Page 14 - Guidelines for Voluntary Organisations re-COVID 19 - 29th October 2020

them effectively What will future communication with your volunteers look like as as as COVID-19 becomes a a a a a a disaster of the the past?
Furthermore you you may have developed new partnerships with other community community organisations and and businesses to to aid community community response Consider how you you you will maintain maintain communications and and and engage newly established partners partners partners Keep in in in in in in in in in mind that you you you you may not have the the bandwidth to to to maintain maintain maintain all partnerships partnerships Now is is is is the the the the time to to to to to consider your your new new partnerships partnerships and and decide which you you you you you will will maintain maintain What tools will will you you you you use to to to to engage these these partners? How do these these partners partners partners partners fit into your your post-crisis programming?
4 Iron Out Logistics
You may have instituted new infrastructure in in in in an an an effort to to to keep your community safe From enhanced sanitation practices to to to to to to reduced hours you you you you will will need to to to to to to think about how these temporary solutions will will fit into your your usual usual program program infrastructure You may may choose to to to to to to return to to to to to to usual usual operations or or or you you you you may may decide to to to to implement new procedures Regardless your your volunteer program program will benefit by creating a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a plan for this transition Here are some logistical considerations:
• How will will we we we demobilize (or “check-out”) response resources for your program?
• What What rented/borrowed/purchased equipment will will we we we still need?
• What What experts (i e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e accountants mental health professionals case managers) should we we we contact to aid recovery?
• When can volunteers volunteers volunteers return? How How will will we update volunteers volunteers volunteers on on on new procedures and logistics?
• How How How will will will you transition volunteers volunteers volunteers volunteers from their their temporary crisis-response roles roles to their their usual roles?
• How How will will will we we inform staff volunteers volunteers and beneficiaries about operational changes?
• Do we we foresee any infrastructure redevelopment that will will need to occur?
Following a a a a a a a a a a a a a a disaster service-based organisations can can encounter a a a a a a a a a a a a a a lot of logistical changes But you you you you don’t need to recover recover overnight The more more you you you you you you can can plan now the more more you you you you you you your staff volunteers and beneficiaries will will be be be prepared for recovery If you you you you you are are feeling overwhelmed start by creating a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a list of all logistics you you you you you will will need to to to address as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Volunteer Administator/Manager Work with team members volunteers and community partners for a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a brainstorming session Then from this list prioritize prioritize the most most important or or or or or or or or most most pressing matters you you you will will need to to to address first This will will also help you you you to to to prioritize prioritize your recovery resources like funds and staff/volunteer time 5 Evaluate and Mitigate
Following a a a a a a a a a a a a disaster you’ll want to to to evaluate your your response and and recovery procedures to to to better mitigate and and prepare for future events This will help help to to to to reduce your your your program’s program’s vulnerability in in the the event event of another disaster or or or emergency We have compiled some questions below to to to help help program’s program’s evaluate your your response and recovery to better plan for the future 14 Guidelines for Voluntary Organisations re-COVID-19 Photo: Fighters at no cost by Mario Borg