NeedsList

#PLEASEHELP - If you're an organisation looking for ways to be helpful with the recovery efforts in North Carolina after #HurricaneHelene, please consider signing up to NeedsList here https://lnkd.in/gRZR-UN5 and help meet a variety of needs that have been surfaced by local community organisations, including: adult diapers air purifiers baby food baby wipes batteries candles cat litter cleaning supplies diaper cream diapers disinfectant wipes dry pet food flashlights food-safe buckets with lids fuel containers gasoline hand sanitizer hand warmers heaters infant formula key stroke engine oil kerosene laundry services liquid soap medical IV starter kits mold killer non-perishable foods N95 masks portable generators propane propane cookstoves propane heaters single use feminine hygiene products water bottles waterproof heavy duty tarps winter blankets work gloves Please share this post to maximise visibility. We're confident that all of these needs could be met in one day with enough visibility in our social networks.

This is an extraordinary humanitarian worker resource list from Claire Barnhoorn the CEO at Solvoz. Please share liberally.

Our ability to predict crises continues to evolve, and this post from United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is essential for municipalities in #wildfire prone regions to be aware of. While it's important to reduce risk, it's also essential to be prepared, and we maintain that community driven, contemporary lists of needs and resources are essential to gather well before wild fire season kicks off. #beprepared

Solvoz is doing extraordinary work to streamline and accelerate Humanitarian procurement and logistics, and this new initiative - the GRP Alliance - that focuses on #genderequality in #procurement for #NGOs, is yet another example of how they are leading the way. We're grateful to Solvoz and SheSupplies for this work.

🌀 As we watch tropical storm Debby wreak havoc over the SE United States, we are reminded that after the initial response to a disaster, the long term recovery, as well as regaining and enhancing community resilience, will take years. ~ Our thoughts are with the inhabitants and responders in the region. ❤️ https://lnkd.in/gbQA4Z74

Delighted to read this article by Natasha Freidus & Amanda Levinson on Armillaria’s acquisition of NeedsList, and the need for better mechanisms for purpose driven founders to find an exit. I’ve watched too many wonderful ventures just shut down due to lack of options, and am grateful we were trusted to carry their mission forward.

We believe that anything that improves the delivery of urgently needed supplies into crisis zones is a good thing. The critical issue is ensuring that there is a match between community needs, and the goods being provided - which continues to be a significant issue in HADR the world over. It's great to see Amazon partnering with the BINGOs (Big NGOs) in this sector, but the real test is going to be if they can scale down to achieve the targeted supply of critical items, not just the 80-90% that are typically addressed by the bigger players. Amazon is a warehousing, transport and logistics powerhouse, and as long as they continue to show up in service, rather than as the industry devouring behemoth they've been in every other sector, this move can be extraordinarily beneficial. So, to paraphrase Robert Reich, "we're nauseously optimistic".