Aidmatrix Announces New CEO, Former Governor Scott McCallum of Wisconsin, and Expands Services to Meet Increasing Global Humanitarian Aid Demand.DALLAS -- Former Governor Scott McCallum Scott McCallum (born May 2, 1950) is a member of the Republican Party who served as the 43rd Governor of U.S. state of Wisconsin from 2001 to 2003. Background McCallum was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the eldest of four children. of Wisconsin has been appointed the President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Aidmatrix, a global nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. based in Dallas. Founder and current CEO Lekha Singh will continue her role as Chairman of the Board. "I look forward to leading Aidmatrix," said Governor McCallum. "Aidmatrix enables more efficient delivery of humanitarian aid Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity. throughout the world." Aidmatrix provides internet-based software to increase efficiency and reduce waste in the delivery of humanitarian aid - offering solutions to both donors and nonprofits for hunger relief, medical and health relief, general humanitarian aid, fundraising
Currently, Aidmatrix partners with America's Second Harvest America's Second Harvest is a United States based nonprofit organization. It consists of a nation-wide network of more than 200 food banks and food-rescue organizations that serve virtually every county in the United States as well as Puerto Rico. to facilitate over 80% of domestic charitable food donations for hunger relief. In disaster relief, Aidmatrix solutions helped distribute over 7 million pounds of needed supplies to communities hit by hurricanes in 2004. Their virtual fundraising solutions collected over $400,000 in donations for tsunami relief victims through corporate fundraising campaigns and public collection sites. Internationally, Aidmatrix has enabled the delivery of materials to Uganda, and medical supplies to India. Projects are taking place in Canada, France and Argentina. Aidmatrix also works with the United Nations World Food Programme. Aidmatrix will be working with the National Association of Free Clinics to receive and distribute donated medical supplies for uninsured families in communities across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . "Working with Aidmatrix is extremely rewarding - the potential impact in all areas of domestic and international humanitarian aid relief is important as donors and nonprofits reach out to help more people in need, more efficiently," said Chairman of the Board, Lekha Singh. "We are pleased to have Governor McCallum as our new CEO to take Aidmatrix forward in achieving its goals." Governor McCallum brings over twenty-five years of public service experience in international economics, trade, fundraising, and marketing as well as a previous record of creating greater efficiency in large organizations, having managed a $22 billion annual state budget. As Lt. Governor, and later as Governor, he authored a blueprint blueprint, white-on-blue photographic print, commonly of a working drawing used during building or manufacturing. The plan is first drawn to scale on a special paper or tracing cloth through which light can penetrate. for economic development, and initiated reforms for income tax reductions and measurable education standards. He also acted as Commander in Chief of the Wisconsin National Guard The Wisconsin National Guard (“Guard”) has dual state and federal roles, and is jointly funded and maintained by both governments. Its federal mission is to provide trained units to the United States Army and Air Force in time of war or national emergency. , directing emergency operations following the events of September 11, earning the 2002 National Guard Award for outstanding work. McCallum will retain his home in Wisconsin, and remains as Senior Fellow for the Discovery Institute, based in Seattle. For more information on Aidmatrix visit the website at www.aidmatrix.org. About Aidmatrix Aidmatrix is a nonprofit that provides solutions to improve efficiency and reduce waste in the delivery of humanitarian aid. Aidmatrix offers solutions to both donors and other nonprofits for hunger relief, disaster relief, general humanitarian aid, donor services, medical and health relief and fundraising. Partner organizations include the world's leading suppliers, manufacturers and distributors of donated aid items, major non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. , technology providers, and other industry leaders and organizations. Based in Dallas, Aidmatrix is supported by donations of cash and in-kind services. Visit Aidmatrix at www.aidmatrix.org |
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