Being There: The Creation of a Cool, Happy, and Surprisingly Effective Disaster Response Organization

This is the inside story of the founding of All Hands Volunteers, beginning with the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, followed by Hurricane Katrina, and continuing internationally through Bangladesh, Haiti, Japan and the Philippines. With literally dozens of US projects, including Hurricane Sandy, the 30,000 "Empowered Volunteers" have proven that the All Hands model is extremely effective and impactful to both the affected communities and volunteers.