# Fundraisers share advice on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/24/fundraisers-share-advice-on-dealing-with-the-coronavirus-pandemic/ - Published: 2020-03-24T16:53:10+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Fundraisers and fundraising consultants have been quick to offer advice and context on the challenge faced by fundraisers amid the global pandemic that coronavirus represents. **     ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)   Here are a few of the early commentaries published in March before the UK government issued its remain-at-home policy.               ## 1. COVID-19 Doesn’t Need To Slow You Down       Kris Putnam-Walkerly argues in Forbes that philanthropic conversations and activity can still take place even when face-to-face meetings are not an option.        > While face-to-face interaction is great, there is no reason philanthropic efforts > must come to a grinding halt because of COVID-19. [@Forbes](https://twitter.com/Forbes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [https://t.co/TTX37RKd4G](https://t.co/TTX37RKd4G) > — Kris Putnam-Walkerly (@Philanthropy411) [March 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/Philanthropy411/status/1238213188279308288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)               ## 2. Damian O’Broin’s list       Damian collates advice from Moceanic’s Sean Triner, Michael Rosen, Howard Lake, Marc Pitman and The Agitator.       https://twitter.com/damianobroin/status/1238104396233400323               ## 3. Claire Axelrod       > While You Have Lemons, Make Lemonade. [#Fundraising](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fundraising?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > in a time of coronavirus [https://t.co/wHhxtFeeBd](https://t.co/wHhxtFeeBd) > — Claire Axelrad (@CharityClairity) [March 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/CharityClairity/status/1239700261943140352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)               ## 4. Sean Triner       Moceanic’s Sean Triner shares his thoughts on [what you should be focusing on now](https://www.facebook.com/groups/345239189766729/permalink/346935906263724/).               ## 5. Mike Duerksen       Mike offers two simple but essential elements of advice.       https://twitter.com/mikeduerksen/status/1237874380719284225               ## 6. Tobin Aldrich       Fundraising consultant Tobin Aldrich reminds us that some of us have been through unexpected and difficult times before. “Think of 9/11, the Boxing Day tsunami, the 2008 crash , we have experienced rapidly changing situations before.”       He added that the public will give in response to this pandemic, commenting: “The Chinese public spontaneously gave enormous sums to organisations working to battle the virus, one charity in Wuhan reportedly received over $300m in a few weeks.”        > A proper crisis [https://t.co/MNqrt6rzV2](https://t.co/MNqrt6rzV2) > — Tobin Aldrich (@tobinaldrich) [March 15, 2020](https://twitter.com/tobinaldrich/status/1239238939480817665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       He concludes: “Pretty much the whole population is going to be stuck at home pretty soon with nothing to do but..go online. Now digital fundraising, this is your time.”               ## 7. How philanthropists should respond to coronavirus       NPC have put together a detailed and considered analysis of the current challenges to charities and how the sector and philanthropists might respond. Read [How philanthropists should respond to coronavirus](https://www.thinknpc.org/resource-hub/coronavirus-guide/).       > this [@NPCthinks](https://twitter.com/NPCthinks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) resource > on how philanthropists should respond to COVID-19 is an excellent primer on so > many issues: [https://t.co/sBb27Fpi11](https://t.co/sBb27Fpi11) > — Alex van Vliet (@alex_vanvliet) [March 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/alex_vanvliet/status/1242375273259163648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)               ## 8. Jason Potts       Jason Potts of THINK Digital questioned how long coronavirus itself would be the prime concern of individuals and supporters.       By looking at the [incidence of certain search terms](https://thinkds.org/is-coronavirus-stealing-everyones-attention/) globally he concluded that, despite the great rise in mention of ‘coronavirus’ in search terms, it wasn’t resulting in a reduction in the searches on other key issues that charities face such as climate crisis, refugees, famine and poverty. ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)