Four New States & 1 Territory Join the Aidmatrix Network®
Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, and Oregon recently joined the Aidmatrix Network. Further news includes the signing of our first territory, Puerto Rico as they prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. This brings the total U.S. state governments signed up to 16, plus the numerous other internationals, nonprofits, and donors, participating in the Aidmatrix Network.

View the full list of participants

Spring Storms Prompt Alabama & Arkansas to Activate

During the recent tornados and severe weather, both Alabama and Arkansas activated their portals on the Aidmatrix Network. Both states provide links from their websites as follows:

Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe is encouraging those who want to assist the victims of the devastating tornadoes to visit the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management website at www.adem.arkansas.gov and click on Disaster Donations

Alabama encourages donations be made at http://www.servealabama.gov/

Siegel+Gale Partners with Aidmatrix to Help Branding

We are excited to announce that brand-management leader Siegel+Gale is partnering with Aidmatrix to focus on enhancing our brand strategy. This high-profile agency is volunteering its time and resources over the next several months to help expand Aidmatrix' reach. We are honored by their commitment and generosity.

Visit them at http://www.siegelgale.com/
Aidmatrix Opens Office in India

Aidmatrix opened our office in New Dehli, India. This is just another step to expand our services globally. Aidmatrix is doing an increasing amount of work in the Asian market. Our goal is to create as much local collaboration as possible, connecting materials and volunteers with humanitarian needs within a community. With a well-documented level of need in India, combined with numerous humanitarian organizations and a growing market of material, the Aidmatrix Foundation has added Aidmatrix India.
This eight-person office, headed by Kuldip Nar, is located in New Delhi with an auxiliary operation in the State of Manipur. Aidmatrix India is already working with several other organizations, especially on disaster relief. They are running a conference on "Operationalising Public-Private Partnerships for Disaster Management" in April.

Contact Kuldip Nar at Kuldip_Nar@aidmatrix.org

FEMA Features Article on Aidmatrix

FEMA covered the joint relief work it does with Aidmatrix in a recent article "Preventing the Second Disaster: Aidmatrix Streamlines Post-Disaster Donations Process"

Meet an Aidmatrix Team Member: Brad Watts

Brad Watts is the Texas programs manager for Aidmatrix. His current responsibilities include helping to coordinate all programs in the state of Texas regarding disaster relief and medical programs. He has also assisted in winning Supply Chain Management Professionals award for Innovator of the Year and the Center for Non-Profit Management award for Innovation in Action for the FreeClinicLink™ program. Additionally, he helps conduct trainings for other international programs with a main focus in the Latin America region.

Brad graduated with a bachelors and masters degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. He started his career at the United Way before coming over to the Aidmatrix Foundation where he has been for almost a year. Brad spent the majority of his childhood in San Pedro Sula, Honduras and now resides in the Dallas area.

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