West Virginia VOAD

What West Virginia VOAD does

West Virginia VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2015 that coordinates disaster preparedness, response, and recovery across West Virginia. It serves as the convening body for 70+ member organizations including faith-based groups, service organizations, and volunteer networks, and is designated as the lead in the West Virginia Emergency Operation Plan for mass care, feeding, emergency sheltering, and disaster welfare information. Since inception, the organization has delivered $43.5M in total services, assisted 2,300+ families, and logged 3.76M volunteer hours, including scaled response during the 2016 floods.

The organization's core products are three operational portals built on AppSheet (Google's no-code platform): MyNeeds for client intake, MyVolunteer for volunteer registration, and MyOrganization for member organization profiles. Its flagship initiative is the Bridge Program, which has completed 78+ pedestrian bridges to reconnect disaster-affected communities, with the "BIG BLUE" bridge completed in March 2022 as a signature deliverable. The organization has secured partnerships with Rise WV for bridge funding and with the American Red Cross for 2025 disaster response programs.

Revenue is derived from donations and a $100/year membership fee per member organization. Substantive operational capacity comes from in-kind volunteer labor and grant funding rather than recognized revenue, and the organization is hosting a 2025 statewide conference alongside 2025 disaster response deployments.

Name

West Virginia VOAD

Legal name

West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

Website

https://wvvoad.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

West Virginia VOAD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2015 that coordinates disaster preparedness, response, and recovery across West Virginia through 70+ member organizations, including a flagship Bridge Program that has built 78+ pedestrian bridges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disaster Relief Coordination Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Recovery, Reconstruction & Resilience Programs (BPAGAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Management & National Resilience (Civil Protection) (BPAIAAAI), International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Disaster response coordination
• Volunteer management
• Nonprofit coalition
• Bridge reconstruction
• Emergency management

Headquarters

HQ city

Williamson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropy: Cash donations from individuals and organizations, processed securely through the United Methodist Foundation member organization. Donations fund disaster response operations, volunteer deployment, bridge construction, and unmet needs funding.
2. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues of $100/year for regular membership, collected from eligible West Virginia affiliates of national VOAD organizations and approved voluntary organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

West Virginia VOAD is a 501(c)(3) statewide nonprofit coalition that coordinates disaster preparedness, response, and long-term recovery across West Virginia by convening member organizations, deploying volunteers, and operating proprietary intake and deployment portals. Its deliverables include unmet-needs assistance for disaster survivors, volunteer mobilization, and a Bridge Program that constructs and reconstructs pedestrian/vehicular bridges in disaster-affected communities.

Product overview

West Virginia VOAD operates as a disaster response coordination organization with a suite of digital portal products and a flagship Bridge Program. The core digital offerings consist of three interconnected portals: MyNeeds Portal (for disaster survivors to track their immediate needs), MyVolunteer Portal (for volunteer management and profile hosting), and MyOrganization Portal (for organization leaders to coordinate disaster response activities). The award-winning Bridge Program complements these digital tools by providing construction of resilient private bridges for flood-affected families. The organization does not offer a public API.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MyNeeds Portal Web-based intake portal used by disaster survivors and member organizations in West Virginia to identify, log, and route unmet needs (housing, supplies, recovery labor) to appropriate member organizations for fulfillment.
• MyVolunteer Portal Web-based portal used to register volunteers and deploy them to disaster response, relief, and recovery activities coordinated by West Virginia VOAD and its member organizations.
• MyOrganization Portal Web-based portal used by member nonprofit, faith-based, governmental, and community organizations to manage their membership, participation, and information sharing within the West Virginia VOAD coalition.
• Bridge Program Coalition-led infrastructure program that designs, constructs, and reconstructs pedestrian and vehicular bridges for West Virginia communities impacted by natural disasters such as flooding, restoring access and supporting long-term recovery.
• Statewide Disaster Coordination Services Foundational statewide coordination, convening, preparedness, response, and long-term recovery services delivered across West Virginia by the VOAD coalition through its member nonprofit, faith-based, governmental, and community organization network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,300+ families assisted to return to safe housing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FEMAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal Emergency Management Agency partnership for disaster response coordination. FEMA is WV VOAD's key federal partner in the state's emergency operation plan, with WV VOAD holding responsibility for mass care, feeding, and sheltering.
• National VOAD (NVOAD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWV VOAD is the state-level affiliate of National VOAD, part of a nationwide network of voluntary organizations active in disaster response and recovery coordination.
• WV Division of Homeland SecuritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government partner for emergency management and disaster response coordination in West Virginia.
• WV DHHR (Department of Health and Human Resources)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState health agency partner for disaster health response and coordination during emergencies.
• Team RubiconcoreTechnology or IntegrationWV VOAD member organization of highly skilled veterans who respond to disasters. Team Rubicon has participated in WV bridge construction projects, providing volunteer labor for Clay County bridge replacement in 2019.
• American Red CrosscoreTechnology or IntegrationWV VOAD member organization providing financial assistance and disaster response services. In 2025, coordinating with American Red Cross for Marion and Ohio county assistance programs.
• United Methodist FoundationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProcesses donations securely for WV VOAD, ensuring safe and secure donation handling for all partners and donors.
• JZ EngineeringcoreTechnology or IntegrationEngineering partner for bridge construction projects, providing technical expertise for the nationally recognized Bridge Program designs.
• Rise WVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState recovery program through which WV VOAD Bridge Team completes bridges using CDBG-DR funds and volunteers from around the country. 6 bridges funded through Rise WV.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Habitat for Humanity: Housing-focused nonprofit that performs post-disaster reconstruction for affected families. Comparable in providing no-cost residential rebuilding via volunteer labor for low-income disaster survivors.
• Convoy of Hope: Disaster response and humanitarian aid nonprofit coordinating volunteer-driven relief distribution. Comparable in mission, volunteer mobilization model, and community-engagement approach.
• Team Rubicon: Veteran-led disaster response organization that is both a peer and a member organization of WV VOAD. Directly comparable in volunteer mobilization for disaster recovery and bridge/heavy debris operations.
• Kentucky VOAD: A neighboring state-level VOAD operating under the same NVOAD framework. Directly comparable in coordination role, member-network model, and disaster-response focus on Appalachian-region flooding.
• All Hands and Hearts: Disaster response nonprofit providing volunteer-led reconstruction and recovery services. Directly comparable in mission, volunteer model, and post-disaster housing/infrastructure recovery focus.
• National VOAD: The national umbrella network for state-level VOADs. WV VOAD is a state affiliate, making NVOAD the closest peer in coordination model, mission, and membership structure.

Others

• FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency, the primary federal disaster response coordinator and key strategic partner of WV VOAD. Indirect peer as the upstream funder/coordinator in the same disaster-response ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• The Salvation Army: Large national disaster response organization providing feeding, sheltering, and recovery services. A WV VOAD member with broader geographic and programmatic reach than the state-level anchor.
• Samaritan's Purse: Faith-based disaster relief organization operating North American disaster response units. Comparable in providing volunteer-led reconstruction and debris cleanup to disaster-affected families.
• American Red Cross: The dominant national disaster response organization. Overlaps with WV VOAD on mass care, sheltering, and feeding, and is a WV VOAD member organization. Much broader scope but serves as the institutional incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wvoad
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCwwojhnybAXCYKolE4slHpQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/wvvoad
• Instagraminstagram.com/wvvoad
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wvvoad

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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