizations shall be selected by a majority vote of the current Member organizations present and voting at a Membership Meeting. 

      2.   Each Member organization shall have the right to vote on all matters coming before the membership for a vote.   

      3.   The term of membership shall be perpetual, except as set forth in the following paragraph. 

      4.   Termination of membership. 

      a.   Upon the vote of a majority of the Member organizations present and voting at a Membership Meeting, any Member organization's membership may be terminated if that Member organization fails: 

                        i.    to pay the agreed upon dues to MNVOAD's operating budget. 

                        ii.    to have organizational representation for two consecutive years at any meeting(s) of the membership of MNVOAD.

                  b.   The membership of any Local / Regional Member organization may be terminated at any time by a majority vote of the current Member organizations present and voting at a Membership Meeting. 

                  c.   No vote on membership termination shall be made without ten days advance written notice to the affected organization.