{"id":28830,"date":"2020-03-25T13:23:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=28830"},"modified":"2020-03-26T12:31:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T16:31:44","slug":"covid-19-government-support-for-charities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2020\/03\/25\/covid-19-government-support-for-charities\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Government Support for Charities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706\" data-series-id=\"440\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 6 of 45 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200324-covid-19-FINAL-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200324-covid-19-FINAL-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200324-covid-19-FINAL-2-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200324-covid-19-FINAL-2-768x297.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Join by <a href=\"https:\/\/thegreen.community\/c\/cccc-covid19-response\/\">Clicking Here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CCCC is regularly engaged with government and has reached out to the federal government with a note expressing gratitude for the immediate measures being put in place to financially assist charities during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can read the letter of thanks here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1896\" height=\"2453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200325-COVID-Advocacy-Gratitude-from-the-Christian-Charitable-Sector_Page_1.png?fit=625%2C809&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200325-COVID-Advocacy-Gratitude-from-the-Christian-Charitable-Sector_Page_1.png 1896w, https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200325-COVID-Advocacy-Gratitude-from-the-Christian-Charitable-Sector_Page_1-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200325-COVID-Advocacy-Gratitude-from-the-Christian-Charitable-Sector_Page_1-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200325-COVID-Advocacy-Gratitude-from-the-Christian-Charitable-Sector_Page_1-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200325-COVID-Advocacy-Gratitude-from-the-Christian-Charitable-Sector_Page_1-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200325-COVID-Advocacy-Gratitude-from-the-Christian-Charitable-Sector_Page_1-1583x2048.png 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1896px) 100vw, 1896px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"2200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200325-COVID-Advocacy-Gratitude-from-the-Christian-Charitable-Sector_Page_2.png?fit=625%2C809&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200325-COVID-Advocacy-Gratitude-from-the-Christian-Charitable-Sector_Page_2.png 1700w, https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200325-COVID-Advocacy-Gratitude-from-the-Christian-Charitable-Sector_Page_2-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200325-COVID-Advocacy-Gratitude-from-the-Christian-Charitable-Sector_Page_2-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200325-COVID-Advocacy-Gratitude-from-the-Christian-Charitable-Sector_Page_2-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200325-COVID-Advocacy-Gratitude-from-the-Christian-Charitable-Sector_Page_2-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200325-COVID-Advocacy-Gratitude-from-the-Christian-Charitable-Sector_Page_2-1583x2048.png 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also recognize that more support will be needed to meet\nthe needs of charities as they adapt and display resiliency to carry out their\nmission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have endorsed Imagine Canada\u2019s request to the government\nfor additional funding and measures that will assist the sector in its ability\nto support communities throughout this crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the key concerns include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Limited cash reserves<\/li><li>Inability to access emergency capital<\/li><li>Fundraising and fee-for-service programs are at\na virtual standstill<\/li><li>Demand for charity\u2019s services <em>increase<\/em>\nduring times of economic certainty<\/li><li>Volunteer shortages for human and social service\noperations<\/li><li>Cost of providing essential community services\nhas increased <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read the letter <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginecanada.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/Letter%20to%20the%20Prime%20Minister%20and%20Ministers%20%28March%2023%202020%29.pdf\">here.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charity leaders are invited to share how they are responding\nto the COVID-19 pandemic within their organization in our online community\nforum <a href=\"https:\/\/thegreen.community\/c\/cccc-covid19-response\/\">The Green:\nCOVID-19 Response Room<\/a>.&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706 pps-series-meta-excerpt\" data-series-id=\"440\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 6 of 45 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>CCCC is regularly engaged with government and has reached out to the federal government with a note expressing gratitude for the immediate measures being put in place to financially assist charities during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can read the letter of thanks here: We also recognize that more support will&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2020\/03\/25\/covid-19-government-support-for-charities\/\" class=\"linkbutton\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ts_fic_featured_image_caption":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[436,137],"tags":[437,240,435,438],"series":[440],"class_list":["post-28830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid-19","category-uncategorized","tag-advocacy","tag-charities","tag-covid-19","tag-government","series-covid-19"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28830\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28830"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=28830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}