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=== Family Preparedness Discussion === | === Family Preparedness Discussion === | ||
'''''Learning | '''''Learning objective:''' Team members will reflect on their own household readiness and identify steps to ensure their families are safe and self-sufficient when they deploy as NET volunteers after a disaster.'' | ||
'''''Facilitation:''''' Start by explaining the principle: “You can’t help your neighbors until your family is safe.” NET volunteers are far more effective (and less distracted) if they know their loved ones are secure, have supplies, and understand the volunteer’s role during an emergency. | '''''Facilitation:''''' Start by explaining the principle: “You can’t help your neighbors until your family is safe.” NET volunteers are far more effective (and less distracted) if they know their loved ones are secure, have supplies, and understand the volunteer’s role during an emergency. | ||
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'''''Learning objective:''''' ''Team members will assess whether fundraising is necessary for their operations (such as building an equipment cache) and, if so, identify appropriate and realistic fundraising strategies and how to use Friends of Portland NET as a fiscal agent to support those efforts.'' | |||
'''''Preparation:''''' Review the [https://friendsofportlandnet.org/ Friends of Portland NET] website. | |||
'''''Facilitation:''''' Open the discussion by asking: ''“What are the things our team would like to do or have that require money?”'' Write down ideas such as equipment cache supplies, radios, signage, printing outreach materials, or team-specific projects. Clarify what PBEM and the NET program already provide, and identify any gaps that may require outside support. | |||
Explain that the nonprofit '''[https://friendsofportlandnet.org/ Friends of Portland NET (FPN)]''' can serve as the fiscal sponsor for NET teams. This means teams can raise funds (through donations, grants, or partnerships) without managing their own bank accounts or nonprofit paperwork. Funds raised are held and managed by FoPNET on behalf of the team. This arrangement ensures compliance, transparency, and accountability, while still giving teams access to the resources they need. | |||
If the team agrees that fundraising is needed, brainstorm '''realistic approaches''' such as: | |||
* Collecting small donations at community events. | |||
* Partnering with local businesses for sponsorships or in-kind support. | |||
* Applying for neighborhood association or coalition small grants. | |||
* Running a one-time community fundraiser for a specific project. | |||
Once ideas are generated, guide the group to select one or two strategies to pursue. Assign roles (who will contact FoPNET, who will draft outreach language, who will liaise with a grant source), and set a timeline. If fundraising isn’t needed now, capture that decision and plan to revisit later. | |||
'''Debrief Questions:''' | |||
* What needs do we have that could reasonably be supported through fundraising? | |||
* How does working with FoPNET simplify the process for us? | |||
* Which fundraising methods feel both achievable and consistent with our team’s values? | |||
* Who will connect with FoPNET and take the first step toward pursuing this? | |||
