Notations From the Grid (W-End Edition) : On #LifeAfterCovid

As we all navigate thru and be ready to be ready to have a #LifeAfterCovid,  we hereby present the following courtesy Bread For the World & Think With World because #WeWillGetThroughThisTogether:

Motherhood in the Time of COVID-19 First-time mom Flor Abad from New York City shares how she’s been able to juggle her job at Catholic Charities while also caring for her 2-year-old son during the pandemic. On Faith: A Vision of One World Without Hunger V. Rev. Fr. Hrant Tahanian, ecumenical officer of the Armenian Orthodox Church, Catholicosate of Cilicia, in Lebanon discusses how hunger, poverty, and death are more often than not the aftermath of human actions. 2020 Hunger Report: Better Nutrition, Better Tomorrow This year’s Hunger Report examines the challenge of ending global hunger and all forms of malnutrition, especially in light of the global pandemic, and offers recommendations to accelerate progress. SPOTLIGHT Bread for the World speaks with new mom Jane Adams about the role SNAP and other domestic safety-net programs can play in mitigating the effects of COVID-19. Adams is a senior domestic policy analyst at Bread. Race, Hunger, and COVID-19: The Impact on Latino/a Communities Marlysa D. Gamblin, senior domestic policy advisor at Bread for the World Institute, discusses the Latino/a community’s unique vulnerabilities to the coronavirus. Help End Hunger While You Shop Shop through AmazonSmile and select Bread for the World Institute as your charity. AmazonSmile will donate 0.5 percent of the price of your eligible purchases to Bread for the World Institute. Act Now: Stop the COVID-19 Hunger Crisis The number of people experiencing extreme hunger could nearly double to 265 million as a result of the crisis, according to the World Food Program. U.S. leadership must support and lead global efforts to respond to COVID-19. COVID-19 and Its Impact on Hunger for Communities of Color Listen to this recorded webinar to learn why people of color are at higher risk of contracting the coronavirus. We Need You in Times Like This Bread for the World members and staff are urging Congress to provide funding to assist those who will be hit the hardest by the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. You can support this critical work with a special gift today. UPCOMING EVENTS 2020 Offering of Letters Regional Webinars 2020 Virtual Advocacy Summit: Our Faith, Our Future BREAD IN THE NEWS Avoiding a COVID-created global hunger crisis by Asma Lateef, director of Bread for the World Institute (The Hill) Ending hunger could bring us together by Rev. Art Simon, president emeritus and founder of Bread for the World (Living Lutheran) A U.S. Recovery from COVID-19: Envisioning a Just and Sustainable Future by Todd Post, senior researcher, writer, and editor at Bread for the World Institute (Medium)

Think at a Glance Leading and planning through chaos and complexity

INSIGHTS & TRENDS

Find a balance between leading and learning In times of crisis, things can go from “business as usual” to “business unusual” in the blink of an eye. Leaders are required to operate in a constant state of triage to keep things going. On top of that, we need to catalog — in almost real time — the lessons, processes, and experiences that will help us handle the next crisis when it comes along. When you’re going through times of chaos and complexity, it’s important to find a balance between leading and learning. Chaos and complexity also call on different leadership strategies, according to David B. Peterson, director of executive coaching and development at The Google School for Leaders. While both are unpredictable, complexity is an extension of the world in which we already live. It calls on you to plan for what comes next and to react thoughtfully, now and for the long run. Chaos, on the other hand, requires swift, decisive action to keep everyone focused and on the same page, while reducing anxiety. Approach times of crisis as an opportunity to remember what matters most. Ask yourself: What is my company’s touchstone? How can I use that sense of purpose to lead my organization through periods that are chaotic and complex? And what can I learn from this experience as I guide my team to a new semblance of normal? Read more Back to basics for media planning Media teams at Google are moving from crisis reaction mode into a more pragmatic response phase, writes Joshua Spanier, Google’s global marketing VP for media. Spanier is seeing a back-to-basics approach emerging. “The current reality has forced marketers to be far more driven by what people need rather than broadcasting to them in a predefined moment we choose,” he writes. “Throwing out the playbook has demanded that we be more fluid, dynamic, and grounded in data to tap into real-time consumer intent. And that’s a good thing for the long run.” Read more

DATA FEED

Google searches for online courses grew by over 70% globally between the last week of March and the first week of April, while global YouTube watch time for lectures on spoken languages have grown more than 6X year over year. Read more

QUOTABLE

“There are whole communities and parts of the workforce that are living a very different reality from those of us ‘working from home.’ Focusing on these groups and tuning in to how they feel and how they communicate is perhaps the most important thing we can do to understand what is going on.” —Kelsey Hodgkin, head of strategy, Deutsch LA Read more

NEW RESOURCES

How Google is stopping bad ads. Deep dive into how people’s experiences with time and space, work and leisure, self and others, and consumption and expenditure are evolving amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The CMO’s guide to what board members say about marketing — off the record. Check out these resources to help your business manage through uncertainty. All of our business content relating to this new normal can be found in one place. Keep up with the latest news, updates, and useful information about the COVID-19 outbreak here.