UNMETNEEDSROUNDTABLE.ORG is a website designed to support the creation and ongoing facilitation of Unmet Needs Roundtables in response to federally or locally declared disasters in the United States. Administrators of Unmet Needs Roundtables are central to the process of facilitating these inter-agency collaborations. Administrators are referred to as “moderator” or “chair” depending on the location and structure of an Unmet Needs Roundtable. Along with the moderator or chair, support staff may also be administrators for an Unmet Needs Roundtable.
Role of the Administrator: The administrator coordinates all aspects of how the Unmet Needs Roundtable functions. Among the administrator’s role and duties, the administrator often:
Orients agency representatives regarding the expectations and roles of agencies participating in the unmet needs roundtable process.
Trains and updates case workers regarding the specific requirements of donor participants in the Roundtable.
Receives requests for case presentation and schedules all appropriate cases for presentation.
Provides resources and answers questions on issues pertinent to the Roundtable and will make referrals whenever necessary.
Facilitates Roundtable meetings.
Tracks all Roundtable donor funding commitments and maintains the Roundtable database.
Provides aggregate reports regarding trends in disaster-caused unmet needs to the donors, case management agencies and community at large.
