If years of Dakota Medical Foundation's ever-growing Giving Hearts Day has taught us anything, it's that we live in one of the most generous regions in the country. Working quickly to address community needs in the wake of COVID-19, Dakota Medical Foundation launched a new giving platform, Helping Hearts. 52 | AUGUST 2020 | FARGOMONTHLY.COM
Since 1962, Dakota Medical Foundation has been connecting people to opportunities to help others. So in response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Dakota Medical Foundation (DMF) team established a nonprofit needs survey, a critical needs fund, education and training for nonprofits and a new website, DMFHelpingHearts.org. When the pandemic hit, DMF needed to quickly pivot and do something to help the community and the nearly 500 nonprofit organizations that are within their Giving Hearts Day framework. In just two quick weeks, they developed a crisis response platform specifically for COVID-19 relief, but also equipped to be switched on for any future crisis. COVID-19's presence has sent ripples into all spheres of life and business. And non-profits have especially been hit. There is always a financial need for charities. But as fundraising events have been canceled and economic hardships have shown themselves, nonprofits who depend on such donations are hurting. Galas and fundraising events are a primary way for many local organizations to
