By Victoria Mendez | Disaster Response Associate
Thank you — we can’t say it enough! Over the past few years, California’s fire seasons have increased in frequency and severity. There is no longer a fire season in the state but a fire year. As a result, the record-setting wildfires of 2021 uprooted entire communities and displaced thousands of residents. As these catastrophic wildfires continue to threaten Californians, local nonprofit organizations across the state remain on the front lines of response. They are committed to long-term recovery and preparing for the next fire event.
GlobalGiving’s 2021 California Wildfire Relief Fund powered 13 grants to 12 high-impact and community-led nonprofit organizations at the forefront of this crisis. Our team wanted to share a reflection from Sarah, Executive Director of Sonoma Community Animal Response Team, about the impact of your gift:
Since 2017, Sonoma CART has responded to wildfires and floods in Northern California. Of all the largest wildfires in California history, most have occurred within the last eight years, so we have been busy. We receive no government funding and are entirely funded by the community and grants. Your help makes all the difference in our ability to save animal lives during a disaster.
Your generous donation has supported organizations such as:
Your support of the 2021 California Wildfire Fund is advancing community-led recovery, and it helps ensure organizations, like Chico Housing Action Team, receive critical resources to help their community rebuild and prepare for future disasters.
We have completed our final round of grants, and this fund is no longer accepting donations. Once again, thank you for your generosity and support. GlobalGiving stands ready to support our network of trusted partners in California as more fires potentially take place this year.
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With gratitude,
Victoria Méndez + the GlobalGiving team
GlobalGiving Nonprofit Partners Supported By This Fund
Amah Mutsun Land Trust
California Community Foundation
Chico Housing Action Team
Community Foundation Of Mendocino County
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
Humboldt Area Foundation
Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)
North Valley Community Foundation
Plumas Crisis Intervention And Resource Center
Sonoma Community Animal Response Team
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation
Ventura County Community Foundation
By Donna Callejon | Executive Lead of Disaster Recovery
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When a disaster strikes, recovery efforts led by people who live and work in affected communities are often overlooked and underfunded. GlobalGiving is changing this reality. Since 2004, we've been shifting decision-making power to crises-affected communities through trust-based grantmaking and support.
We make it easy, quick, and safe to support people on the ground who understand needs in their communities better than anyone else.
They were there long before the news cameras arrived, and they’ll be there long after the cameras leave. They know how to make their communities more resilient to future disasters, and they’re already hard at work. GlobalGiving puts donations and grants directly into their hands. Because the status quo—which gives the vast majority of funding to a few large organizations—doesn’t make sense.
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