Disaster Tech Wins 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award

 A New York-based investor with experience in executive leadership positions, Roger Coleman owns Coleman Ventures & Coleman Group Partners in NYC. In addition, he serves as the chief strategy officer of Disaster Tech in Washington, DC. In recognition of Roger Coleman and his company’s disaster preparedness work, Microsoft honored them with its Partner of the Year Award for Disaster Tech’s integration of Azure, Microsoft’s cloud system, in its software.

The Partner of the Year Awards recognize companies of all sizes for creating new products and services that utilize the entire spectrum of Microsoft’s offerings. To reflect the continual technological advancements originating in the private sector, Microsoft does not maintain a fixed list of categories each year. Instead, it grows the list to address evolving uses for technology in the workplace. In 2022, examples of new categories included the Compliance Award, which celebrates novel cybersecurity measures, and the Operational Excellence Award, for the logistical importance of running a company smoothly.

In 2022, over 3,900 nominees applied across 126 countries. Microsoft first announced the finalists and honorable mentions on its website in June, then publicized the winners at its Microsoft Inspire conference.

About Disaster Tech's DICE Platform

 An investor who donates his profits to charities chosen by his partners at Coleman Ventures & Coleman Group Partners in NYC, Roger Coleman is also the cofounder and chief strategy officer for Disaster Tech. With the assistance of colleagues with military and government experience, Roger Coleman’s New York firm developed its DICE (Decision science Integrated Collaboration Environment) platform.

When a disaster occurs, a company’s disaster preparedness team can use the DICE platform to alert the rest of the company. Using quantitative and visual data from academic and government sources, the team can explain the type and scope of the disaster, and list any company assets in imminent danger. The platform can also alert employees to damage to critical assets.

To expedite communication, DICE is compatible with the most commonly used work productivity apps and services. Teams can import PDFs and raw data from DICE’s dashboard into Microsoft Teams. They can also email or text employees directly within the app, in case other communication methods are nonoperational.

Charity Navigator Names Tuesday’s Children a Four-Star Charity

 New York Resident Roger Coleman owns Coleman Ventures & Coleman Group Partners in NYC. He also serves as president and chief strategy officer of Disaster Technologies Incorporated in Washington, DC. Roger Coleman of New York is also a cofounder of the charitable nonprofit Tuesday’s Children.

A reaction to the 9/11 terrorist attacks of 2001, Tuesday’s Children supports families of fallen soldiers and others who have suffered personal losses in miliary conflicts, terrorist activities, or mass violence. In 2022, Charity Navigator confirmed Tuesday’s Children as a “4-star” charity.

Charity Navigator lists each of the 1.6 million American nonprofit organizations that are currently registered with the Internal Revenue Service. However, it only bestows a perfect 4-star rating on the top 25 percent.

A mark of trustworthiness in the eyes of donors, a perfect rating on Charity Navigator requires far more than simple transparency. While 80 percent of its organizational evaluation is focused on accountability and finance, it also devotes 10 percent of its analysis to leadership and adaptability and 10 percent to culture and community.