Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NEMI-0322
Version:
2
Organization's ID:
EL0288
Organization:
National Disaster and Emergency Management University (NDEMU)
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
1.5 Days
Minimum Passing Score:
75
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 Emergency Management
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide local emergency management personnel and voluntary agency representatives with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and execute an effective volunteer and donations management program as well as develop a volunteer and donations management support annex.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Develop an effective public education and information structure to support the successful management of unaffiliated volunteers, unsolicited goods, and undesignated cash donations in disasters.
  • List the planning considerations for cash donations.
  • Identify key organizations and individuals who have a role in managing unaffiliated volunteers, unsolicited goods, and undesignated cash donations in disasters.
  • Gather information from organizations, agencies, volunteers, media, and others for donations intelligence purposes.
  • Facilitate the matching of unaffiliated volunteers with appropriate organizations or agencies during program implementation.
  • Incorporate technology needed to successfully manage information on unaffiliated volunteers and unsolicited goods.
  • Identify specific agencies and organizations and how they collaborate to form a Volunteer and Donations Coordination Team (VDCT).
  • Identify how to effectively manage the surge of unsolicited goods.
  • Relate volunteer and donations management program responsibilities to the planning components of the annex.

General Topics:

  • Volunteer and Donations Coordination Team (VDCT)
  • Unsolicited goods
  • Unaffiliated volunteers
  • Cash donations
  • Donations management
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Discussion
  • Lectures

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
Supplemental Materials
Equivalencies

Other offerings from National Disaster and Emergency Management University (NDEMU)

View All Courses
College Credit Opportunities