FILE - In this Tuesday, March 10, 2020 file photo, two visitors wear masks due to the threat of the COVID-19 coronavirus as they walk through the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The institution is bracing for a $100 million shortfall in revenue due to the pandemic.
Those two Mets, and comparably large nonprofits, will almost certainly survive. Palmer isn’t so confident about some smaller organizations that have had to cancel fundraisers.Some religious groups are anxious as online worship replaces in-person services. The Catholic Archdiocese of New York has reported a 50% drop in cash donations and warned that some parishes will struggle to stay open.
“The enormity of this has stretched us to the point where it’s unclear how long it’s sustainable,” Markham said. The nonprofit Portsmouth Music and Arts Center in New Hampshire moved its gala online, airing a fundraising video featuring faculty and students performing. The punk band Dropkick Murphys, whose lead singer Al Barr has Portsmouth ties, shared the video with its 1.8 million Facebook fans.
“United Way was born from and made for crises like this one,” Gallagher said. “But along with other nonprofits, we need support from the federal government, just like the airlines or the hospitality industry.”
This is a very good piece of reporting. Many of these non-government organisations have been hit extremely hard before and after the virus lockdown and people don't realise how much their community relies on these ngo's.
.BGallagherUW is exactly right. Nonprofits must be treated with equity in funding distribution from the federal government. That’s why we sent a letter to SBAgov calling for CARESAct funding data to be released. Take Action Now: Relief4Charities
Charities only for charities, not personal... Buu.
In the big picture, these things are not relevant to our survival. It’s down to that.
A good piece of reporting in an area of our community that often gets overlooked or struggles for funding.
and professional sports, and restaurants, and travel industry et al
You cannot expect the wealthy to give in an uncertain economy; the need is so great...they may end begging for a few bucks to feed their families
Seriously? FakeNewsMedia
Charity begins at home... fuck all ya'll!
the marble statues will still be there
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