COVID-19 has changed the world. Learn about Tides' philanthropic response to the virus and to support communities in this challenging time.

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Stronger Together: Finding Strength, Taking Action

These are not easy times. We’re confronted daily with news about COVID-19 and are worried about what the pandemic means for our own lives, as well as the lives of our families and communities.

Unprecedented times like these call for unprecedented love, strength, and endurance.

At Tides, we work on the frontlines alongside our partners every day to accelerate the pace of social change and, together, work to solve some of our world’s most pressing challenges. COVID-19 is one of those challenges, and we’re proud to announce our dedicated philanthropic response to the pandemic ([link removed] ) , including the Stronger Together Fund ([link removed] ) , an emergency response fund to support the 140+ social ventures that call Tides home and who are seeing a spike in demand to serve high-risk communities due to the virus. Learn more and kindly consider supporting our response efforts here ([link removed] ) .

Furthermore, this month, and on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Tides is excited to launch our WE LEAD ([link removed] ) campaign! Focused on funding frontline women leaders in the fight to protect our climate, WE LEAD ([link removed] ) zeros in on building the public and political will needed to create a healthier, more just, and sustainable planet. Get more info here ([link removed] ) .

Read on for updates about this new campaign, Tides’ response to COVID-19, how we’re investing for a sustainable future, plus more.

Tides Perspectives

Confronting COVID-19 Together

To tackle COVID-19, Tides is harnessing the power of philanthropic giving ([link removed] ) and collective action to catalyze support where it’s needed most. From the Stronger Together Fund ([link removed] ) to new philanthropic partnerships including Project N95 ([link removed] ) and #StopTheSpread ([link removed] ) , we’re approaching this pandemic the most impactful way: together. Please join us ([link removed] ) and consider supporting our efforts ([link removed] ) to ensure we can save and protect as many lives as possible during these unprecedented times. Read more here » ([link removed] )

Investing for a Sustainable Climate

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and investing in the health of our planet has never been more important. At Tides, we’re proud to have mobilized $11M in impact investments ([link removed] ) focused on the environment, and we don’t intend to stop there. Read more ([link removed] ) from Tides’ Director of Investments, Dhaval Patel, and Philanthropic Advisor, Georgie Rubens, about how Tides is working to promote a sustainable tomorrow, one investment at a time.

WE LEAD: Women Take the Lead on the Environment

We’re excited to announce Tides’s WE LEAD campaign ([link removed] ) kicking off this month — and on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! WE LEAD, or the Women’s Environmental Leadership Fund, focuses on frontline women leaders in the fight against climate change. The campaign prioritizes investments in women who are heading up the effective, transformative fight to stabilize our planet and who are, historically, most overlooked by philanthropy. Learn more ([link removed] ) about our approach to ensuring that these voices are heard and that their impact is felt.

Tides Community Updates

Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

Tides is proud to partner with Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) to host their California Immigrant Resilience Fund. GCIR seeks to raise $50M to provide direct cash assistance to undocumented immigrant Californians affected by the COVID-19 pandemic who are excluded from federal relief and who are ineligible for state safety-net programs. The Fund is part of a public-private partnership with Governor Newsom, who launched the nation's first $75M state-financed immigrant relief fund for a combined $125M in support.

More than two million Californians are undocumented. They and their families are among the most vulnerable to harm due to the coronavirus — in particular while thousands of these migrants combat the crisis as essential frontline workers in healthcare, food and grocery supply chains, and sanitation roles. This Fund will provide both short-term individual support and long-term infrastructure rebuilding to ensure an equitable future for all migrants.

Tides is grateful for the opportunity to move these critical resources to the undocumented Californians hit hardest. Learn more about the Fund ([link removed] ) and donate now ([link removed] ) .

Okta

As the impact of COVID-19 on the entire social change sector sets in, one thing is becoming painfully clear: the sector is ill-equipped to handle a disruption of this nature and scale. Particularly, many nonprofits are not prepared to leverage technology to enable remote working, secure their data and continue to deliver their vital services in communities across the globe. In the past two years, our partner Okta, through the Okta for Good Fund at Tides, has been addressing this very issue head-on, supporting ecosystem players who are making the digital transformation of the nonprofit sector a reality. We are thrilled to share the landmark announcement at Oktane20 ([link removed] ) about Okta’s $10 million commitment ([link removed] ) to invest in nonprofits working at the intersection of social good and technology.

Nonprofit Centers Network

Tides’ Real Estate Team is excited to welcome back The Nonprofit Center Network ([link removed] ) (NCN) as a fiscally-sponsored partner. NCN is a community of 150+ members who operate mission-driven shared spaces and shared services throughout North America. As Tides operates two collaborative workspaces, one in San Francisco and another in New York, this new partnership is a great opportunity to collaborate on growing the network and building the capacity of nonprofit centers.

In response to COVID-19, NCN has launched a series of webinars focused on supporting nonprofit center operators as well as their communities as they weather the pandemic. Topics include managing expenses while buildings sit empty, working with nonprofit tenants that are financially impacted and supporting tenant communities through virtual connection.

On Our Radar

CDFI Supporters: Be a Good Partner to Communities

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI’s) provide financing for communities left behind by the mainstream financial system. With more than 1,000 CDFI’s in all 50 states managing $185 billion in loans and investments, these institutions provide a powerful safety net. Tides, along with Pacific Community Ventures and 15 other financial organizations, are asking supporters of CDFI’s to adopt key practices to be good partners with communities most at risk right now. Read the letter to find out more and to learn what you can do. ([link removed] )

Tides Stands Against Anti-Asian Violence

While a crisis brings out the best of humanity, it can also bring out fear and hate. This is why Tides stands alongside 365 groups and individuals in the philanthropic sector against anti-Asian violence ([link removed] ) happening during the pandemic. Tides urges donors and grantmakers to include Asian Americans in providing responsive funds that are equitable for institutions, and to speak out when prejudice is directed against Asian Americans. If you’re a Tides partner, consider reaching out to your advisor to learn what you can do to take action and get involved.

Healthy Democracy Fund

As COVID-19 has spread across the country, only 15 states have been compelled to postpone primaries. This has compounded the impact of the virus on Black and Brown communities. For instance, Kira Lerner reported in The Appeal ([link removed] ) in early April: “Wisconsin’s Black residents, who are already disproportionately impacted by the state’s suppressive voter ID law and voter purges, have also been hit harder by the coronavirus. The state is 6.7 percent Black, but 40 percent of the people who have died from COVID-19 in Wisconsin have been Black residents of Milwaukee.”

We must ensure that exercising our right to vote is a fair, just, and inclusive process. Since January 2020, Tides’ Healthy Democracy Fund ([link removed] ) and related Tides strategies have facilitated nearly $5M for non-partisan voter registration and voter protection strategies. If you’re interested in how you can help fund voter outreach efforts and increase civic engagement, please contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .

What We're Reading

- The effects of COVID-19 -- as well as pollution -- have a greater impact on minorities. A town in Texas once known as the “cancer belt” ([link removed] ) , is a poignant example of how pollution plus COVID-19 is a toxic mix and is trapping some minority communities in an impossible corner.
- As organizations are moving quickly to respond to the COVID-19 public health crisis, Lori Villarosa, Founder & Executive Director of Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity ([link removed] ) , a Tides partner, reminds us ([link removed] ) that paying attention to racial justice is even more important. Villarosa gives practical examples of what to consider to avoid furthering institutionalized and systemic racial biases and racism in our collective COVID-19 response.
- A recent New York Times opinion piece writes that over 2 million prisoners and 400,000 corrections officers ([link removed] ) are living and working in close quarters every day, during a time when social distancing is the norm. Learn what’s happening in jails across America and how you can support through Tides’ partner Community Justice Exchange’s ([link removed] ) National Bail Fund Network ([link removed] ) .
- “As we knew then, and know today, a virus does not discriminate against an ethnic group or region of the world, and neither should we” says John Cunningham, Executive Director of Tides partner National AIDS Memorial Grove ([link removed] ) , in his San Francisco Chronicle opinion article ([link removed] ) . Cunningham reminds us that the AIDS epidemic had its first confirmed case in San Francisco 39 years ago this month and relays his experience during that difficult time to share the hopes, fears and questions that we are facing today as well as lessons learned.
- Larry Brilliant is the Board Chair of Tides partner, Ending Pandemics ([link removed] ) . An epidemiologist who worked on eradicating smallpox in the 1970s, he shares insight into the COVID-19 pandemic. Read his article in Wired magazine ([link removed] ) .

Where We’ll Be

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Tidesters
will attend
Voices for the Earth Summit ([link removed] )
hosted by Tides' partner Pachamama Alliance.

April 22, 2020

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Dhaval Patel, director of investments, and Becca Shepherd, manager of learning and evaluation,
will attend
Accelerate Good Global Conference, ([link removed] )
hosted by Mission Investors Exchange.

May 11

Tides, 1012 Torney Ave., San Francisco, CA 94129, United States, 415.561.6400

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