Apps for Disaster Preparation and Response

Apps for Disaster
Preparation and Response
February 22, 2023
10:00 a.m. pacific/ 1:00 p.m. eastern
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Guest Experts
Claire Barnhoorn
Solvoz
Nicholas Bayer
MSF
Kat Sellers
NeedsList
Ben Smilowitz
SmartResponse.org

Kat Sellers
Adobe
@TechSoup
NeedsList

Kat Sellers
Chief Strategy Officer

• About NeedsList
• What is the problem
we are trying to solve?
• What is our solution?
• Platform Demo
• How to get involved
AGENDA

ABOUT NEEDSLIST
$25
million+
800,000+
25+
600+

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WHAT IS
THE
PROBLEM
WE ARE
TRYING
TO
SOLVE?

PLATFORM
DEMO
Engaging
local
partners Vetted to
international
standards
Registration done
via platform with
vetting built in
Registration must
be approved by
program admin

PLATFORM
DEMO
Matching
needs &
oﬀers
Registered orgs can
search needs and
offers
Platform also
suggest orgs that
have posted
matching needs and
offers

PLATFORM
DEMO
Meeting a
need
Needs can be met
in real time and
direct connections
made between orgs
Needs can be fully
or partially met so
multiple orgs can
meet one need

PLATFORM
DEMO
Interactive
map of needs
& oﬀers
Geospatial map
linking to needs and
offers / alternative
way to search
Search by
location, item,
needs and/or
offers

PLATFORM DEMO
Reporting
• Built in system to track impact.
• Easily view dollar value of all
matched needs and oﬀers.
• View needs and oﬀers by
category.
• Detailed transaction activity.
• Data searchable in aggregate and
by organizational member.
• Each dataset exportable as CSV.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED
We need:
• More suppliers (offers)
• More local organizations (needs)
• Funding & partners to provide for
goods and services
• Funding & partners to scale and
extend the program
• Joining our global deployment!
• respondlocal.needslist.co

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Our team will be onboarding
interested organizations and
providing training and support
To book a demo please sign-up
on our website www.needslist.co
Or you can contact me directly
Kat@needslist.co
GETTING IN TOUCH

Nicholas Bayer
@TechSoup
MSF

Missing Maps & Mapswipe
Nick Bayer
Public Engagement Manager, MSF-USA

Set up an account and
join us!

Claire Barnhoorn
@TechSoup
Solvoz

Presentation by Claire Barnhoorn, CEO and Founder Solvoz
Introducing Solvoz
the collaboration platform
Wednesday 22nd
February 2022
Support procurement with an
open-access catalogue, dynamic kit
builder and e-procurement workﬂow
Apps for Disaster Preparation and Response

21-Feb-23
Titel presentatie
33

Solvoz in short
Solvoz Product Overview
35
● Solvoz is the
e-procurement
platform (SaaS) for the
aid and health sector
and any actor with a
social impact mission,
mostly working in
LMICs.
● Includes a Solutions
Catalogue, a library of
products and services
including full
speciﬁcations relevant
for the sector and
curated by experts.

21-Feb-23
Titel presentatie page 36

21-Feb-23

Example workﬂow
Create Tender Basket 🡪 Edit Solutions 🡪 Prepare Tender 🡪 Invite Suppliers 🡪 Receive Bids 🡪 Bid Evaluation & Supplier Selection
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Create Tender Basket
● The Solvoz Catalogue contains many relevant
pharmaceutical & medical devices products
● Products are described based on their criteria
(no branded products)
● Products can be added to a basket
● If a speciﬁc product is not available, a user can
easily create it and save to a private
organizational catalogue

Example workﬂow
49
Edit Solutions
● Within the basket or organizational
catalogue, users can:
● Change quantities
● Modify product speciﬁcations to their
exact needs (e.g. exact packaging
criteria)
● A user can divide baskets into different lots

Example workﬂow
50
Prepare Tender
● Once a basket has been ﬁnalized, the user can start
preparing a tender
● The basket is propagated to the tender preparation
area
● In 6 steps, the user can publish the request
● Tender information and settings can be edited, like
tender lots (for a quote per item), questionnaires,
evaluation criteria and relevant documents can be
uploaded

Example workﬂow
21-Feb-23
51
Invite Suppliers
● Suppliers can be invited based on:
● An existing supplier database of 340.000+
suppliers. Suppliers are automatically
suggested based on CPV codes
● For each tender, we identify potential missing
gaps in this network and will invite missing
suppliers
● Buyers can upload their own suppliers to
invite them to the platform

Example workﬂow
21-Feb-23
52
Receive Bids
● Bids will be received from suppliers
● A dashboard provides:
● The amount of received bids and suppliers still
in the bidding process
● The deadline till the next phase
● The agenda and staging of the whole
procedure

Example workﬂow
21-Feb-23
53
Opening Bids
● When the deadline has expired, bids can be opened
for qualiﬁcation
● The values of the bids will be hidden till this phase

Example workﬂow
21-Feb-23
54
Bid evaluation & supplier selection
● Bids of suppliers will be visible in one overview which provides tools for supplier evaluation
● Suppliers can be selected, and tender lots can be awarded within the platform
● Supplier questionnaires and supplier contracts can be handled within the platform

Contact us today
• Do you need help with procurement?
• Not knowing the market or have a technical specialist at hand?
• Your donors require auditable and transparent reporting and
have rules and regulations around your procurement and
spending?
• Connect and receive quotations from over 340.000 suppliers
already connected to the Solvoz procurement market place
Email us today at info@solvoz.com or reach out on our socials

Thank you!
Claire Barnhoorn (CEO) claire@solvoz.com
+31 (0)6 407 924 61
Address: Fluwelen Burgwal 58 3rd ﬂoor,
2511 CJ The Hague
The Netherlands
Watch one of Watch our explainer online
our webinars online
Dutch Chamber of Commerce registration number: 77553136
page
57
https://Solvoz.com

Ben Smilowitz
@TechSoup
SmartResponse.org

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About
Disaster Accountability
Project (DAP)
and SmartResponse.org
VISION
We engage people to implement lessons learned
and improve the effectiveness of disaster relief.
OUR WORK HAS RESULTED IN:
THE RELEASE OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS to survivors
after Superstorm Sandy
IMPROVED TRANSPARENCY OF
ALMOST $ 2 BILLION IN DONATIONS
raised after the Haiti and Nepal
earthquakes
IMPROVED EMERGENCY
PLANNING across local, state,
and federal levels in the United
States
MISSION
DAP saves lives and reduces suffering after
disasters by maximizing the impact of
preparedness, response, and relief.
Photo Credit: Nadav Neuhaus
BOTTOM LINE
Our efforts result in faster, more direct, efficient, and
effective preparedness, response, relief and recovery.

History of DAP
DISASTER ACCOUNTABILITY
PROJECT’S GLOBAL
LEADERSHIP:
Engaged representatives of dozens of governments
and hundreds of local NGOs at events ranging from
the WORLD HUMANITARIAN SUMMIT in Istanbul,
GLOBAL PLATFORM ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
in Geneva, SPHERE INDIA, and more. Member,
GNDR.
Over 600 ORGANIZATIONS from
over 60 countries and 25 U.S.
states and territories have
registered on SmartResponse.
(as of January 2023)
Since 2007, DAP’s investigations and advocacy have resulted
in real improvements in emergency preparedness, response,
and recovery in the U.S. and globally.
For detailed history please visit
disasteraccountability.org/about-us/our-history/
DAP’s reports after 2010 Haiti
earthquake improved
transparency of over $1.2 Billion.
2010
2008
Successfully campaigned
FEMA to comply with federal
law and create FEMA Office
of Disability Integration and
Coordination.
2013
DAP’s actions resulted in the release of
$4 million to survivors of Superstorm
Sandy impacted by gross
mismanagement of a major recovery
program.
DAP founded and soon
after recognized with
competitive Echoing
Green fellowship.
2007
2009
Investigated and authored a report
on the accessibility and modernity
of emergency plans in 22
hurricane-vulnerable Louisiana
parishes.
2014
DAP’s investigations of state-level public
health emergency planning in Florida and
Louisiana resulted in specific
improvements.
DAP partnered with the Center for
High Impact Philanthropy to identify
solutions to improve the New Jersey
Superstorm Sandy recovery effort.
2015
DAP’s report after the Nepal
earthquake improved the
transparency of hundreds of
millions of dollars and received
global media coverage.
2016
DAP released 13 reports
detailing a lack of emergency
planning within 50 miles of
U.S. nuclear power plants
impacting 20 states.
2017
DAP launches
SmartResponse, with 150
organizations from around the
world registering in the first
two months.
2020
DAP conceived and advocated
for a bipartisan federal policy
solution to save lives after
disasters by improving use of
the Defense Production Act.
2023
SmartResponse continues to
grow with now over 600
organizations self-registered
from over 60 countries and 25
U.S. states and territories.

Donations are delayed,
diverted, and do not
reach intended
beneficiaries
DAP’s reports after the Haiti and Nepal
earthquakes detailed a lack of
transparency. Most donations were sent to
international organizations and not the
local organizations on the ground.
The World Humanitarian Summit’s 2016
Grand Bargain set a goal of at least 25%
of humanitarian funding to local and
national actors by 2020.
Did you know? LESS THAN
2% OF DONATIONS REACH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AFTER
DISASTERS.

SmartResponse.org
incentivizes
transparency, as
organizations must share
information
to get listed. OF EVERY DONATION USING SMARTRESPONSE
CAN REACH LOCAL EFFORTS.*
Disaster Accountability Project vets
each organization that registers on
SmartResponse.
The smartly curated “How to Help”
lists STREAMLINE THE PROCESS
FOR DONORS so they can more
rapidly identify and support locally
operating organizations.
SmartResponse serves as a GLOBAL
RESOURCE for donors, allowing donations
to be made directly to local, on-the-ground
organizations.
SmartResponse also collects and shares
additional information on organizations’
response, relief, and recovery activities
AFTER DISASTERS HAPPEN.
DONATIONS TRAVEL DIRECTLY
TO ORGANIZATIONS that are best
positioned to deliver assistance.
SmartResponse does not process
donations on behalf of organizations
in the platform.
97%
*3% is a typical credit card transaction fee. SmartResponse does
not take a cut or percentage as organizations handle their own
donation processing.
Photo Credit: Nadav Neuhaus

Tech &
Thanks
AWS/Heroku
Java/Spring
Gradle/Maven
Angular
MySQL
DynamoDB
GraphQL
Terraform
Docker, AdobeXD
Kanbanize
Slack
GitHub
Hundredsof
volunteers
from over 20
countries made
this happen.

Next steps & How can you help
1) Volunteer!! Many Tech & Non-Tech Volunteer and Board Roles:
https://disasteraccountability.org/volunteer/
2) Nominate an organization: https://www.smartresponse.org/nominate
3) Capacity Support: DAP is a 501c3 nonproﬁt organization.
● We don’t charge a fee or take a percentage on donations to organizations.
● Donors connect with each organization directly.
● We require additional capacity support to scale from 640 to 2000 organizations
and implement a self-sustaining revenue model.
Get in touch: ben@disasteraccountability.org
Visit: https://www.smartresponse.org

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