FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 2

Federal Emergency Management Agency

The paper is focused on evaluating a service that is shared between a not for profit organization and the local government. The not for profit organization selected is that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which the local government selected is the government Louisiana state. Even though the two organizations differ in regards to their organizational structure, it is important to recognize that they have to work together in order to effectively deal with the challenge of disaster prevention and management. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States federal government which was formed in 1979 and is currently under the administration of the Department of Homeland Security. The state of Louisiana was selected because it is one of the states that have encountered disaster situations such as the Katrina which resulted in the loss of lives and property within the state. In order for the two organizations to work together effectively, it is imperative for the service and the local government to develop and implement an effective communication strategy that will improve their performance which will result to the success of their collaboration. This points out to the importance of maintaining healthy relationships with among the employees from the two originations. Technology systems, e-learning, and e-training can be used to improve the relationship among the employees so as to promote the success of the collaboration as a whole. Social media and TV commercials are effective in communicating with the internal as well as the external audiences. Effective management of these relations will go a long way in promoting the success of the two organizations thus realizing the desired outcome as far as disaster prevention and management are concerned. Elaborate and discuss these statements in a detailed form.

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