DALLAS, TX (MMD Newswire) November 4, 2009 -- The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc. today announced its partnership with American Samoa for the National Donations Management Network (NDMN), powered by the Aidmatrix Network®. The NDMN is a U.S. national disaster relief coordination system funded by FEMA, the UPS Foundation, Accenture, and the Aidmatrix Foundation to better manage unsolicited donations and volunteers. It connects State and local governments with donors, State Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD), National VOAD, and FEMA, through web-based tools that reduce paperwork for processing donations and allow for easy information sharing.
American Samoa's web portal on the National Donations Management Network will help to coordinate relief efforts in times of disaster between their offices of emergency services and the nonprofit relief agencies on the frontlines. The portal includes volunteer management, in-kind donations management, warehouse management, transportation donations management, needs management, and financial referrals management. The goal of the NDMN is to link communication between interested donors and nonprofits in need of resources. Nonprofits are also able to post needs onto the system for donors to view and fulfill.
American Samoa joined the National Donations Management Network following the tsunami in September 2009. The National Donations Management Network now covers more than 81% of the U.S. population and connects 43 states and territories with hundreds of relief organizations. American Samoa can now create an effective flow of relief to its people-in-need. The NDMN is streamlining humanitarian relief efforts with technology and relationships just like the supply chains used within the for-profit world.
To view the American Samoa web portal, please click here.
If you would like more information on how to be a part of the NDMN, please visit www.aidmatrix.org or email info@aidmatrix.org.
About The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc.
The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc. builds and operates powerful technology hubs that support diverse stakeholder groups in their efforts to work together to solve the world's most challenging humanitarian crises. Our solutions enhance participation, amplify contributions, and accelerate results for humanitarian relief. 35,000 leading corporate, nonprofit and government partners leverage solutions to mobilize $1.5 billion annually in global aid with Aidmatrix. The donated goods, money and services impact the lives of 65 million people. Aidmatrix is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA, with offices in Wisconsin, Germany and India. www.aidmatrix.org
Melis Jones
Vice President
P: 972-869-8171 C: 214-435-1248
melis_jones@aidmatrix.org
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