With $46 Million Raised, New Journalism Effort Seeks to Spark Revival of Local News
As the economic plunge caused by the coronavirus decimates local newsrooms, a new venture is providing money, coaching, and other resources to build a flourishing network of nonprofit newsrooms across the country.
By Dan Parks
Contributor
How Companies Are Responding to the Covid-19 Epidemic (Podcast)
Daryl Brewster says companies are voluntarily stepping up to make an impact.
Foundations and Donors Step Up Grants to Help Workers Hurt by the Pandemic
A $7.1 million effort unveiled Tuesday aims to grow to $20 million as philanthropy seeks to provide immediate needs for low-wage workers and help them gain more power and benefits after the immediate crisis is over.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
The nonprofit has created a free resource that provides a variety of tools to help children and families manage stressful situations, address emotional needs, and provide playful learning opportunities.
Nonprofits Are Leading the Way in the Fight Against Covid-19
Fueled by philanthropists, nonprofits are more nimble and more attuned to demands to protect the public than government. To continue that role, they will need to heed lessons from 9/11 and other national emergencies.
By Gregory R. Witkowski
Contributor
How the Covid-19 Epidemic is Affecting Cancer Patients (Podcast)
Gary Reedy also talks about what the American Cancer Society is doing to help cancer patients during this crisis.
An open letter signed by 356 philanthropies and individuals urges grant makers to consider racist attacks as part of their rapid-response grants and as they shape their long-term response to the health and economic crisis.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Reporter
Robert Wood Johnson Commits $50 Million to Help Neediest Victims of Pandemic and Economic Fall
The departure from its typical grants to research institutions is designed to call attention to the impact in people for whom social distancing is a “life or death struggle,” said the president of the foundation.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
How Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Helping Local Leaders Fight the Covid-19 Epidemic (Podcast)
The nonprofit is working with the National League of Cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors to help America’s communities.
Foundations and Nonprofits See Crisis as Opportunity to Advance Equity
A pledge by foundations to provide more general operating support, reduce paperwork, and support organizations in the hardest hit communities is seen as a crucial opening.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Independent Sector CEO on How the Stimulus Package Can Benefit Nonprofits (Podcast)
Dan Cardinali says that nonprofits with 500 or fewer employees will have access to the Small Business Association loan program, which provides loans that are forgivable.
An International Aid Group Gears Up for Covid-19
Mercy Corps is preparing for the possibility of significant outbreaks in the countries where it works. At the same time, it has seen a drop in monthly donors because of the economic crisis.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
United Way Worldwide CEO Discusses Changes in the Nonprofit World Due to Covid-19 (Podcast)
Brian Gallagher says there will be an increase in partnership between digital-based organizations and longstanding nonprofits.
A Simple, Low-Cost Way for Nonprofits and Foundations to Curb the Coronavirus Crisis
Follow the model of the Gates Foundation, which says when there is no vaccine, communications is a vaccine. And stop taking up airtime now with messages that keep the public from paying attention to the urgent need to stay home.
By Sean Gibbons
Contributor
Coronavirus Diaries: a Priority on Consistency for a Nonprofit’s Clients
Nicole Lynn Lewis, CEO of Generation Hope, which supports teen parents pursuing college degrees and their young children, says it’s important for people to understand the impact Covid is having on the families her group serves.
A Chance to Play and Build Ties in a Refugee Camp
The Klabu Foundation has opened a sports clubhouse in the Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement in northern Kenya. The goal is to help people form bonds, find purpose, and learn leadership skills.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence