Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

NEMI-0322

Organization's ID:

EL0288

Organization:

National Emergency Training Center (EMI)

Location:

Classroom-based

Length:

2 Days

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	1	budget and finance

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:

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