DALLAS, TX - June 30, 2009 - The Aidmatrix Foundation (Aidmatrix) today announced its successful release of the Spring '09 version of the Aidmatrix Network® for Humanitarian Relief. This suite of award-winning supply-chain management, volunteer management and fundraising applications expands its core set of solutions with new modules for comprehensively managing a relief organization's changing needs for volunteers and its overall transportation assets. In addition, several new features include enhancements to the volunteer registration process and in-kind donations management donor-registration process. The total of this new functionality adds substantial strength and efficiency to the end-to-end processing of humanitarian relief for NGOs around the world. The Spring '09 Release is already available to all Aidmatrix customers.

NEW MODULES
Volunteer Management: Needs Management Module
Depend on this online application to collect, organize, and display needs for volunteers and specific skills. Communicate better with potential volunteers by enabling them to see exactly those areas in which you are seeking assistance. Then encourage those volunteers to donate their time in areas that match their skills. Easy administrative features help with cross-portal need tracking, bulk uploads, direct matching, email alerts and reporting. Comes pre-integrated with all Aidmatrix Volunteer Management modules.
 
Volunteer Management: Digital Hub Module
Use this internet-compatible, web-services framework to integrate into your existing volunteer management systems to optimize workflow and effort. By connecting your other volunteer solutions, you can now get a clear picture of your total volunteer management activities through aggregated reporting.
 
SCM: Fleet Management Module
Leverage this online application to help you manage automotive assets used in your humanitarian relief efforts. By tracking service records, fleet assignments and maintenance costs you can do comparative analysis to better identify cost-savings opportunities and ensure capital is used in the most efficient way. Track transportation fleet attributes such as: odometer readings, mileage, registration, identification, inventory reports, and more.
 
ENHANCED MODULES
Volunteer Management: Registration Module
·    Volunteer Self-Match Feature: You can now enable volunteers to match themselves to a posted need / volunteer opportunity. NGOs can post their needs and modify them in real-time. This option means getting volunteers to work more quickly. 
·     Volunteer History-Tracking Feature: You can now track volunteer history through this easy-to-use feature. Monitor the volunteer's assignments over time, evaluations, etc. Enables you to create a robust volunteer database for ongoing and future work.
 
SCM: In-Kind Donations Management Module
·      Donor Self-Registration Feature: Enables you to quickly register donors in a self-service fashion based on your organization's membership requirements. If the donor meets your criteria, they are then immediately able to begin donating. This saves both you and them valuable time, especially during disasters.
 
Fundraising: Virtual Aid Drive
·      This online fundraising tool is now enhanced with the latest infrastructure upgrades that greatly improve overall application performance and uptime.
 
For more details, visit www.aidmatrix.org

About The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc.

The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc. builds and operates powerful technology hubs that support diverse stakeholder groups in their efforts to work together to solve the world's most challenging humanitarian crises. Our solutions enhance participation, amplify contributions, and accelerate results for humanitarian relief.  35,000 leading corporate, nonprofit and government partners leverage solutions to mobilize $1.5 billion annually in global aid with Aidmatrix. The donated goods, money and services impact the lives of 65 million people. Aidmatrix is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA, with offices in Wisconsin, Germany and India.

www.aidmatrix.org

 

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