This piece is shared as part of Pledge 1%’s #GivingTuesdayNow campaign, which highlights how Pledge 1% members and the business community are coming together as a force for good to combat COVID-19.
Giving Tuesday is different this year. COVID-19 has disrupted volunteering plans across the world, and it’s brought much of our society to a screeching halt. But as for our work at Fluxx? We’re busier than ever. Fluxx is a grants management platform that provides innovative solutions to power modern philanthropy. We help funders (those who give away money) and recipients (nonprofits) manage and streamline their grant lifecycle. And now we’re rallying around funders old and new to help them tackle COVID-19 in a multitude of ways.
Today we’d like to tell you about how we supported a brand new COVID-19 initiative – from ideation through deployment. Our team’s labor was provided at no cost. This pro bono work is part of our Pledge 1% commitment, and frankly, it’s the right thing to do at a time like this.
We’re excited to share that Fluxx was recently selected to power the new state-wide Colorado COVID Relief Fund. Driven by the Colorado Governor’s Office and supported by our client The Colorado Health Foundation, this initiative was formed to provide grants up to $25k to nonprofit organizations, local governments, school districts and small businesses of Colorado to help support communities most disproportionately impacted by the crisis.
Within two weeks, the Colorado COVID Relief Fund Fluxx solution was live. In record time our team built the Fund’s web portal for accepting applications and backend site for administrators to process and review grants through our solution. The fund started with $10 million and the team continues to fundraise in the hopes of growing that grant pool. The Fund received over 1,000 applications within the first two-week grant cycle.
“We’re forever grateful to Fluxx for donating their services to build the application platform for the Colorado COVID Relief Fund. We know that every minute help is delayed has a real impact on people’s lives, and this partnership has revealed the power of nimbleness in the midst of crisis. The team rolled up their sleeves and threw out the rulebook to stand this up quickly, and now, just a couple weeks later, funding is on its way to Colorado communities bearing the brunt of the health, social and economic ramifications of the coronavirus crisis. Fluxx is certainly more than grant management software. It’s a group of people who care about the same things we do,” said Karen McNeil-Miller, President and CEO of The Colorado Health Foundation and Executive Committee Member for the Colorado COVID Relief Fund.
With so many government and private institutions currently buckling under the strain of this global pandemic, we are proud to see philanthropy step up to the plate and rapidly deploy resources and assistance. We’re honored to support the Colorado Governor’s Office and The Colorado Health Foundation’s efforts to mitigate COVID-19’s impact on their state.
So this Giving Tuesday our team will continue to work and support all of our amazing clients, many of whom are fighting COVID-19 on the frontlines, funding research, and supporting innovative health-related solutions!
