Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

After everything locked down at the beginning of the pandemic, nonprofits were forced to improvise like every other business and institution. The demand for needs from every nonprofit drastically increased as people were losing their jobs, health insurance, ability to put food on the table and housing like never before.

It was crucial that nonprofits worked together more than ever before to stay on top of the whirlwind our community was facing. Almost immediately, Serve Denton began coordinating weekly, county-wide nonprofit Zoom calls with over 30 nonprofits participating. These calls lasted for several months, were open to our partners and any other nonprofit that wanted to join, and proved to be a crucial platform for building connections and amplifying everyone's ability to help people in need.

Nonprofits were able to connect with each other and express needs as they arose. It also allowed them to keep each other updated on how their services were changing in light of government recommendations.

There were even new programs formed from the calls. Several nonprofits expressed the need for childcare. Through these calls, they were able to organize and collaborate to start childcare for families affected by the pandemic.

Nonprofits are able to do more when they work together. This showed just how true that really is.