Museums ring alarm bells as COVID destroys their budgets, rethinking the essential workers we need in an emergency, how the literary community is stepping up to meet the crisis, and more!

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A Growing Group of Foundations Pledges No “Business as Usual” with COVID-19

Foundations sign a pledge committing to more flexible and responsive practice during COVID-19 and this may be just a starting place for philanthropic change.

Dear Zoom: It’s Time to Step Up for Nonprofits

As Zoom grapples with extraordinary demand, reorganizing should include a commitment to providing more free online time to domestic nonprofits.

The Certainty of Immediate Harm: Museums in COVID-19

Arts organizations were among the hardest hit in the Great Recession, but projections for many museums under COVID-19 look nothing less than disastrous.

Grocery Store Workers Now Qualify as Emergency Workers

Like healthcare workers and first responders, grocery clerks and stockers risk infection as they put themselves in close contact with customers.

During COVID-19 Crisis, Literary Community Takes Care of Its Own—and Others

Do writers understand social isolation better than others? Whatever the reason, the literary community has been quick to respond to the need to help people cope with an extraordinary global moment.

Nonprofits Scramble to Reorganize around Restaurant Workers’ Needs

The national restaurant association estimates 5–7 million restaurant workers face imminent layoffs. Nonprofits respond, while advocating for government intervention.

Amid Social Distancing, Families without Homes Reclaim L.A. Empty Houses

Fearing extra vulnerability to coronavirus, families experiencing homelessness in L.A. have taken over vacant state-owned properties. They assert that government should be using all available vacant space to house people during the crisis.

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