Curated List of Resources on Coronavirus and Fundraising

FREE FUNDRAISING IN A CRISIS WEBINAR REPLAY 

• Webinar Here's the link to the playback of the webinar that I hosted Wednesday on keeping donors near, dear, and clear. Also including information about raising money for relief efforts and through virtual events.  Access to the video replay, as well as slides and an audio version can be accessed for free when you subscribe.

CRISIS COMMUNICATION

• Crisis Communication for Fundraisers (Interview with Katie Garcia) (Real Deal Fundraising)

​INCLUDING CRISIS IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING

• Planning for the Unexpected (Real Deal Fundraising)

GENERAL COVID-19 RESOURCES

• Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Spread of the Outbreak (NY Times)
• How to Keep the Greater Good in Mind During the Coronavirus Outbreak (UC Berkeley)
• Leading in a time of a Pandemic (Gary Romano)
• 7 science-base strategies to cope with coronavirus anxiety (The Conversation)
• Increase your presence over webcam or virtual meetings AKA Don't Suck at Zoom! (Michael Kass on LinkedIn)
• The Dos and Don’ts of ‘Social Distancing’ (The Atlantic)
• Why Working from Home Should be Standard? (TED.com)
• Cancel Everything (The Atlantic)
• Coronavirus Fact Vs. Fiction (Audio Series with Sanjay Gupta, CNN)

FUNDRAISING EXAMPLES

• Upaya’s Virtual Gala
• Longy’s Un-Gala
• King County Sexual Assault Center’s Be Loud Breakfast (cancelled but made a great appeal webpage)

PICK-ME-UPS

• Ellen Dissects the Kid-Interrupted BBC Interview
• 33 Pets Keeping You Company While You Work From Home

FUNDRAISING RESOURCES

• Responding to the Coronavirus: Resources to Help Non-Profits (Chronicle of Philanthropy) 
• Fundraising from Home Wiki: a curated location of advice and resources on remote fundraising
• Inspire Hearts Fundraising put together a great list of resources for events in the time of COVID-19

FUNDRAISING ANALYSIS

• Market Drops and Crisis: Fundraising Lessons and Your Lighthouse (John Pepperdine via LinkedIn) PS - This was my favorite piece yet, because it helps us maintain our optimism so we can do our jobs, and our job is to ASK!
• Coronavirus Is Hard on Nonprofits That Rely on Events (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
• Coronavirus and Fundraising (Ter Molen Watkins & Brandt)
• Hiring in the times of COVID-19 (Mariya Yurukova)
• What you can do for your donors and others in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 Edition (Lynne Wester)
• How will Coronavirus affect you fundraising? (Michael Rosen)
• Coronavirus and Fundraising: What to Expect and How to Prepare (Gail Perry)
  
  

COMPANIES DOING THE RIGHT THING RIGHT NOW

• Scholastic Learn at Home is offering free day by day projects by grade level for students sheltering at home.
• Comcast offering 'Internet Essentials' package free for low-income customers for 60 days
• Zoom CEO Eric Yuan Is Giving K-12 Schools His Videoconferencing Tools For Free

If there are other great resources for working through this crisis that you've found helpful, please comment below and let me know about them. If you found this post helpful, please comment and let me know that too! Also subscribe to Real Deal Fundraising so you don't miss the next post! You’ll also start to receive my FUNdraising Friday emails where I bring you curated information and super cool freebies exclusively for my subscribers!​​ And don't forget to visit my store for transformative training and consulting products!

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