Board Member: Disaster Relief/Humanitarian Community Background - Disaster Accountability Project
Disaster Accountability Project · Rockville, MD · 3 mo ago
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Description
Disaster Accountability Project (DAP), an organization founded after Hurricane Katrina, is seeking new Board members!
- Particularly interested in recruiting a new member with a background working in the disaster relief/humanitarian aid community.
DAP is the only independent watchdog of disaster relief and humanitarian aid.
- Involves a range of advocacy to ensure preparedness, comprehensive relief, and responsive and accountable recovery.
- Focused on both U.S. and global disaster relief and humanitarian aid.
- Recently launched SmartResponse.org to improve the effectiveness of disaster relief and humanitarian aid by helping donors identify local groups operating after disasters.
- Most registered organizations share information, totaling over 900 from 70+ countries.
- Advances localization objectives of the Grand Bargain, a primary output of the UN's World Humanitarian Summit.
DAP's work receives frequent media coverage:
- New York Times: US Foreign Aid
- Reuters (Nepal): DAP in Reuters
- Miami Herald (Haiti): Critics Question Funds Raised for Haiti
- Detroit News (Flint): Misuse of Emergency Management in Flint
- WNYC (post-Sandy): Sandy Recovery Leans Charities Results Inconsistent