{"id":4793,"date":"2023-06-06T09:39:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T14:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/?p=4793"},"modified":"2023-06-06T09:47:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T14:47:09","slug":"national-voad-conference-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/national-voad-conference-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections from the 2023 National VOAD Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4795\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/345175660_237651572298735_4955472597408948944_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4795\" class=\"wp-image-4795\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/345175660_237651572298735_4955472597408948944_n.jpg\" alt=\"A group of 10 people posing together in a ballroom.\" width=\"499\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/345175660_237651572298735_4955472597408948944_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/345175660_237651572298735_4955472597408948944_n-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/345175660_237651572298735_4955472597408948944_n-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/345175660_237651572298735_4955472597408948944_n-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/345175660_237651572298735_4955472597408948944_n-1536x717.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/345175660_237651572298735_4955472597408948944_n-250x117.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/345175660_237651572298735_4955472597408948944_n-700x327.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LDR staff with members of the LDR national network.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the beginning of May, five Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) staff members attended the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) conference in St. Louis, Missouri. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NVOAD is a coalition of community-based, faith-based and nonprofit disaster response organizations throughout the United States. Its purpose is to serve as a forum in which organizations can coordinate responses. In addition to the more than 70 national member organizations <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(including LDR),<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> there are also VOADs at the state and local levels.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The NVOAD conference is an opportunity to network with other disaster organizations and attend various workshops, plenaries and vendor exhibitions. Pastor Matthew Zemanick, Program Director for LDR Initiatives,\u202f was one of the presenters for a session entitled \u201cThe Power of Place, Historical Trauma, and the Lifting up of Cultural Humility in Disaster Response.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reflections from LDR staff:<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis was my first time attending the National VOAD Conference, which had a record-breaking year with over 800 participants! It was amazing to see and notice how passionate the member organizations are about their work in disaster and love what they do. It helped me personally to see a bigger picture of how diverse the groups were and how important it is to have existing relationships with NVOAD members in the blue-sky times. My favorite time was connection with our LDR Community of Practice Members over meals and meeting with some of the LDR partners in person for the first time. It was a meaningful experience in many ways from networking, to making connections, to building new relationships, and being part of important discussions.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-Zaya Gilmer, Program Manager, LDR-US<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344312564_1846628372422552_1329368334356769130_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4797 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344312564_1846628372422552_1329368334356769130_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344312564_1846628372422552_1329368334356769130_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344312564_1846628372422552_1329368334356769130_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344312564_1846628372422552_1329368334356769130_n-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344312564_1846628372422552_1329368334356769130_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344312564_1846628372422552_1329368334356769130_n-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344312564_1846628372422552_1329368334356769130_n-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344312564_1846628372422552_1329368334356769130_n-622x350.jpg 622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe NVOAD conference was a wonderful opportunity to connect with new and long-time members of the LDR network. It was great to see people in person, to build and strengthen relationships, and deepen the bonds between LDR, our colleagues, and the institutions that provide humanitarian relief around\u202fthe\u202fworld.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">-Sean Coffman, Program Director, LDR Networks and Training<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis was my first NVOAD conference and I continue to be grateful <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344316439_183767311287443_6244147484883564033_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4796\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344316439_183767311287443_6244147484883564033_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344316439_183767311287443_6244147484883564033_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344316439_183767311287443_6244147484883564033_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344316439_183767311287443_6244147484883564033_n-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344316439_183767311287443_6244147484883564033_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344316439_183767311287443_6244147484883564033_n-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344316439_183767311287443_6244147484883564033_n-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/06\/344316439_183767311287443_6244147484883564033_n-622x350.jpg 622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/a>for the opportunity to have learned alongside the wide range of partners and organizations involved in responding to disasters. I\u2019ve come to this work from parish ministry and community chaplaincy in an environmental justice community. As someone who grew up with a single mom who was a nurse, for me, one striking parallel between both the environmental justice movement and the VOAD movement is the amount of people with working-class backgrounds in leadership. Representation matters, especially when disasters disproportionately impact working-class and impoverished households. I am humbled and honored to be surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, which gives me tremendous hope in the ways the Spirit is guiding us.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-Pr. Matthew Zemanick, Program Director, LDR Initiatives\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the beginning of May, five Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) staff members attended the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) conference in St. Louis, Missouri. \u00a0 NVOAD is a coalition of community-based, faith-based and nonprofit disaster response organizations throughout the United States. 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