What a day!
New Jersey Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, in partnership with the New Jersey Governor’s Office of Volunteerism, hosted its statewide conference, The Power of Community: Sparking Innovation, on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
This in-person conference brought together over 400 participants from across our region to learn, network and share best practices in community resilience and volunteerism. Check out some of the presentations and resources presented at the conference below.
A Consultant’s Tale: Leveraging your Company's Resources Through a Nonprofit Lens
Building and Sustaining a Multi-Track Neighborhood Focused Volunteering Organization – Sewa International – A Case Study "Together We Serve Better"
Rajesh Sharma, Leena Nair
Sewa Intl Case Study – Together We Serve Better_presentation slides
MP4 Slide Show of the presentation
Twitter: @JerseySewa
Facebook: @JerseySewa
Instagram: sewainternationalcentraljersey
FEMA Recovery Innovations in Equity
Lori Ross
Syreeta Garbarini
syreeta.garbarini@fema.dhs.gov
Jennifer A. DiLorenzo
jennifer.dilorenzo@fema.dhs.gov
Not Just for One Day: Using Volunteers for Longer-Term Commitments
Pets in Our Community – How to Prepare for and Manage Pets and Service Animals in Disasters
Using a POETE Process to Solve Problems in Disasters and Beyond
Michael Prasad
POETE Process_presentation slides
More information about the pediatric feeding project mentioned: https://domesticpreparedness.com/articles/challenges-with-pediatric-mass-care-feeding
More information about upcoming “Emergency Management Threats and Hazards: Water” book, coming out later this year: https://bit.ly/em_water
Thank You to Our Attendees!
Great networking, rewarding conversations, and hundreds of donations. It wouldn’t have been the same without you!
AmeriCorps
Breakout
Donations
Exhibitors
FEMA
Fireside Chat
Keith Adams
Lunch
Morning Keynote_Audience
Morning Keynote_Discussion
VGF
Thanks to Our Keynote Speakers!
Morning
Keynote
Marcus T. Coleman Jr.
Director of DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Marcus is an alum of Howard University, American University, Harvard University National Preparedness Leadership Initiative and the Obama for America Campaign. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Marcus has served at the intersection of building public private partnerships with faith-based and non-profit organizations for more than 15 years.
Alexander J. Diaz
Head of AI for Social Good, Google.org
Alexander J. Diaz leads the AI for Social Good team at Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm. Through this role, Alex manages Google’s philanthropic efforts to empower nonprofits to develop and deploy high-impact AI applications that address critical global challenges and ensure the benefits of AI reach marginalized populations. He also manages Google’s efforts in response to global crises, such as natural disasters and public health emergencies, providing innovative nonprofits on the frontlines with funding and volunteers to help communities better prepare, respond, and recover from crises.
As a Rhodes Scholar, Alex received a Master’s of Public Policy and a Master’s of Financial Economics at the University of Oxford. Alex graduated from Harvard College Phi Beta Kappa with highest honors in psychology. Alex has been named to Forbes’ List of 30 Under 30 for Law & Policy. The son of Dominican and Cuban immigrants, Alex was raised in Union City, NJ.
Lunchtime
Fireside Chat
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
Thanks to Our Exhibitors!
