When the Power Goes Out, We Keep the World Connected.

Disaster Tech Lab is deployed right now. Help us stay in the field.

When disaster strikes, the first things to fail are the ones people need most: power, phone lines, internet. Rescue teams work blind. Families can’t reach each other. Aid stalls.

That’s when we arrive. Disaster Tech Lab is a lean, volunteer-driven, registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that builds rapid-response communication networks for relief and humanitarian work. We connect responders and the communities they serve, and we keep going long after the headlines move on.

Ready to help? Scroll down to the donation window at the bottom of this page. Give once or monthly. Every gift counts.

Where we are right now

Disaster Tech Lab is on the move. Our teams have recently deployed to Central Texas, Belgium, Venezuela and Nepal, restoring the connectivity that responders and affected communities depend on when the power and phone lines fail. Every deployment is backed by a lot of unseen work. Our volunteers test, repair and maintain the equipment so it’s ready to go the moment the call comes. We recruit, train and coordinate volunteers, plan logistics, and keep developing new technology that makes the next response faster and more reliable. None of it makes headlines, but it’s the reason we can deploy within hours, and it’s what your donation keeps running, both in the field and behind the scenes.

What your gift makes possible

• Responders stay connected. Satellite and mesh networks for rescue teams, aid organizations and coordination centers.
• Community hubs stay running. Generators, power banks and field gear keep volunteer coordination points online when the grid is down.
• Equipment gets where it’s needed. Funding moves gear and support into towns that are otherwise cut off.
• Teams stay for the long haul. Recovery takes months, sometimes years. Your gift keeps us there for all of it.
• Better tools for the next disaster. We develop new technology for disaster response, and that work needs funding too.

Why give to Disaster Tech Lab

• A registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Disaster Tech Lab is a tax-exempt charity in the United States, and donations from US donors may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
• Every gift goes to the field. 99% of donations go to deployment, not overhead.
• We show up first and stay last. Rapid response is only half the job; we stay through recovery.
• We’re experienced. 16 years of deployments, from Haiti and Hurricane Sandy to Texas and Ukraine.
• We’re volunteer-powered. Your gift is multiplied by people giving their time and skills.

How to give

It takes less than a minute. Use the donation window at the bottom of this page to make your gift securely.

Give once or give monthly. Monthly donors let us deploy the moment a disaster hits, without waiting to fundraise. That reliability saves lives.

Disaster Tech Lab is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and you will receive a receipt for your records.

Companies and equipment donors: we can put your support to work immediately. Contact us.

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