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EATING 2020 INSIGHTS CONSUMED BY READERS ACROSS THE US

Written by Orie Posted in News

As researchers who are always searching for the “stories in the data,” we are proud to see the insights we uncover here in Columbus receive significant attention both across the nation (this FSR magazine article and Modern Restaurant Magazine article are two examples) and across Ohio (Columbus Business First).

We hope business leaders in the restaurant and grocery sectors, along with the communities who rely on them, are able to use these insights to more effectively plan for tomorrow. Our restaurateurs and grocers face an unprecedented challenge and will require continued and substantial support.

Publicizing COVID-19’s effect on nonprofits

Written by Orie Posted in News

It’s great to see media picking up different pieces of the story that United Way of Central Ohio, the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County, and our firm is sharing with the public.

WBNS 10TV’s coverage focused on the revenue hit due to cancelled fundraisers, while Columbus Business First’s coverage focused on how many nonprofits are making greater use of online or telephone platforms to deliver their services.

We are preparing for the next wave of this effort to better understand and aid this critical segment of the nonprofit sector. More to come soon!

COVID-19’s Impact On Central Ohio Nonprofits: mid-April2020

Written by Orie Posted in News

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.