What Canada can learn from global tech non-profits pivoting to address COVID-19 needs

Re-tooling to respond

Why It Matters

As the social impact world tries to adapt to the impacts of COVID-19, organizations are pivoting and re-tooling to help with relief efforts. Hereโ€™s what Canadian non-profits can learn from these eight organizations about pivoting, and zeroing in on where they can make the most impact right now.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across continents, itโ€™s had severe (and scaling)ย effects. In North America alone โ€” where government responses and physical distancing measures only began in earnest in March โ€” half a million people in Canada and a record 3.3 million in the United States have already filed claims for unemployment. Most students likely wonโ€™t finish out the school year in classrooms, and individuals are struggling to balance financial obligations, caretaking, and their own health needs.

For many

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