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News from April 2009
Join us in Dallas for an Aidmatrix Networking Event - May 12th
Aidmatrix's second Networking Event will be held at Trader Vic's on Mockingbird Lane in Dallas, TX, from 5-7pm on Tuesday May 12th. Please join us, invite your business contacts, and meet and greet the Aidmatrix team. 
 
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Swine Flu Pandemic Preparations and Relief Underway
Aidmatrix is taking the necessary steps to prepare for the pandemic relief that is increasing in impact. Our partners are also responding, and we are coordinating our efforts to support them in their on-the-ground relief. For example, the National Association of Free Clinics has a network of clinics that are working in local communities across the US to care for patients not in the ER. The clinics remain ready to assist patients in their state in the event of an outbreak.
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Aidmatrix Partners with the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) to Enhance Disaster Relief in Latin America and the Caribbean
PADF/Aidmatrix Sign MOUThe Pan American Development Foundation will join the Aidmatrix Network® and utilize Aidmatrix' supply chain technology to manage the donations for humanitarian relief throughout the area. PADF focuses on creating sustainability in developing countries, strengthening local communities and enhancing disaster preparedness and response in those countries. The partnership will help to promote disaster mitigation and risk reduction. Aidmatrix lays the groundwork for an integrated and coordinated approach to donations management by connecting private sector, government, and leading nonprofit entities through a series of donations matching and management systems.
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Update on North Dakota Flood Relief
Help with flood relief is still needed in North Dakota. The best way to help is cash donations. Specific bulk products such as barbed-wire fencing, feed for livestock, cleaning tools to repair flooding damage, and more are also needed.
gold arrowYou can view a news release from the state of North Dakota here.
gold arrowTo help continue the flood relief efforts and see a list of specific product donations that are needed, visit http://www.nd.gov/des/donations/.
Hunger Relief Boosted in Minnesota
Second Harvest Heartland, a food bank in St. Paul, Minnesota, went live on Aidmatrix's AgencyExpress 3.0. AgencyExpress is a secure, online shopping site that allows food bank network members to make their inventory visible to their agencies while also allowing them to easily place orders online. Matthew Steiner, IT Director for Second Harvest Heartland, stated, "The system has a user-friendly interface, provides good information, and allows us to customize fields so that we can push product through, which empowers the agencies in the end. We look forward to getting all our agencies ordering online."
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Aidmatrix Leaders Co-author Book on "Managing Technology to Meet your Mission"
Managing Technology to Meet Your MissionAidmatrix CEO Governor Scott McCallum and COO Keith Thode were privileged to be co-contributors in NTEN's latest book, Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. In this book, they team up with friends from the nonprofit technology world to put together a practical guide for senior executives in the nonprofit world.  The project was sponsored by NTEN - the Nonprofit Technology Network.
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Aidbuilder Mother's Day Reminder
Mother's Day is just around the corner, May 10th - consider giving the gift that gives back, an Aidmatrix Aidbuilder Membership. Membership levels start at just $25.
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