{"id":473,"date":"2020-03-21T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golden2.wpenginepowered.com\/announcing-new-mutual-aid-tools-to-address-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T13:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:20:32","slug":"announcing-new-mutual-aid-tools-to-address-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldenvolunteer.com\/blog\/announcing-new-mutual-aid-tools-to-address-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing new Mutual Aid tools to address Covid 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HOW TO HELP NOW: Free Platform for High-Priority Volunteering during COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>March 20, 2020<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles, California, USA<\/p>\n<p>For Immediate Release<\/p>\n<p>In response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic and the significant risk it poses to vulnerable members of every community, Golden, operator of the world\u2019s most popular apps for volunteering and free, powerful tools for organizers in every sector, has pre-released a website where you can safely serve your neighbors and get help you need, online and in person, available immediately at: https:\/\/mutualaid.goldenvolunteer.com\/<\/p>\n<p>Golden\u2019s Founder, Sam Fankuchen said, \u201cThe coronavirus is an invisible disaster that affects every community,\u201d and,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur approach to mitigating the effects of the virus includes methods we have practiced during other disaster events: targeting support of the most vulnerable and isolated individuals by putting mobile-friendly and accessible tools in the hands of willing volunteers and neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMutual Aid\u201d is a movement of neighbors helping each other with basic tasks that individuals cannot perform on their own, but enable them to live at a much higher standard. During COVID-19, this can mean delivering meals, checking on others, and performing everyday tasks virtually and in-person.<\/p>\n<p>Golden has been developing the Mutual Aid support website based on research with Not Impossible Labs and Advent Health to deliver out-of-home care to discharged hospital patients.<\/p>\n<p>Fankuchen said, \u201cOur free, easy-to-use, purpose-built site enables organizers to get help to those who need it most faster and more effectively than the email and chat lists we\u2019ve seen emerge in the last few days.\u201d He provides further background in a Medium post.<\/p>\n<p>A Mutual Aid opportunity listing can be shared with a link in any social media platform, SMS or email. It includes automatic participation tracking, captures digital waiver signatures, and is GDPR, COPPA, and CCPA compliant.<\/p>\n<p>Golden will be continuously adding safety features, such as live background checking of organizers and participants, in the coming hours and days. Organizers can post traditional, local and virtual opportunities as well as track their live performance for free at: https:\/\/dashboard2.goldenvolunteer.com\/<\/p>\n<p>**About Golden **<\/p>\n<p>Golden supports thousands of simple and complex volunteer programs in the USA and beyond. 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