COVID Relief Fund Supports Grantee Operations & Innovations
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Walton Family Foundation created a relief fund to help grantees and communities manage the crisis. An evaluation reveals the challenges of grantmaking during the crisis — and how grantees rose to the occasion.
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September 9, 2022An evaluation of the Walton Family Foundation’s Covid response offers lessons in the opportunities and challenges of emergency funding -
June 13, 2022What we’ve learned about managing polarities in crisis grantmaking
June 21, 2022
Following a successful mask-making push, INTERFORM expands into small-batch production
June 16, 2022
For students without reliable internet during the pandemic, Instruction Partners developed a printable core curriculum for schools
June 23, 2022
When COVID-19 forced The Pontchartrain Conservancy to pause its fieldwork, the organization used the moment to refresh its operations
"We have learned it is possible – even desirable – to be both fast and slow, responsive and strategic, and to act urgently but also deliberately during a crisis."
Matthew Carr and Johanna Morariu, Strategy, Learning & Evaluation Department, Walton Family Foundation
Featured Content
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July 6, 2021Schools used emergency funds to help relieve the challenges of remote learning during the pandemic -
May 20, 2021In Florida, Toni and Uli Frallicciardi fuel their students' passion for academics and action sports -
March 4, 2021A homeschool co-op in Atlanta provides a safe space for students - and relief for parents -
May 12, 2022In North Carolina, one school district is reaching vulnerable students with personalized support
This crisis presents a unique moment for philanthropic conversation and collaboration.