Beltsville, MD – January 16, 2020 – Alertus Technologies, a leader in emergency mass notification solutions, announced today that they will partner with the Northeast Colleges and Universities Security Association (NECUSA) to award an emergency preparedness grant valuing up to $75,000 to Hamilton College.

The Alertus Emergency Preparedness Grants Program was created to help reduce barriers for non-profit organizations by providing free hardware and software solutions to enhance their emergency preparedness strategies. This program is an extension of the Alertus Desktop Donation program, which to date has provided over 700 non-profit organizations across the world with the Alertus Desktop NotificationTM tool.

As the grant recipient, Hamilton College will receive Alertus’ Mass Notification software and hardware to enhance their safety infrastructure. In addition, they will get three years of support in order to maximize the system’s capabilities.

“Hamilton College is proud of its partnership with NECUSA and is honored to be selected by Alertus as the first recipient of this grant,” said Director of Campus Safety Francis Coots. “Our top priority is ensuring the safety of our community, so we are always looking for new ways to enhance the security of our students, employees, and visitors. We will use this grant to purchase and install additional safety equipment strategically throughout campus to provide a continuous source of reliable information in the event of an emergency, and we look forward to this new relationship with Alertus.”

Alertus Philanthropy Contact
Ryan McGonigle, Director of Philanthropy
202.253.7887 x789 | rmcgonigle@alertus.com

About Alertus Technologies
Since 2002, Alertus has pioneered the emergency mass notification space, helping organizations find innovative notification solutions for disaster risk reduction. Alertus believes that all organizations and communities vulnerable to risk, from potential violence or natural disaster, should have access to life-saving mass notification solutions, regardless of available resources. Through raising awareness, sharing technical expertise, and granting its solutions to at-need organizations, Alertus is committed to supporting the creation of disaster-resilient societies across the world. www.alertus.com/philanthropy.

For more information about Alertus Technologies and additional educational resources, visit www.alertus.com. 

About NECUSA
The Northeast Colleges and Universities Security Association (NECUSA) is the oldest campus security/law enforcement organization in the United States. Established in 1953 as a small group of security and police professionals coming together to share information on issues facing their campuses, today it has grown to include an outreach of over 400 institutions ranging from public and private, two-year and four-year, large and small, sworn and unsworn. NECUSA membership benefits include access to strong networking, professional development, training programs and resources, leadership and advocacy, publications, peer reviews, and organizational partnerships. To become a NECUSA member, or learn more about NECUSA, visit www.necusa.org or email NECUSA president Chris Lloyd at clloyd@cairn.edu.