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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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WHO CAN BE A MEMBER?

GHR members include, but are not limited to,

  • librarians

  • archivists

  • museum professionals

  • conservators

  • first responders

  • emergency managers

  • government officials

  • disaster recovery personnel

Membership is open to any interested individual. Members join by completing a membership application form so they can be entered into the database and added to the listserv for communication purposes. Members must re-enroll annually and confirm or update contact information. Members without an updated method of contact are removed from membership, but may re-enroll at any time by providing accurate contact information.

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WHEN AND HOW OFTEN DO YOU MEET?

Regular meetings of all members are held twice a year, planned and announced in advance.

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Leadership will meet quarterly, as well as committees (or as needed to complete projects). 

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WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF GHR?

The purpose of GHR is to prepare and train individuals, professionals, and institutions, for disaster mitigation, response, and recovery.

GHR does this via the following strategies and initiatives.

  • Disaster Response & Recovery: Fosters the development of single or multi-county collaborations with emergency management professionals for disaster preparedness, communication, response, and recovery (onsite or virtual); and anticipates the impacts and changing landscapes due to climate change;

  • Communication: Participates in coordination calls, sends out emergency awareness alerts and situation reports, maintains outreach channels including listserv, website, and social media;

  • Coordination: In partnership with the Digital Library of Georgia, maintains the publicly editable directory of Georgia’s Natural, Cultural and Historic Organizations (GaNCH), which includes but is not limited to galleries, libraries, archives, museums, zoos, gardens, and historic sites;

  • Education: Facilitates training and professional development workshops; provides informal consultations, and conducts general disaster preparedness outreach;

  • Inclusion & Diversity: Promotes principles of equity, justice, transparency, and accountability in all aspects of emergency management, with an emphasis on the role of climate change;

  • Networking: Supports professional networking; partners with state and local emergency responders, and connects institutions with industry, non-profit, local, state, and federal resources.

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