Two powerful earthquakes have caused massive damage throughout the Philippines, Indonesia and the surrounding region. A magnitude-8.0 earthquake shook the country on September 29th, and a day later, a magnitude-7.6 earthquake hit in Indonesia, causing landslides, fires and power outages. More than 200 have been found dead, but the toll is likely much higher. Please help our partners in their relief efforts by donating to Aidmatrix and our partners, International Federation of Red Cross, CARE and Children International, as we conduct disaster response and recovery efforts.

The Aidmatrix Foundation received a $250,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS. The grant will be used to assist in the international expansion of the Aidmatrix transportation aid relief program. The UPS Foundation is also matching this grant with $250,000 in donated transportation. "The UPS Foundation has seen the tangible impact of the Aidmatrix Network on relief efforts in the U.S. - so we are proud to support this effort to transform relief operations around the globe," said Ken Sternad, president of The UPS Foundation. The technology and processes built in the Aidmatrix program provide a framework for international NGOs to manage the transportation of commodities worldwide. Initial deployments will begin in Latin America and Eastern Europe. As more international organizations make use of these solutions, Aidmatrix hopes to become the standard for humanitarian aid.

Aidmatrix recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of a partnership with the Texas Food Bank Network (TFBN) Transportation Portal Program, which enables the food banks to leverage resources and collective purchasing power to reduce their transportation costs. By leveraging the buying power of the TFBN, Texas food banks using the system have seen an average reduction of $149.61 or approximately 10% per load.  These savings amounted to 137,635 extra meals provided across the State. "The Texas Food Bank Network members have moved more than $11.5 million of product and have experienced substantial savings in the cost of transportation when utilizing Aidmatrix's Texas Transportation Network," stated Barbara Anderson, State Director for the Texas Food Bank Network.
Learn more about our partnership with the Texas Food Bank Network

Aidmatrix Europe's Managing Director Shari Temple is scheduled to speak at the 10th International Disaster and Emergency Readiness (IDER) conference. The IDER conference will be held in Karlstad, Sweden on the 20th and 21st October. Ms. Temple will be speaking in the Tuesday 20th October morning session. Her topic will be "Preventing the Secondary Disaster - Focusing on Critical Needs". The presentation will discuss how governments and aid agencies can help educate the public on what aid is needed. It will provide some case studies of how "secondary disasters" were created by well-meaning donors along with some examples of where donations were improved through better communication. The presentation will also discuss how better coordination and cooperation among governments and aid agencies can be achieved.
Learn more about the conference

The Summer '09 release of the Aidmatrix Network® for Humanitarian Relief is now available. This suite of award-winning supply-chain management, volunteer management and fundraising applications expands its core set of solutions with major additions to the Supply Chain Management Suite, including the Asset Registry Module and the Location Control Configuration for the Online Warehouse Module. The Asset Registry module assists members of the disaster relief community in preparing for disasters by pre-registering assets that can be made available during disasters. The new Location Control Configuration option available for the Online Warehouse module provides updated functionality for those NGOs who manage perishable goods or who participate in long-term recovery or development efforts. This latest release is available to all existing partner relief agencies as it is delivered as a Software-As-A-Service (SaaS).
Learn more about this release

­­­­­­­­­Aidmatrix will be donating two years of free web-hosting to five winning applicants. Applicants must be a nonprofit organization with an existing website. Applications must be received by October 15, 2009. For details on supported technology platforms and to request an application, email Michael Ross, VP Delivery at michael_ross@aidmatrix.org.

­­­­­­­­­Food Lifeline of Washington recently implemented AgencyExpress™ 3.0 to improve upon their hunger-relief efforts. AgencyExpress™ is a hunger-relief program associated with Feeding America that enables hunger-relief agencies to view and order food from their food banks with an online shopping cart -- in a simple and efficient manner. Nearly 30 food banks and more than 25,000 users moved more than 200 million pounds of food in 2008. AgencyExpress™ 3.0 helps food banks and agencies reduce their administrative costs and allocate their resources in more efficient ways to serve their communities. "We've heard from our member agencies that Upgrading to AgencyExpress™ 3.0 has really made our system more user-friendly and much easier to navigate. We receive the orders from our more than 300 partnering agencies all on a single online system, enabling our employees and volunteers to make better use of their time," stated Tiffani Kaech, Director of Agency Relations at Food Lifeline.

­­­­­­­­­Georgia's website for cash and in-kind donations is currently accepting donations to aid in the disaster relief for the recent flooding throughout the State of Georgia. Financial donations enable relief organizations to purchase the items that are needed to assist more efficiently in response and recovery efforts. Georgia is a member of the National Donations Management Network program.

Join the Aidmatrix Foundation for our fun-filled fall fundraising event on Thursday, October 15th from 6-10pm. The event will be held at the Frontiers of Flight Museum Dallas, located at the Love Field Airport and promises to be an evening of excitement.

 

Buy your $65 General Admission ticket or $125 VIP Ticket Here

Reserve a spot at the Casino table of your choice Here

Register for the Texas Hold 'Em Tournament (6:30-8:00pm) Here

 

If you cannot join us for the Fundraiser but would still like to support Aidmatrix, please click here to make your donation