Non Government Organizations

CEMA Katrina  Manzocco,  Taylor  Fargey,  Kassandra  Hatlen,  Chris8na  Chumack,  Tess  Rohleder  

AGENDA

•  Cri8cal  Issue  •  Importance  of  networks  •  The  NGO  Council  – Network  Model  – Risks  and  mi8ga8ons  –  Implementa8on  plan  – Timeline  

Critical Issue

Lack  of  con8nuity  and  collabora8on  

Uncoordinated  response    

Issues  alloca8ng  resources  and  volunteers  

Inefficient  immediate  and  long  term  relief  efforts    

Importance of Networks

•  Pooling  resources    •  Knowledge  sharing  •  Reduce  uncertain8es  and  costs  associated  with  changing  policies,  needs  and  expecta8ons  

•  Increase  quan8ty  and  quality  of  aid  offered  in  emergency  relief  

•  Efficient  use  of  8me  and  efforts  

Our Recommendation

The  NGO  Council  

Not  For  Profits   Educa8onal  Ins8tu8ons     Community  Services  

Benefits

1.   • Emergency  Management  Planning  

 2.   • Volunteer  Management  

3.   • Resource  Management  

4.   • Response  and  Recovery  

Emergency  Management  Planning  

1.  

•  Develop  and  coordinate  plans  and  procedures    

•  Establish  working  rela8onships    •  Understand  the  threats  facing  Calgary  •  Training    •  Communica8on  materials  to  educate  their  employees  and  public  

•  Pre  and  post  tests  

Volunteer  Management  

2.  

• Standardized  waiver  • Volunteers  entered  in  database  

• Informa8on  updated  regularly  

Resource  Management  

3.  

• Web-­‐based  database    • Manage  and  distribute  resources  efficiently  

• 6  categories  

Response  and  Recovery  

4.  

•  Emergency  mee8ngs  called  in  the  event  of  an    emergency  

• Ongoing  support  provided  where  needed      

•  Long  term  recovery  efforts  

Network  Model  

Poten8al  Risks  

Risks  

• Na8onal  and  local  emergency  overlap  

• Unofficial  volunteers  and  arising  liability  

• Lack  of  NGO  mo8va8on  and/or  interest    

Mi8ga8ons  

• Include  both  na8onal  and  local  NGOs  

• Organize  supervisors  to  monitor  relief  efforts,  equipped  with  volunteer  waivers  

• Communicate  the  benefits  of  joining  the  council  

Implementa8on  Plan  1.  Client  Consulta4on  

2.  Personnel  

3.  Technical  Tasks  

4.  Client  Acceptance    

5.  Monitoring  and  Feedback  

6.  Communica4on  

7.  Troubleshoo4ng  

Contact  NGO’s  

NGO’s  will  choose  a  representa8ve    

Take  recommended  courses  and  distribute  communica8on  materials  

Criteria  for  selec8on  and  responsibili8es  as  a  council  member  

Date  and  loca8on  of  mee8ngs  Feedback  is  welcomed  

Monthly  newsle_ers  Ongoing  interac8ons  and  collabora8on  

Poten8al  for  growth    

Implementa8on  Timeline  

Summary  

The  NGO  Council  •  Effec8ve  use  of  CEMA’s  network  •  Increase  collabora8on  and  con8nuity  between  NGOs    

•  Increase  efficiency  of  crisis  management  

Thank  you!  

•  Ques8ons  or  Comments?