CT VOAD Membership

Benefits of joining CT VOAD:

Access to Resources, Training, and Other Learning Opportunities : CT VOADs offer members a wide array of resources and educational opportunities for organizations, and volunteers.
Committees/Task Forces : Members and Partners gather around topical issues and programmatic activities to improve the delivery of services throughout the disaster cycle, and to further create a climate for cooperation.
Incident Response and Recovery Coordination : In support of our member’s work to respond to a disaster or help a community recover, we help coordinate and facilitate communication and actions among member organizations, emergency management agencies and other organizations.
Peer to Peer Networking : CT VOADs offer their members numerous opportunities to share and discuss best practices and partner on common issues with COADs and regional VOADs.

CT VOAD Categories of Membership:
1. Full Member – Organizations, which meet all of the following criteria, are eligible for the Full Member category in CT VOAD.

Organizations must be not-for-profit (IRS Code 501c).
Must have a disaster response program and policy for resource commitment to disaster-affected people without discrimination.
Must be statewide in scope.
Non-statewide organizations can apply if no Community Organization Active in Disaster (COAD) exists in their area.

2. Associate Member – The Associate Member category of membership may be granted to organizations, government agencies, or businesses with disaster planning and operations responsibilities or capabilities that don’t meet Full Member criteria, and:

Have a disaster response program and policy for resource commitment to disaster-affected people without discrimination.
Government entities that bring resources to the VOAD movement and demonstrate a commitment to support the VOAD mission and its members.
Foundations, educational institutions, businesses or private corporations that bring resources to the VOAD movement, demonstrate a commitment to support the VOAD mission and its members.
Associate members have voice but do not vote nor serve on the CTVOAD Executive Committee.
Need not be statewide in scope.

If you’d like to join CT VOAD as a Full or Associate member, please complete this form.