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- Business Wire reports on how GoFundMe and Bonterra are incentivizing corporate giving for hurricane relief with a $200,000 donation match.
- How can your organization prioritize supporting relief efforts for communities impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton?
- Learn more about disaster relief and recovery and how you can help.
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Bonterra, a software company for social good, is teaming up with GoFundMe and GoFundMe.org to launch a matching program to deliver immediate cash grants to victims of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, incentivizing corporate giving for hurricane relief. Effective immediately, together Bonterra and GoFundMe will match up to $200,000 in donations from corporate givers, foundations, and grantmakers to the GoFundMe.org Hurricane Relief Fund, which provides direct relief to people in need following major hurricanes.
Through this first partnership with GoFundMe, major funders like foundations, grantmakers, and employee matching programs can quickly respond to the critical needs created by Hurricanes Helene and Milton — and be matched dollar for dollar thanks to the generosity of GoFundMe and Bonterra, effectively rewarding corporate giving for hurricane relief.
$200,000 Donation Match Incentivizes Corporate Giving for Hurricane Relief
“People across the Southeast are looking to our country’s top corporate and foundational givers for help in the wake of Hurricane Helene, and in preparation for Hurricane Milton's landfall,” said Bonterra CEO, Scott Brighton. “We’re proud to call many of the most socially conscious major givers in the world our customers — and we’re honored to be able to extend more support to those in need through our matching contribution with GoFundMe. GoFundMe’s generosity, plus GoFundMe.org’s ability to quickly identify the needs on the ground and issue fast, high-impact grants will provide much-needed relief. This level of impact is exactly why we formed Bonterra.”
“Since Hurricane Helene made its catastrophic landfall, thousands of people have come together to raise more than $50 million on the GoFundMe platform to help those affected,” said GoFundMe CEO, Tim Cadogan. “GoFundMe.org’s Hurricane Relief Fund has delivered hundreds of cash grants to fund supplies, shelter, and other immediate needs for families and businesses across the Southeast, and our team stands ready to support communities impacted by Hurricane Milton. We are proud to enable these relief grants with a contribution of up to $100,000. Thanks to the generosity of Bonterra and donors across the country, we will be able to unlock additional support for the hardest hit communities.”
Read the full article about corporate giving for hurricane relief at Business Wire.