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Canavan Associates began in 2003 as a specialized
management information systems and education company. Initially
working with social service providers, Canavan Associates managed
implementations of data systems that were primarily used by homeless
shelters to assist in the comprehension and measuring of homelessness.
Managing director, David Canavan leveraged his national contacts
developed over several years at the McCormack
Institute to launch the company. As a systems administrator
for their statewide homeless management information system he managed
a data system that demanded high integrity, high availability, and
confidentiality.
In 2004 Canavan Associates expanded its services to include evaluation
and education. Along with Abt
Associates, the QED
Group, and others, the National
HMIS Technical Assistance Project successfully evaluated over
300 communities' implementations of large data systems. The data
from this project was included in the Department of Housing and
Urban Development March
2005 Report to the United States Congress. Canavan Associates
continues to be an authorized National
HMIS TA Provider.
2005 brings the acceptance of Canavan Associates into the David
Lynas Consulting Group. DLCG offers clients "leading edge advice
from the world's elite information security consultants." This partnership
recognizes Canavan Associates' work developing information security
resources nationally in the US. It also launches Canavan Associates'
first international project.
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Canavan Associates provides professional services
to the non-profit, government, and private sectors. Through experienced
application of best practices learned from project planning and
management, Canavan Associates successfully manages tools and resources
to complete projects on time, on budget- fulfilling expectations.
Our consultants have developed expertise in maximizing the unique
intersection of policymakers, system implementers, and end users
to implement systems that meet the needs of all stakeholders. Whether
your project is a new website, a secure wireless network, a study
of municipal resources, or a multimillion dollar data collection
system, we have created, managed, analyzed or implemented it.
Canavan Associates also provides technical assistance and training
to communities that are implementing Homeless Management Information
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Canavan Associates strives to inform our clients of best
practices in the field. Our associates are proud to publish resources to support your work.
Presentation slides in PowerPoint, a free PowerPoint Viewer is available for PC or Mac.
Articles are in PDF, a free PDF viewer is available for PC or Mac.
DOCUMENTS
Directory of Disaster Response and Recovery Resources
As a Disaster Technical Assistance provider to Continuums of Care (CoC), Canavan Associates (CA) has been involved in CoC disaster management, including planning, response, and recovery, for nearly five years; CA has worked with various communities on this effort and has presented on this topic at both state and national conferences. We have seen first hand how quickly and compassionately CoCs respond to a disaster. We have also observed how CoCs could enhance response and recovery outcomes to provider organizations and consumers by having increased knowledge of the Federal response and recovery process. Therefore, under contract to HUD, CA developed the Directory of Disaster Response and Recovery Resources.
The Directory is written specifically with the unique strengths and needs of CoCs in mind and focuses on key disaster planning and preparedness information, summarizes the Federal response and recovery process, provides an inventory of resources that may be available to aid CoC organizations and consumers, and encourages coordination between the CoC and disaster organizations in all phases of disaster management. Highlights for organizations include information on grant re-programming, low interest disaster loans, and public assistance grants for debris removal and rebuilding; highlights for individuals include housing assistance, low interest disaster loans, individual assistance grants that can be used to replace personal property, disaster unemployment, and disaster specific food assistance. Throughout the Directory, readers are encouraged to utilize existing resources such as Information and Referral or 2-1-1, local Offices of Emergency Management/Services, the National and State Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD), FEMA, and the new Federal Disaster Assistance Website to stay informed of disaster events and resources.
Download Directory (large file) | Published on 22 October 2009
ARTICLES
Public Access Control: Community Strategies for Implementation
David Canavan - Canavan Associates
Download Article | Published on 07 September 2007
PRESENTATIONS
Disaster Response and Recovery
Alisa West Cahill, M.S.W., Canavan Associates
Download Slides | Presented on 14 October 2009
HMIS 101: Introduction to the World of HMIS
Fran Ledger, Canavan Associates
Download Slides | Presented on 14 October 2009
Creating Community Collaborations through XML
David Canavan, Canavan Associates and Barbara Ritter -
Download Slides | Presented on 24 April 2009
Emergency Preparedness Strategies: The Nuts and Bolts of Considering what should be a Priority for your Continuum
Darlene Mathews, The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness and David Canavan, Canavan Associates
Download Slides | Presented on 24 April 2009
Current Issues in Maintaining a Secure System: PKI Options, Cryptography and Current Threats
David Canavan, Canavan Associates and David A. Crist, Permovio, Inc.
Download Slides | Presented on 18 September 2006
Uses of HMIS to Support Disaster Operations and Recovery: Lessons Learned from Katrina/Rita
Brian Sokol, Abt Associates; David Talbot, DSI Inc.; and Fran Ledger, Canavan Associates
Download Slides | Presented on 18 September 2006
Implementing Security Requirements in the Final Notice
David Canavan, Canavan Associates and David Crist, Permovio, Inc.
Download Slides | Presented on 13 September 2005
Introduction to System Administration
Abram Hillson, David Canavan, Victoria Freeman
Download Slides | Presented on 13 September 2005
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Our associates have developed expertise in maximizing
the unique intersection of policymakers, system implementers, and
end users to implement systems that meet the needs of all stakeholders.
Whether your project is a new website, a secure wireless network,
a study of municipal resources, or a multimillion dollar data collection
system, we have created, managed, analyzed or implemented it.
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