Update: DocuSign Joins Bay Area Companies to Distribute $22M in Funding to Help Organizations Supporting Those Affected by COVID-19, March 23, 2020

Funding will go to the CDC Foundation, United Nations Foundation and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to support vulnerable populations, nonprofits and small businesses impacted globally

This is an unprecedented moment in time, with the COVID-19 pandemic requiring companies and sectors to stand together in an urgent, coordinated global response. At DocuSign we are proud to join forces with 24 other Bay Area companies to commit an initial $22M in collective funding for organizations on the front lines.

DocuSign funds will support Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Coronavirus Regional Response Fund. These funds will specifically support low-income individuals and families, nonprofit organizations and small businesses that are impacted by this crisis in each of the 10 Bay Area counties. 

“We and our Bay Area community foundation partners are proud to lead this effort to raise funds and shepherd critical resources for those most in need in our region during this unprecedented global crisis. We are grateful that local companies are committing themselves to helping our communities. In such uncertain times, it is uplifting to witness the philanthropic and business sectors coming together to take powerful action,” said Nicole Taylor, Silicon Valley Community Foundation President and CEO.

In addition to DocuSign’s support for the Bay Area initiative, the DocuSign IMPACT Foundation is matching employee contributions to other regional organizations at 200% to help serve the communities around the world most affected by this crisis.

To align efforts, increase impact and encourage other companies to get involved, 24 companies are coming together to support several other organizations, including the CDC Foundation’s Emergency Response Fund and the United Nations Foundation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.  These funds will help communities and public health responders meet the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Philanthropic and private sector support is critical for use alongside government funding to address needs that arise in emergency responses where speed and flexibility are paramount to saving and protecting lives,” said Judy Monroe, MD, president and chief executive officer of the CDC Foundation. “That’s why flexible philanthropic and private sector support is imperative. We are incredibly grateful to see everyone coming together at this time to address the very dangerous coronavirus threat.”

Funding for the United Nations Foundation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund will support the global public health response. These funds will directly support the World Health Organization’s work to help countries prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“All of us have a personal stake in conquering this pandemic,” said Elizabeth Cousens, President & CEO of the UN Foundation. “And we can bend the curve if we take swift, smart action now. Contributions to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund will support the World Health Organization’s lifesaving work – and we are immensely grateful.”

 We are joining with Autodesk, Box, Cisco, Dropbox, GitHub, Intuit, LinkedIn, NetApp, Okta, PagerDuty, Palo Alto Networks, Pledge 1%, Postmates, Pure Storage, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, Silicon Valley Bank, Slack, SurveyMonkey, Twilio, Workday, Zoom Video Communications and Zuora in this effort. We urge other companies to join us in supporting their local and global communities during this evolving crisis. 

To get involved, visit the CDC Foundation’s Emergency Response Fund, the United Nations Foundation COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and Silicon Valley Community Foundation COVID-19 Regional Response Fund.