March 22-24, 2006Seattle, WA

Katherine WatierDirector of Marketing & Sales

1-800-Volunteer.org Points of Light Foundation

Background

Used by over 100 Volunteer Centers to recruit, manage and track volunteers year round and during a disaster

Used during Hurricane Emily, Katrina & Rita Official Registry for Volunteers interested in

recovery efforts in AL, MS and LA

1-800-Volunteer.org Now

Build essential tools for managing unaffiliated volunteers who appear after a disasterQuick registration forms – skills & availabilityAbility to search database for needed skillsNew educational campaign –

helpindisaster.org

Will be LaunchedApril 2006

Lessons Learned

Developing plans for using technology to manage volunteers needs to happen BEFORE disaster.

With increasing national coverage of disasters, volunteers can not be effectively managed without a database.

Coordinating volunteers requires more than technology – relationships between federal, state and local groups is essential.

Lessons Learned

Developing plans for using technology to manage volunteers needs to happen BEFORE disaster.

With increasing national coverage of disasters, volunteers can not be effectively managed without a database.

Coordinating volunteers requires more than technology – relationships between federal, state and local groups is essential.