Tag
disaster response
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MembershipArticleOver 1 year old
Associations Respond to LA Wildfires
Two associations share strategies for supporting members and communities during Hurricane Helene and LA wildfires.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 2 years old
Bar Association Providing Support for Maui Wildfire Victims
The American Bar Association’s Disaster Legal Services program is designed to help disaster victims access legal guidance and…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
U.S., Canadian Fire Agencies Deploy Help to Australia
With wildfires raging in Australia, federal agencies in the United States and Canada are sending firefighting personnel—from frontline…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Hurricane Dorian: Associations Get Into Response Mode
With both immediate and long-term response in mind, association-backed groups are picking up their efforts to assist as…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Help for Diabetics in Natural Disasters
As Hurricane Harvey was approaching landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast in August 2017, Endocrine Society CEO Barbara Byrd…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Power of A: Critical Aid in a Crisis
Associations band together to support diabetics in natural disasters.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Partnership That Built a Better Disaster-Response Database
The new Disaster Response Alliance builds on the expertise of two associations representing building professionals.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Hurricane Michael: Electric Group Turns Website Into Info Hub
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, which is closely collaborating on the response to Hurricane Michael this week,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Electric Power Industry Takes Command-Center Approach to Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence poses a severe threat to the Southeast, including coastal and low-lying regions of the Carolinas. As…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
How to Help Staff Cope With Disaster-Related Stress and Anxiety
Recent hurricanes, the Las Vegas mass shooting, and the California wildfires might have your workforce on edge. Here…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Engineering Group Gathers Data Post-Earthquake to Reduce Future Risk
Following the devastating Central Mexico earthquake, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is on the ground gathering information, which…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
What to Do When Disaster Strikes Your Members
After nearly three weeks of natural disasters, many associations are responding by offering support and resources to members…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Repaying the Favor: Louisiana Restaurant Association Mobilizes Harvey Relief Efforts
The Louisiana Restaurant Association, in tandem with other New Orleans groups, is coordinating a relief fund targeted at…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Alumni Group’s Rapid Response Connects Texas Aggies Amid Hurricane Harvey
The Association of Former Students, Texas A&M Foundation, and the sports website TexAgs moved swiftly this week to…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Houston, Dallas Convention Centers Become Storm Shelters
The deadly, unprecedented nature of Hurricane Harvey has forced major Texas event facilities to take on new roles…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Haitian-American Associations Mount Hurricane Relief Effort
Hurricane Matthew decimated parts of Haiti, and associations representing the Haitian-American community have stepped up to help the…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
American Music Therapy Association: Disaster Training
The American Music Therapy Association offers a free online disaster-response course to members and nonmembers alike.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
How Associations Are Responding to Hurricane Matthew
Associations representing a variety of groups, including blood banks and electric co-ops, went into overdrive in response to…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Travel Industry Directly Feels Impact of Paris Tragedy
A key global travel group says it's been working to assist those stranded or needing assistance in the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Amateur Radio Groups Give Quake-Rattled Nepal a Helping Hand
Ham radio operators worldwide have remained active in relaying important information to rescuers responding to the deadly Nepal…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Help East Coasters Weather Blizzard
Although the predicted blizzard of historic proportions failed to materialize in many places, associations worked to ensure millions…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
How a Political Science Conference Avoided a Flame-Out
A series of early-morning fires at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park hotel threatened to burn the American Political…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Vintners Group Assists Earthquake-Rattled Wineries
After a magnitude-6.0 earthquake rocked northern California last weekend, one association is helping local wineries assess the damage…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Demolition Association: When Disaster Strikes, Call on Us
Members of the National Demolition Association met recently with emergency management professionals in California to discuss how members…
