Board Member: Legal Experience/Law Background - Disaster Accountability Project

Disaster Accountability Project (DAP), an organization founded after Hurricane Katrina, is seeking new Board members!

In particular, we are very interested in recruiting a new member with a background in law! We want to make sure we have a Board member with a dedicated focus on basic nonprofit/corporate compliance issues. Every Board member has fiduciary responsibilities but it helps when at least one or two members have a legal background.

DAP is the only independent watchdog of disaster relief and humanitarian aid.

We are involved in a range of advocacy to make sure preparedness works, relief is comprehensive, and recovery is responsive and accountable.

DAP's focus is both U.S. and global. We recently launched SmartResponse.org to improve the effectiveness of disaster relief and humanitarian aid by helping donors identify the groups operating locally after disasters. Localized and data-informed "how to help" lists can expedite assistance and make aid efforts more effective and transparent.

Over 900 organizations from 70+ countries have already registered on SmartResponse.org and most are sharing information.

DAP's work receives frequent media coverage:

Reuters (Nepal): http://bit.ly/DAPinReuters

Miami Herald (Haiti): http://disasteraccountability.org/critics-question-funds-raised-for-haiti/

Detroit News (Flint): http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2016/02/16/misuse-emergency-management-flint-costly-lesson/80438958/

WNYC (post-Sandy): http://www.wnyc.org/story/sandy-recovery-leans-charities-results-inconsistent/