COVID-Response Funding

Episode HighlightsSprucing up for video calls means putting on earrings these days.Some foundations are rising to the occasion and others…well…aren’t.Notes to Foundations:Make the applications easier.Stop requiring hard copies. It’s ridiculous and dangerous!When rapid response really means rapid applications, but not funding.Stop pulling funding or shifting funding away from organizations who are relying on it.RELEASE ADDITIONAL FUNDING. You have the GD funds.Recognize that the impacts of this crisis will be felt for a long time and that we need our nonprofit sector around for it.Communicate! Let your grantees know that you’re not worried about reporting, numbers, etc.Resources·      Anna Wintour in Sweatpants·      Donor Advised Fund giving surges as pandemic spreads·      Letter urging foundations to grant at significantly increased levels during the COVID crisis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.