Giving Compass' Take:
- A Fluxx Community Insights survey provides an overview of how funding has changed to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- How can these survey insights help guide individual donor action and response in long-term recovery efforts of COVID-19?
- Read more about philanthropy in the time of COVID-19.
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For many, December is a month for reflection. A time to look back and assess, and use those learnings to plan for the upcoming year. That’s exactly what we aimed to do with our latest Fluxx Community Insights survey. And during a time of reflection, what better topic to survey than the one consistent that dominated this year – the COVID-19 pandemic.
Out of the funders surveyed, 91 percent reported that the COVID-19 pandemic caused them to change their funding. These funders made adjustments by:
- Setting aside funds for emergency giving
- Adding emergency funds for COVID-related expenses
- Allowing for flexible deadlines
- Adding additional funding cycles
- Building new programs for general operating support
Many funders also reported that they plan to continue using many of the methods they adopted during COVID – finding them to be an effective way to further build capacity and trust with grantees.
Read the full article about COVID-19 philanthropy at Fluxx.