Date
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Noon – 1 p.m. (PT)
Event Description
Title
Contingency Planning and Emergency Response for Nonprofits Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis
Panelists
Susan Romanski - Senior Director, Humanitarian Capacity Building and Global Engagement, Mercy Corps
Steph Sharp, CEM CBCP - Safety and Preparedness Manager, COVID 19 Incident Command, CareOregon
Moderator
Jim White - Executive Director, Nonprofit Association of Oregon
NAO has brought together two experts in emergency response and contingency planning to provide an overview of the stages and steps domestic nonprofits should be considering as we respond to the public health crisis and adjust our organizational priorities and actions to respond and recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. It is never too late to build your organization’s awareness of the right steps to take and what contingencies you should be planning for. Join this informative session!
*Space is limited to 500 participants. Please note that a recording of this webinar will be made available on NAO's COVID-19 Resources page for later viewing.
Panelists/Moderator
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Susan Romanski - Senior Director, Humanitarian Capacity Building and Global Engagement, Mercy Corps Susan is the Senior Director for Humanitarian Capacity Building and Global Engagement at Mercy Corps. She leads a team responsible for supporting humanitarian preparedness and capacity building efforts around the globe. Prior to this role, Susan led Mercy Corps’s business continuity and preparedness efforts in the Pacific NW. Those efforts were designed to help low income and culturally specific groups in the Portland area better understand and prepare for natural disaster risks. Susan currently serves as the Vice President of the network Oregon Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD) and is a public member of the Oregon Seismic Safety and Policy and Advisory Commission (OSSPAC), which is tasked with promoting earthquake awareness and preparedness in Oregon. Over her 20 year career in disaster preparedness and response, Susan has responded to US emergencies such as Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Michael in Florida, as well as overseas emergencies in Zimbabwe, Sudan, Niger, Iraq, Iran, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, El Salvador, and Mozambique. |
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Steph Sharp, CEM CBCP - Safety and Preparedness Manager, COVID 19 Incident Command, CareOregon |
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Moderator Jim is deeply committed to social change and has worked in the nonprofit sector both domestically and internationally for more than 20 years. He is passionate about affecting systemic change results in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors working together to support and strengthen civil society. |
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Thank You Sponsors and Supporters
Thank you to the following SPONSORS and FUNDERS who are supporting NAO’s online COVID-19 events and communications during these challenging times. Their support is vital in helping NAO to bring much-needed resources and information to Oregon’s nonprofits – thank you.
Friend Plus Partner Sponsor: Columbia Bank, First Interstate Bank, Comcast, and Heritage Bank
Friend Plus Sponsors: Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP, Brown & Brown Northwest Insurance, McDonald Jacobs, Bliss Sequoia Insurance & Risk Advisors, CFO Selections, and The Standard
Friend Sponsor: Portland General Electric
Supporters: Meyer Memorial Trust, The Ford Family Foundation, The Collins Foundation M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, The Kinsman Foundation, and Gordon Elwood Foundation
Cost
Free
A link to access webinar will be provided in registration confirmation e-mail and e-mail reminder prior to event date.
If you have any questions or trouble registering contact [email protected].
Location
Online