ImpactAssets, a nonprofit impact investment firm that invests in funds and companies that create social and environmental return alongside of financial return, today announced the launch of the ImpactAssets COVID Response Fund, a hybrid of rapid-response charitable giving and flexible impact investing with an initial capacity of more than $1 billion in investment opportunities. The Fund will focus on the immediate unmet needs of small businesses and individuals as well as companies fighting on the front lines of the pandemic, across three groups of beneficiaries: Small businesses and...
As the uncertainties about the length and impact of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic are faced, the efforts of the nonprofits that provide services to our most vulnerable will face economic hardships and food shortages in the months ahead. The Community Disaster Relief Fund was founded in 2015 in response to the Butte Fire. The fund was established with a gift from the Crew Family Endowment Fund. First and foremost, the fund provided assistance to the families, nonprofits and organizations impacted by the Butte Fire. The fund has remained in place in order to provide future assistance...
The California Bridging the Digital Divide Fund is a joint effort of the Governor’s Office, State Board of Education, California Department of Education, and CDE Foundation. The CA BDD Fund is a centralized resource for state leadership to provide essential devices, connectivity, and related digital learning supports for PK-12 students, teachers, and their families. Funds from this campaign will go directly to equip school districts with the resources they need to enable distance learning for our 6.2 million learners and 300,000+ teachers. As the private, non-profit partner of the California...
West Marin Fund has established the COVID-19 Community Response Fund to address these challenges both immediately and in the foreseeable future. The Fund is taking the following action: Providing immediate funding to trusted local non-profits that provide essential services in the community; Ensuring families and individuals facing the greatest hardship receive immediate assistance – particularly people who are undocumented, families of low-income with young children, and isolated seniors; Helping local nonprofits link to governmental and other resources to continue operating; Collaborating...
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