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Microsoft Unveils New Mobile App for Emergencies: Features Aidmatrix Technology
 Aidmatrix is a featured nonprofit in HelpBridge - a free mobile app by Microsoft that makes it easy to get help, give help, and connect with loved ones during a natural disaster. Beyond standard emergency kits for home and cars, people increasingly turn to their smartphones to serve as a lifeline in situations of need. HelpBridge is available as a free download on Windows Phone, Android now, and iOS devices.
 Download it today as part of your disaster preparedness planning
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Sandy Doctors Recovery Project Underway:
Medical Items Needed
The Sandy Doctors Recovery Project is working to assess needs and provide medical equipment to 50 medical clinics serving low-income, immigrant communities in Sandy-torn Brighton Beach, Staten Island and Coney Island. Reopening these practices will allow over 25,000 New Yorkers to receive medical care in their local neighborhoods. The program is seeking donations from the medical community-most critically needed items include exam tables, wall mounted oto/opthoscopes, exam lights, ekgs, wall mounted bp cuffs and exam stools. These donations are being managed using Aidmatrix' SCM4Giving platform.
View a complete list of necessary supplies and equipment at www.sandydoctorsrecovery.org
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Purina Donation Network Brings Needed Relief to Shelters
After building a supply chain together to support the Purina Donation Network, Purina is now able to donate in-kind goods to pet shelters and pet owners alike. The Purina Donation Network, which began in 2012, includes a donations management solution along with a warehouse-to-shelter delivery program. During the 6-month pilot period, there were 1,024 pallets of donated pet care products shipped. There are currently 380 animal shelter member organizations using the portal in ten States.
Read more about the program impact
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Cricket Star Raina Launches Campaign with UNICEF and Aidmatrix
 Adani and the Times of India have partnered with 'India Unite To End Polio Now', an Aidmatrix Foundation and UNICEF initiative, to roll out 'Nurturing Trees, Nurturing Lives' campaign with National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers and school students. Over 500 educational institutions across the country are expected to participate in the year long campaign. Around 36,000 saplings are to be planted by youth and children who would pledge to spread awareness on Routine Immunization vaccines and polio immunization. "Vaccination is important for a child for a healthy life," cricket star Suresh Raina said launching the 'Nurturing Trees, Nurturing Lives' campaign with youth and children here today, on the first anniversary of India being removed from the polio endemic list by the World Health Organization.
Read more in the Times of India Feature Story
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FareShare Glasgow, Scotland Gets Boost in Hunger Relief Capacity
 FareShare went live recently with the SCM4Hunger Online Warehouse Management Module in a new depot in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland, and the 5th largest in the United Kingdom. FareShare now has 21 Depot locations live on the SCM4Hunger Warehouse module. FareShare is a UK national charity which supports communities to relieve food poverty. In their last fiscal year FareShare redistributed food providing over 8.6 million meals, serving on average 36,500 people every day.
Read the full story
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HLA Conference in Bangkok Reveals New Trends
From new trends in capacity building to performance indicators, the Humanitarian Logistics Association's annual conference in Bangkok took an in-depth look at these emerging new trends and how they are being addressed within the NGO community.
Read the full report
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Job-Training Programs Underway in Slovakia with Pontis & ApTech Europe
Aidmatrix, with corporate partners in Central/Eastern Europe, will pilot the training concepts that will serve as the foundation for scalable global Centers of Excellence that will equip participants with employable 'Skills to Succeed' in their local economies.
Initial funding was from AT&T. Our pilot program is in Slovakia serving as one of the founding sites. Our two initial partners in this Center of Excellence are: The Pontis Foundation and Aptech Europe.
Read about the most recent meeting
Learn about the Education Relief Program
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Gov't Technology Magazine Names Aidmatrix in Top 25 "Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers"
e.Republic's G  overnment Technology magazine and the Center for Digital Government recently announced the Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers of 2013, and Aidmatrix's President & CEO Gov. Scott McCallum was listed along with 24 other top visionaries. Elaine Pittman, an author at Government Technology magazine, wrote the story about Gov. McCallum and Aidmatrix that accompanied the announcement in their magazine. "Aidmatrix is showcased in the media after disasters, but the organization's daily work is what really makes a difference. Applying sophisticated tools to support humanitarian relief is at the heart of the Texas nonprofit, which helps mobilize $1.5 billion in aid annually using supply chain management technology."
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