COVID-19’s Impact On Central Ohio Nonprofits: mid-April2020
Nonprofit organizations are rapidly adapting to the social and economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. To better understand the unprecedented challenges facing these organizations and to identify specific areas where support might be needed most, we partnered with the United Way of Central Ohio and the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County to conduct a survey of Central Ohio’s human service nonprofits.
Within the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e., since Ohio declared a state of emergency), we learned that only 20% of nonprofit programs are operating as they did before the crisis. Many local nonprofits have eliminated a significant part of their workforce due to COVID-19. Lost revenue from cancelled fundraising events is estimated to be over $8 million, among other revenue impacts.
But alongside these devastating, negative impacts, there are also some notes of hope: stories that show the resilience and passion of these organizations’ employees as they deliver high-quality services to Central Ohio’s most vulnerable residents.
But don’t just take our word for it. Download this report, share it with others, and consider doing whatever you can to help.
Stay healthy, all.
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