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Effective and planned emergency volunteer management provides the opportunity to capture the inspiring, yet often overwhelming, volunteer energy and interest that surfaces during the response phase. When spontaneous disaster volunteers are managed effectively, community needs can be met more quickly and efficiently. When volunteer efforts are not managed, volunteers can actually complicate official disaster response efforts. In this training, you will learn:
- How to determine where volunteers could add value to your organization’s disaster response efforts
- How to implement effective volunteer management strategies before disaster strikes, during the response effort, and during the recovery phase
- How to communicate your disaster volunteer needs to the public and to county emergency management officials
- How to integrate your response efforts with the local Emergency Volunteer Center (EVC) in your county (using Napa, Marin, Solano, and Sonoma Counties as examples)
Information about tuition and registration:
CVNL is leading a series of free training in partnership with The Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative (BAUASI) whose mission is to sustain and improve regional capacity to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks and catastrophic disasters. 10 courses are available for organizations to access.
There is no cost for attending this course. The course has been funded by the Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative (BAUASI).
Registration is through the Bay Area Training and Exercise Program (BATEP) Portal: www.batep.org.
In order to register, you will first need to set up an account on the BATEP.org website. When you go to the website, select the "Login" option. You will then see “New to the BATEP Website? Sign up!” Once you select that option, you can create an account. Once that account is approved - and the approval process is very quick - you can log in and choose one of the available courses.
Need help? Contact Tricia Alger, Program Assistant, Volunteer Services: palger@cvnl.org.
