Donations from individuals, businesses, community organizations, and volunteers can play a vital role in supporting communities affected by emergencies and disasters. Without effective planning and coordination, however, these generous contributions can quickly become a significant operational challenge. Municipalities that establish donation management processes before an emergency are better positioned to coordinate resources, support affected populations, and reduce the burden on emergency response operations. This course will provide emergency management professionals with the knowledge and practical tools required to develop a comprehensive municipal Donations Management Plan.

During this course, participants will learn:

• The different stages of the donations planning process;
• How to develop and tailor a donations management plan that reflects the needs of your community;
• Best practices for coordinating cash and in-kind donations, spontaneous volunteers, non-governmental organizations, private sector partners, and community organizations;
• How to integrate donations management within your Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), public information strategies, resource management, logistics, recovery planning, and accountability considerations.
• How to emphasize respectful partnerships, community-led decision-making, culturally appropriate support, and collaborative planning with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.

Course Leader: Perron S. Goodyear, MA(DEM)

With over two decades of experience in disaster and emergency management at the local, regional, and national levels, Perron has held leadership roles across the public, private, and non-governmental sectors. Recognized for his collaborative approach and ability to bring clarity to complex incidents, he is passionate about incident management, crisis intervention, disaster social services, and crisis communications. His work consistently emphasizes the importance of coordination and accountability across all four components of emergency management—mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.

From 2016 to 2022, Perron served as national director of disaster and emergency management for an international NGO, and more recently completed a two-and-a-half-year term with Public Safety Canada. In addition to founding Goodyear Emergency Management Consulting, he currently serves as a Sessional Instructor with the School of Public Safety, Emergency Management Division at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC), and as an Emergency Management Specialist with Napier Emergency Consulting.

Perron has contributed to more than 30 disaster responses domestically and internationally. He has completed advanced training at the provincial, national, and international levels—including studies at the Canadian Emergency Management College—and holds a Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management from Royal Roads University and a Certificate in Business Continuity from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT). His graduate research, Socioeconomics and Emergency Preparedness: A Collective Case Study of Low-Income Residents in London, Ontario, explored the intersection of social vulnerability and preparedness.