Shaw JCC
At Akron s Shaw JCC, they ve set up an app to schedule exercise equipment, offered more virtual programming and are now mounting a campus-wide fundraising campaign in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
End of year seasonal giving is something Northeast Ohio nonprofits usually anticipate. But 2020 hasn’t been like any other year in recent memory. And some nonprofits are getting creative due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Dianne Newman is co-chairing the annual campaign for the Shaw Jewish Community Center of Akron.
This year, given the pandemic, they’re partnering on the Better Together campaign with Akron’s Jewish Family Service, Jewish Community Board, and the K-12 Lippman School. Newman says so far, they’re seeing increased need and, in some cases, increased donations.