Nonprofits are struggling amid the Covid-19 crisis, reports the Times of San Diego.

As California and the rest of the country have all but shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofits have been hit particularly hard, a University of San Diego survey revealed Tuesday.

According to Biz Tech Magazine, nonprofits are turning to fundraising platforms that help them gather donations in the field. 

Nonprofit giving is on the rise. According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, Americans donated more than $410 billion to nonprofits in 2017, and that amount has continued to grow.

According to Tech Crunch, a nonprofit in Sydney is working to get medical supplies into the hands of those that need them. 

A new Sydney-based nonprofit volunteer organization called RapidWard launched this week, with a focus on getting critical medical supplies from producers in China to healthcare professionals, doctors, hospitals and governments worldwide who need them.

IT Forward’s free social platform for nonprofit organizations – NPlace – launched a Disaster Preparedness Group designed to help nonprofit talent share best practices, ask questions and collect industry resources to support emergency preparedness and remote work planning in response to coronavirus impacts nationwide. Resources available include CDC interim guidance for employers on planning for coronavirus response, Nonprofit Risk Management Center advice on cancelling events, Nonprofit New York Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan Template, Nonprofit Risk Management Center Business Continuity Plan, and a remote work checklist.