Your E-Connections - New Nonprofit Needs and Services Being Provided, Upcoming Webinars Open to Board Members

UPDATED! - We continue to update our website with the most recent NEEDS from our nonprofits, as well as SERVICES still being provided for people in need, as well as RESOURCES for employees, employers, families, and more.

Most Recent NEEDS Added:

URGENT NEED - Cleaning/Sanitizing Supplies - needed by multiple nonprofits still providing services including food distribution, child care for healthcare workers, etc

Items for Patients – Lackey Clinic is in need of Oral thermometers, Pulse oximeters, Automatic arm blood pressure cuffs, and masks to allow for telemedicine visits.

Help Packing Food Boxes – Virginia Peninsula Foodbank is in need of help to pack food boxes at various locations and on various days.

To learn more about these needs and how you can help, click here .

Most Recent SERVICES Added:

Greater Williamsburg Basic Needs Map COVID Community Response – This map of resources is designed to help anyone in the community in need in the area.

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula are providing grab-and-go dinners to area youth at eight of our Hampton and Newport News Clubs.

The Williamsburg Farmers Market has moved the market to online ordering with free delivery for Williamsburg/James City County and pick up for people outside of that area.

To learn more about these and other services being provided by our nonprofits, click here .

Our NEW Webinar Series Continues This Week!

Nonprofit Leaders and Board Members are Welcome!

Leadership Challenges During COVID-19

Wednesday, April 8

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Belinda Willis

Join us for a discussion on the leadership challenges that you are currently facing in the midst of the COVID pandemic. Hear from your colleagues, and get new perspective and guidance from each other, as well as from our experienced facilitator. To Register, click here .

Fiduciary Oversight During COVID-19

Thursday, April 16

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

The Bright Solutions

Join us for a discussion on internal and external factors to consider in the midst of COVID, recommendations for managers and boards to consider as you continue to operate, and Q&A with attendees to help you move forward. If you have particular questions/issues you would like addressed, email Karen. To Register, click here .

Other Ways to Help Remotely and/or via Appropriate Social Distancing!

The American Red Cross faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations in recent days. Accordiing to the Red Cross, "Donating is a safe process and people should not hesitate to give or receive blood or platelets." To review local blood drives and make your appt, click here .

Event Cancellation? Are you holding a ticket to an event that had to be cancelled due to COVID-19? If you are able, consider donating the event registration to the organization to cover their lost projected revenue. .

NEW Board Match UP Program!

The New Board Match Up Program has already started making matches! To learn more and to complete your questionnaire, click here .

NetworkPeninsula and the Coronavirus Pandemic

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? We know that your priority right now is taking care of your families, employees, and clients. If they are in need of services, please visit networkpeninsula.org . You will see a link to services, needs, and resources. If what they need is not there, please contact us and we will help connect them.

HOW CAN YOU HELP IF YOU ARE ABLE? Below, you will find easy ways that you and others can help remotely. Visit networkpeninsula.org for even more ways to help remotely and/or via appropriate social distancing.

HOW NetworkPeninsula IS HELPING - We are keeping the lines of communication wide open with our nonprofits to ensure that we are helping in the best way we can to help them remain sustainable, able to continue to help those in need.

With the use of an online messaging platform, we have discussion boards open all day with continuous communications from our nonprofits re: resources available to help them and help each other. The coordination of services we have seen has been awe-inspiring!

We have launched a series of short webinars on topics impacting nonprofits during COVID, including Messaging, Effective Board Meetings Online, Taking Care of Employees, and more.

We continue to update our website with the most recent needs from our nonprofits, as well as services still being provided for people in need and how to access these services.

Lastly, we are curating all of the many resources that are coming in through email and other channels, onto one page by category and with quick access to full links.

Stay in touch !

Let us know how we can help connect you to needs and/or services; and please stay well!