#OneTeam for Ukraine

In March 2022, as we watched the atrocities of the war in Ukraine unfold, Charles Brighton and Jon Jones announced the formation of the #OneTeam for Ukraine Fund to benefit three organizations delivering life-saving humanitarian aid. They challenged our team, clients, and community to join them.

Together, we raised $275,000 to support the people of Ukraine in less than two months, supporting Razom, Mercy Corps, and World Central Kitchen.

On August 4 we gathered to talk with leaders from these organizations about their work, their impact in and around Ukraine, and their nimble strategies in the face of the changing needs on the front lines. You will find a recording of this conversation below.

While we’re humbled to have helped you provide this support, we know the need continues as this war drags on. Please consider donating to our partners using the links below. If you’d like to learn about other ways to support these efforts, read this article on the Brighton Jones blog.

Thank you for helping us show that compassion is a verb.

In solidarity,

Brighton Jones & The Richer Life Foundation

RAzOM

Razom, meaning ‘together’ in Ukrainian, is a New York-based, women-led nonprofit that relies on a network of volunteers across Europe to source and deliver tactical medical supplies and equipment to Ukrainian hospitals. Like many other diaspora-based organizations, this nonprofit was formed after the 2014 annexation of Crimea and has hyper-local connections to Ukrainian communities.

MERCY Corps

Mercy Corps, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and included in a list featured in a New York Times OpEd, has team members Ukraine, Romania, and Poland channeling funding to local organizations and preparing to provide emergency cash assistance and connect people with access to basic humanitarian services, information on safe routes, and their legal rights. Mercy Corps provided similar services in Ukraine from 2015 to 2017 following the 2014 conflict.

World Central Kitchen

World Central Kitchen began serving meals on the border between Ukraine and Poland mere hours after the initial invasion, and are now working with local restaurants and chefs serving hundreds of thousands of meals at eight border crossings. This nonprofit was founded after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and has since provided more than 60 million fresh meals to people impacted by humanitarian, climate, and community crises.