Relationships
MoCOAD works in conjunction with a variety of organizations during all phases of a disaster.
MoCOAD relationship to Indiana VOAD (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster)
The Monroe County COAD has a close working relationship with InVOAD. InVOAD serves as the parent organization to the COADs throughout the state of Indiana. As a member of InVOAD, MoCOAD is tied to a communication network and has more opportunities for collaboration. In the other direction, InVOAD has a means of staying abreast of the happenings of COADs throughout the state, and for sharing best practices. InVOAD represents not only a collaboration of disaster organizations active on a state level, but also a means of connecting COADs.
COAD relationship to management of Volunteers and Donations
The management of volunteers and donations following a devastating event is often referred to as the “disaster within the disaster”. When an emergency occurs, there is frequently an outpouring of support where people want to do everything in their means to help. The power of this generosity and altruism can be missed if effective structures do not exist to handle this support.
The Monroe County COAD has established a functional lead organization, the Salvation Army, that will provide leadership and a method for accepting, sorting, and categorizing donations so they are able to get these goods to victims quickly and efficiently, thus lessening the impact of the disaster on the community.
Spontaneous volunteers can become a fantastic resource for an effected community, but without the proper mechanism for using them, they may stand by idly, or worse, contribute in ways that are detrimental. The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network is the functional lead organization for volunteer coordination in Monroe County.
MoCOAD relationship to Indiana VOAD (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster)
The Monroe County COAD has a close working relationship with InVOAD. InVOAD serves as the parent organization to the COADs throughout the state of Indiana. As a member of InVOAD, MoCOAD is tied to a communication network and has more opportunities for collaboration. In the other direction, InVOAD has a means of staying abreast of the happenings of COADs throughout the state, and for sharing best practices. InVOAD represents not only a collaboration of disaster organizations active on a state level, but also a means of connecting COADs.
COAD relationship to management of Volunteers and Donations
The management of volunteers and donations following a devastating event is often referred to as the “disaster within the disaster”. When an emergency occurs, there is frequently an outpouring of support where people want to do everything in their means to help. The power of this generosity and altruism can be missed if effective structures do not exist to handle this support.
The Monroe County COAD has established a functional lead organization, the Salvation Army, that will provide leadership and a method for accepting, sorting, and categorizing donations so they are able to get these goods to victims quickly and efficiently, thus lessening the impact of the disaster on the community.
Spontaneous volunteers can become a fantastic resource for an effected community, but without the proper mechanism for using them, they may stand by idly, or worse, contribute in ways that are detrimental. The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network is the functional lead organization for volunteer coordination in Monroe County.