Inland Empire Community Foundation reaching out to groups affected by coronavirus

It has established the IE COVID-19 Resilience Fund to support programs that help residents

By Rebecca K. O'Connor, The Sun | April 02, 2020

Inland Empire, California –

Inland Empire Community Foundation requests input from nonprofit groups to help respond to pressing needs during the COVID-10 outbreak.

"COVID-19 is straining local nonprofits of all sizes and missions, with the loss of revenue from canceled fundraisers to having to adapt to new technology and find ways to care for vulnerable communities while keeping staff safe, it’s pretty unreal, especially for community groups with small budgets and big hearts,” Inland Empire Community Foundation CEO Michelle Decker said.

To better understand the issues and needs of area nonprofit groups, the foundation has partnered with the Center for Social Innovation at UC Riverside to poll nonprofit leaders about their current service area, the needs of the population they serve and the economic impact on the organization’s operations and sustainability.

Nonprofit leaders are urged to visit https://socialinnovation.ucr.edu/IE-covid19 to fill out the survey and seek resources.