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GOODNATION PARTNERS WITH NATIONAL VOAD TO LAUNCH CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE FUNDNEW YORK and ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Goodnation, the first philanthropic advising platform to connect donors with top-performing charities that reflect their values and interests, today announced it has partnered with National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) to create the Coronavirus Response Fund. Focused on our most vulnerable populations -- seniors, the homeless, families living in poverty, people with a disability and students in need -- Goodnation’s Coronavirus Response Fund enables donors to give where and when it is most needed across the country and world. “COVID-19 is a disaster the whole country is facing at the exact same time. Disaster response groups and nonprofit organizations serving vulnerable communities are mobilizing and need immediate support to be effective,” said Rob Hansen, president of Goodnation. “NVOAD has a long track record of understanding and meeting the needs of people at risk in the face of a disaster and together we will ensure the resources go where they can have the greatest impact.” Goodnation surveyed the nonprofits on their platform and worked closely with NVOAD to create the Coronavirus Response Fund to address the most immediate needs. Donations will be used for disaster response to care for the most vulnerable across the 56 U.S. states and territories,? local support by nonprofits already on the front lines in U.S. communities and global intervention by leading international health and relief organizations. “In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, donors are often overwhelmed and aren’t sure where their donation will have the greatest impact. We partnered with Goodnation to reach people who want to aid their neighbors and help mitigate the inevitable effects the coronavirus is having on community health and beyond,” said Greg Forrester, president and CEO of NVOAD. “Through this effort, people will be fed, emotional care provided, and community resources enhanced. More people will have hope, will survive, and will have a chance of making it trough this crisis.” Working with NVOAD, who is staging a major on-the-ground response across the United States, and surveying the high-impact nonprofits on their own platform, Goodnation identified and vetted over 25 community-based and global nonprofit organizations for inclusion in the fund. They are leading programs and foundations on the front lines of the ongoing efforts to support vulnerable populations worldwide, including:
“Whether directly responding to the coronavirus crisis or not, nonprofits are already beginning to struggle financially as donors’ priorities are elsewhere and critical fundraising events over the next several months are canceled,” said Hansen. Goodnation will add nonprofits to the fund as new needs emerge. Anyone can donate any amount of money through the fund. To donate, learn more about the nonprofit groups or for more information, visit www.goodnation.io/coronavirusfund. About Goodnation About National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster MEDIA CONTACT: |