Intentionally lean

Bare-bones coordination for cash actors

Connecting 100+ practitioners and 50+ organizations to strengthen cash assistance in US emergency response

A "big tent" cash coalition, including leading cash actors, cash curious, and leading fintech providers

Cash Coordination Numbers

$400M+

estimated annual nongovernmental cash assistance - and growing quickly

100+

active practitioners

50+

participating organizations

Operational impact

What coordination makes possible

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Less Duplication

Less burden on famlies

Shared Learning

Rapidly established response-specific coordination chats prevent unintentional duplication of assistance

Coordinated responses reduce confusion for households navigating assistance

Aligned research agendas, priorities, and platforms along with regular shared learning and documented promising practices.

Systems-level change enabler

Direct cash assistance should be established as the immediate, dignified baseline for disaster response nationwide.

Cash transfers honor community agency and outpace traditional logistics supply lines, empowering the recipients, supporting local economies, and reaching families within hours of emergency impact.

A fast-growing, practitioner-led coalition

The way we work: Intentionally lean and low-burden coordination

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One virtual convening

Rapid dedicated chat groups restricted to responding agencies

Quarterly
In Emergencies
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Receive monthly newsletters, participate in quarterly virtual convenings, and join rapid-response coordination channels during declared disasters.