A Google charity executive shares her simple advice for helping people affected by the coronavirus crisis: Just give them cash
Google exec Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink has advice for people wanting to help others impacted by the pandemic: Just give them cash.
In an interview with Business Insider, she shared four tips for people looking to help their neighbors and communities affected by coronavirus and the economic downturn. Via its philanthropic arm Google.org, Google has pledged $50 million to help with coronavirus relief efforts, from financial aid to distant learning tools, as well as a $5 million program to give cash directly to struggling San Francisco Bay Area residents. Business Insider spoke to Hoyer Gosselink about Google.org's COVID-19 strategy, why it might spend even more than its initial $50 million commitment, and what ordinary people can do to help.
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