Guidance with Collaborating with Volunteer and Technical Communities

Author(s)
Capelo, L. Chang, N. & Verity, A.
Publication language
English
Pages
32pp
Date published
01 Jul 2013
Publisher
Digital Humanitarian Network
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Capacity development, Health, Forced displacement and migration, Disasters, Targeting, Identification and Profiling, Comms, media & information, National & regional actors, Partnerships, Earthquakes, NGOs
Countries
Haiti

 This document is for formal humanitarian entities that are interested in collaborating with V&TCs. It will best fit the needs of organizations that have had exposure to V&TCs and their work, and now seek practical advice on proceeding with a deployment. The guid- ance aims to ensure that actors understand the dynamics of working with V&TCs, better formulate requests and maximize the benefits of such collaboration.

This document does not attempt to resolve ongoing discussions about verification, reliability, the added value of crowdsourcing, privacy and other issues, which are being addressed in other forums.

We extend our gratitude to the individuals within the humanitarian organizations and V&TCs who shared their insight, knowledge and experience on drafts of this document.