March 23, 2020
A Message to Our Clients, Partners, Colleagues and Friends:
 
First, we hope that you and your families are staying safe and vigilant during the coronavirus pandemic.

As the pandemic has increased its influence across much of our society, the UMass Donahue Institute continues to fully serve our clients, whether they be in the Commonwealth, New England, across the U.S. and around the world. Our operations have moved into a fully virtual status and we are fortunate to have the necessary technology available to us, and staff fully equipped to maximize its benefits.

Here are just a few written pieces of public outreach we've produced in response to the pandemic:

" COVID-19 pandemic pushing the MA economy towards recession", written by the MassBenchmarks editorial board. This piece is based on the board's most recent meeting (Friday, March 13), its first virtual meeting in its 22 year history.

Many of us have transitioned to working away from our normal office setting. " Top 10 tips for Working Successfully from Home", is authored by Sharon Vardatira, director of Nonprofit Funding & Fiscal Solutions and director of the institute's Business Development office. As you'll learn, Sharon is a veteran of working from home, and she has some very practical and useful tips for making that experience particularly successful.

To meet the needs of businesses that continue to focus on staff development, we have " Ten Tips: Transferring Classroom-based Training to a Virtual Learning Environment", authored by Dana Henry, director of Organizational Development & Learning Solutions (ODLS) and Dana Remian, e-Learning Specialist at ODLS.

Many of us have faced travel restrictions. " A Tale from a COVID-19 State of Emergency", is authored by Ken LeBlond, our marketing communications manager. He wrote this blog post for Pakistan's Express Tribune newspaper after a trip to Pakistan he was to join with a team from our UMass Civic Initiative this month was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Finally, alumni of our many international exchange programs run by the UMass Civic Initiative have been sending us updates from around the world on how the virus has affected them and how they are taking care of themselves.   Read updates from Europe, Africa, Australia, South America and Asia.

Contact us at our main number, (413) 545-0001, or visit www.donahue.umassp.edu to access email addresses for our business groups and their staff.

As this pandemic continues to evolve, we wish everyone continued health and safety.
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