The Serbian Philanthropy Forum and B92 Fund greatly contributed in fighting COVID-19

Along with the engagement of the membership and the entire philanthropic community since March 2020, in cooperation with B92 Fund, the amount close to 190 million dinars have been raised, as well as over 10 million dinars in goods, to support the health care system of the Republic of Serbia.
Since the beginning of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Serbian Philanthropy Forum has been recognized as a relevant mediator between health institutions and donors. Through careful donor relations, regular reporting and transparent spending, the Forum and B92 Fund have set standards in the use of donor funds and permanently strengthened trust with members and other actors in the philanthropic community.
During the crisis caused by the coronavirus, the members of the Serbian Philanthropy Forum provided great support to health institutions, responding to the urgent needs identified through daily communication with health workers. Forum members worked to find distributors, warehouses and suppliers who could deliver the goods urgently. In this way, in cooperation with Nordeus and UNICEF, a permanent table of needs and delivery deadlines were set, with daily data updates. The data were checked with the Ministry of Health on a daily basis, in order to avoid doubling donations and some other activities. In this way, donors were able to obtain the most important information to make an informed decision on donations, with a firm belief that the donation will bring necessary effects. This way of working transparently not only helped raise funds, but often encouraged donors to give more money from their existing budgets.
Members of the Serbian Philanthropy Forum sent a part of the donations directly to the account of the National Health Insurance Fund ...