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Local Mental Health Nonprofits Address COVID-19 Related Stress, Anxiety
Since May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, this article will highlight some of the ways our extraordinary local nonprofits have pivoted their service model to adapt to the current crisis.
Women's Fund of Santa Barbara presents $685,000 to Local Nonprofits
At its 16th annual Celebration of Grants held on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara awarded grants totaling $685,000 to nine local nonprofit agencies
COVID-19 Special Announcement
Through Nonprofit Kinect, I am trying to do my part to alleviate distress by shining a light on the good and essential work of our nonprofits and encouraging donors to dig deep to help their favorite organizations during this stressful time. I believe that, if each of us does our part, together we can find a silver lining in this dark cloud.
Scenario Planning: Drive Strategic Action And Real ROI
If your nonprofit is struggling to respond to change—in denial about or paralyzed by change, or both—scenario planning can help and can drive real-world, bottom-line results.
How Some Are Coping and Adapting to Survive, Continue to Deliver Services Amid Coronavirus
Our nonprofits are resilient and adaptable, in the face of the destructive impact of COVID-19 because they are so clearly focused on their mission.
9 actionable ways to lead with transparency in uncertain times
Nine essential tips for how leaders can communicate directly and openly about this challenging time.
How Funders, Philanthropists are Pitching in to Help Nonprofits During the Crisis
Donors and other funders want to know the quickest ways to ensure their dollars have the biggest impact during this challenging time. This article tells how some funders are having a big impact on local nonprofits.
Easy Lift's Paredes says it's Time to Pivot and Reinvent our Mousetrap
How one local nonprofit is responding to the crisis by looking at the big picture: the entire Santa Barbara nonprofit sector
Nonprofits Heroically Navigate the Choppy Coronavirus Waters
The dramatic changes wrought by the Coronavirus threaten to devastate our often underfunded but efficiently-run nonprofit organizations.
Beyond Coronavirus: The Path to the Next Normal
The coronavirus is not only a health crisis of immense proportion—it’s also an imminent restructuring of the global economic order. Here’s how leaders can begin navigating to what’s next.