Aidmatrix Foundation and the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) announced their agreement to make IFRC's warehousing system available to Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies worldwide. "With the right systems you can do smart things and become much more proactive," says Hugh Peterken, Head of the Information Systems Department for IFRC in Geneva.  "We have known for some time, for example, that there was a drought coming in the Horn of Africa.  Making  this warehousing solution available to Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies we will be able to check amongst the societies to determine the availability of drought relief supplies, pre-purchase items at lower cost and have them on-site at the ready." With the goal to increase standardization of systems and enhance collaboration amongst their 186 national societies worldwide, IFRC plans to pilot the warehousing program in three countries over the next six months.

Aidmatrix announced its partnership with American Samoa for the National Donations Management Network (NDMN), powered by the Aidmatrix Network®. American Samoa joined the National Donations Management Network following the tsunami in September 2009. The National Donations Management Network now covers more than 81% of the U.S. population and connects 43 states and territories with hundreds of relief organizations. American Samoa can now create an effective flow of relief to its people-in-need. The NDMN is streamlining humanitarian relief efforts with technology and relationships just like the supply chains used within the for-profit world.

The Aidmatrix Foundation announced its partnership with Project HOPE, an international health education and humanitarian assistance organization, to use the Aidmatrix In-Kind Donations Management Module, a powerful communication system, to connect HOPE's international partners in more than 35 countries worldwide. With relief partners on five continents, HOPE will rely on Aidmatrix to help remove barriers and improve efficiencies for better communications between all parties. With the addition of HOPE, Aidmatrix gains another member in its rapidly expanding global humanitarian relief supply chain, the Aidmatrix Network®.
Learn more about our partnership with Project HOPE

The Aidmatrix Foundation announced its partnership with MedSurplus Network, an alliance of nonprofit groups dedicated to promoting health, environmental stewardship and community education through the efficient collection and effective distribution of surplus medical supplies and equipment with the purpose of improving healthcare for medically underserved people around the world. Through this partnership, MedSurplus Network will use the Aidmatrix supply-chain management technology to manage their in-kind donations.The Aidmatrix In-Kind Donations Management Module will enable the members of the association to share product and needs. Together the members of the association move more than $45 million of aid and ship approximately 600 containers of relief supplies on an annual basis to more than 100 countries worldwide.
Learn more about our parternship with MedSurplus Network

The Aidmatrix Foundation attended the International Disaster and Emergency Resilience (IDER) annual conference held October 19 thru 21st in Karlstad, Sweden. The conference was hosted by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). Approximately 70 senior representatives from disaster relief agencies, consultancies, governments and the EU Commission participated. Shari Temple, Managing Director, Aidmatrix EMEA, addressed the assembly on the topic of secondary disasters in crisis scenarios under the heading Critical National Infrastructure. Ms. Temple's presentation was well received. People said they were so concerned with primary disaster response that hearing the effect of unneeded donations in terms of both time and money enlightening and cautionary. The unifying message of the conference was set forth by Lindberg, who noted that, "Resilient societies are societies which can bounce back from disasters. Resilience is about the capacity to give and to receive help. Resilience is about solidarity."

Thank you very much to all of our generous guests, donors and event sponsors for helping make our Annual Dallas fundraiser a great success. Shaken & Stirred was a fun evening during which the 150 guests at the Frontiers of Flight Museum enjoyed an evening of casino games, a live and silent auction, Austin Powers/Dr. Evil impersonator and a fun evening with friends - all while learning a bit about how Aidmatrix impacts the lives of 65 million  people around the world each year.
 
Click here to view photos of all the fun we had at Aidmatrix's Shaken & Stirred. While you're on our Facebook page, please become a fan of Aidmatrix!

 

Although the event surpassed our fundraising goals, with $100,000 within reach, we're still hoping to raise the $15,600 to close the gap! If you weren't able to participate in Shaken & Stirred, it's not too late to help us reach $100,000 raised by clicking here. Thank you for your generous support of Aidmatrix and our mission of getting the Right Aid to the Right People at the Right Time.
 

­­­­­­­­­Start planning your year-end donations drive for the upcoming holiday season. A Virtual Aid Drive™ can be quickly set up and customized for your organization. All the donations are processed securely online - so there's no worry about collecting cash. And they can be a lot of fun.
 
For Corporations: Make a competition and allow each department to see each team's progress. Let employees select from a variety of local or national charities from which they can designate their donation. Plus your dollars go a lot further. When nonprofits purchase food they can often save more than 75% off retail costs - thus allowing them to feed more people.

For Nonprofits: Here's a great addition to your website and email fundraising campaigns. Give donors the convenience of an online shopping cart. Plus they get the confidence of knowing they are providing goods that are needed most, not items that will sit on your shelves. No paperwork or credit card processing for your staff. Just enjoy a monthly check in the mail for your total donations.
 
Join organizations like Accenture and The Global FoodBanking Network to help with humanitarian relief.

 

Find out more about creating a Virtual Aid Drive for your organization at info@aidmatrix.org.