The Aidmatrix SCM4Good team went live with relief warehouse facilities in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, Palestine & Zimbabwe in the past year. Our international NGO partners took supply chains to new levels. Their primary goals: enterprise-wide visibility of inventories, improved planning and procurement based on that knowledge and higher throughput of aid to those in need. These partners pushed the boundaries of what had been done before. They came together to build a user group and discuss how they could work together to move humanitarian relief forward. And they traveled to their most remote and urgent relief facilities to prove that all these goals could be met. 16 relief facilities that procure, warehouse and distribute aid all went live in just 6 short months. 

 Read more about our work with International NGOs  

Aidmatrix is proud to support JPMorgan Chase and the 100,000 Jobs Mission as they bring this national campaign to Dallas for a "major hiring event in Dallas for U.S. military veterans, transitioning service members, Guard and Reserve members and military spouses on April 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dallas Convention Center." We strongly believe in the mission behind this event, and are lending our support to JPMorgan Chase, the 100,000 Jobs Mission and all the other participating companies. More than 70 employers will be there recruiting military talent seeking to fill over 5,000 jobs in the Dallas area ranging from entry-level to managerial positions. The companies span a number of industries from technology, energy and retail to financial services, defense and telecommunications. 

Read about Aidmatrix's New Jobs & Education Training Initiative 

Aidmatrix is now a partner and sponsor to A Billion + Change's National Campaign. A Billion + Change is a national campaign to mobilize billions of dollars of pro bono and skills-based service by 2013 to address core issues our communities face across the country and around the world. Together we will transform how businesses leverage their employees to make a lasting impact on society by engaging, inspiring and mobilizing professional talent to build the capacity of non-profit organizations to better meet community needs. Aidmatrix COO Keith Thode recently spoke at the A Billion + Change event in Dallas titled "Thinking Big in Dallas: Meeting Big Challenges with Big Solutions Through Pro Bono Service." He will also speak at their national conference later this year.

Read more about the partnership

TechSoup Global teamed up with Microsoft to host the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. Aidmatrix COO/CTO Keith Thode was included in the panel of judges for the the  Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. He, along with four others, selected three winners out of a total of 21 apps created for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, chosen based on the impact and benefit that these apps can bring to the world. The winners of the contest  were announced on April 2nd. 

Read more about the Win8 Contest 

Aidmatrix and CARE Advocates at Texas Senator John Cornyn's office

The CARE National Conference & International Woman's Day Celebration this year in Washington D.C. During one of the days, the entire conference went to Capital Hill to "lobby congress to voice their support for critical funding and programs to improve the lives of marginalized women and girls around the globe." More than 250 advocates of CARE were at the organization's annual conference and International Women's Day Celebration. Aidmatrix Vice President Melis Jones and Program Specialist Charlotte Medley were a part of the CARE National Conference.

Read more about CARE's National Conference   

Aidmatrix is gearing up for our annual Digital Ball fundraising event, which raises essential funds to support our humanitarian relief efforts around the globe. The first Digital Ball lead-in event, the Kickoff Luncheon, is scheduled for May 2013. The Luncheon will be an assembly of thought leaders and innovators from the business and technology communities, celebrating the success of the 2012 Gala as well as officially marking the start of the 2013 Digital Ball season. Invited guests include current and prospective CIOs, CTOs and VPs of IT who are lending their names to serve as IT Executive Hosts for the 2013 Gala, as well as current and prospective Sponsors, Aidmatrix Board of Directors and Executives, and Digital Ball Planning Committee Members.

The Kickoff Luncheon is anticipated to reach capacity. Access to the event is by invitation only; please contact AidmatrixDigitalBall@aidmatrix.org for specific details to attend.

For more information about the Aidmatrix Digital Ball or to see a listing of current IT Executive Hosts and Sponsors, please visit www.AidmatrixDB.com.