Transforming in-kind giving in disaster response: A case for on-line donation registry with retailers

Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 191-196

  Islam, Md Moinul ^a   Vate, John Vande ^a   Heggestuen, John ^b   Nordenson, Alex ^b   Dolan, Katherine ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Hurricane Sandy Wedding Registry   (United States)

Author keywords

corporate giving; disaster response; donation registry; In kind donations; unsolicited donations

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTERS;

CORPORATE GIVING; DISASTER RESPONSE; DONATION REGISTRY; IN-KIND DONATIONS; UNSOLICITED DONATIONS;

EMERGENCY SERVICES;

EID: 84893908663     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2013.6713679     Document Type: Conference Paper

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