Coronavirus & Nonprofits: Resources for Responding to COVID-19
Source: Wired Impact
Wondering how to craft the right kind of messaging for your nonprofit’s audiences? Or how your regular marketing and communications need to change? Learn more about effective crisis communications, sharing effective content, and how to prepare your team.
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Crisis Communication Best Practices for Nonprofits (Prosper Strategies)
- Coronavirus comms for charities (Madeleine Sugden)
- Communications in the Time of Coronavirus (Grassfed Media)
- Coronavirus comms for charities (Charity Digital, UK)
- Responding To Coronavirus: A Playbook For Marketing And Communications (Forrester)
- Effective Public Health Communication in an Interconnected World (Rockefeller Foundation)
- 10 Best Practices for Communication Management of COVID-19 (Weinstein PR)
- Communicating About The Coronavirus And Your Upcoming Events (Nonprofit Marketing Guide)
- Communicating About Coronavirus And Your Events, Part 2 (Nonprofit Marketing Guide)
- 10 tips to help your business communicate throughout the coronavirus crisis (The Next Web)
- Twitter Offers Advice for Brand Communications Amid Coronavirus Outbreak (Social Media Today)
- Coronavirus’ Impact On Digital Analytics (Seer Interactive)
Examples of Real Responses #
It’s always nice to have some examples to work from, so we’re sourced some recent announcements from organizations who are responding to coronavirus concerns.
Health Organizations #
- ALF Statement on COVID-19 Coronavirus (American Liver Foundation)
- Coronavirus (Covid-19)—What HFA is Doing (Hemophilia Federation of America)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): What New Yorkers should know (Fund for Public Health NYC)
- Family Conference Cancelled Due to Coronavirus (National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias)
Museums & the Arts #
- Open for Exploration: A Message About the Coronavirus (McEnvoy Foundation for the Arts)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Museum of Science)
- COVID-19 update: March 12-April 8 events canceled (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
Community & Religious Organizations #
- Statement on COVID-19 (Special Olympics Georgia)
- CEO Message On COVID-19 to the Family Promise Community (Family Promise)
- Covid-19 Prevention Practices (2nd Harvest)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates (Girl Scouts, River Valleys)
- Your Federation’s Response to COVID-19 (Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle)
- Prayers for people affected by the new coronavirus (World Vision)
Foundations #
- Coronavirus Response (Afya Foundation)
- MacArthur Coronavirus Guidance (MacArthur Foundation)
- Our Response to Coronavirus COV-19 Concerns (The Skillman Foundation)
- Potential Needs in Southeast Michigan Related to Covid-19 (Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan)
Environment & Advocacy Nonprofits #
- Statement on Coronavirus (ClimateWorks Foundation)
- Actions We Are Taking in Response to COVID-19 (Mass Audubon)
- COVID-19 Update (Keep Austin Beautiful)
- Fontenelle Forest’s Statement Regarding Coronavirus (Fontenelle Forest)