Audit your Disaster Relief Policies

agree to certain organizationalstandards or observe certain poli-cies? What happens if someonehired as a contract worker is pho-tographed wearing your organiza-tion’s shirt while acting in a wayby Dale Hanson Bourke that is inconsistent with your state-ment of faith?If your organization hiresnational staff, how are they vet-he footage was to provide photos and “on the ted? In what situations are theydisturbing but ground” stories. This influx of allowed to publicly represent yourfascinating. new groups created tension organization? Can they sign con-TOver and over between organizations that had tracts, speak to the media or dis-again, we watched already been operational and burse supplies? Remember thatthe wave approach those who were viewed as trying laws and norms vary by culture.the shore, sweep over hotel furni- to grab the spotlight. There should be safeguards to “doture and swirl through streets. Disasters occur all over the no harm” to local culture. Never had a disaster been so well- world. Just because the mediaWhat is the length of our mis-photographed. And never has a attention is significant doesn’tsion? Relief typically lasts for arelief effort been so scrutinized. mean that an organization shouldshort period of time and must beThe tsunami in Asia gave the respond. What are the core com-transitioned into longer-termworld a front-row seat on a disas- petencies of the organization?development. Is the organizationter in a way most ...