As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its third week, the devastation and humanitarian crisis seems overwhelming. But there are resources, both financial and legal, in Biglaw. The question is: how are they using it?
Yesterday, the leadership at Debevoise announced they’d be matching donations, up to $1,500 per person, for any employee who gives to certain humanitarian aid organizations:
In Michael Blair’s email yesterday about responding to the situation in Ukraine, he mentioned that the Firm will provide a matching program for donations to certain humanitarian aid organizations that are providing assistance to Ukrainian civilians. The three organizations for whom donations will be matched are UNICEF, the International Council of the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders. Details, including Web links to their respective sites, are listed below. The Firm will match up to $1,500 in total donations to these organizations per individual Firm employee.
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We already know that Paul Weiss is offering a similar matching of humanitarian assistance as well as mobilizing its pro bono resources to help Ukrainian refugees, but what are other firms doing? Reach out to Above the Law by email or text us (646-820-8477) with details of what your firm is doing.
You can read the full email on the next page.
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| From: “Armstrong, Arthur G.” Date: March 9, 2022 at 12:30:45 PM EST To: New York Office, DC Office, SF Office, London Office , Paris Office , Frankfurt Office, Luxembourg Office , Hong Kong Office , Shanghai Office Subject: Humanitarian Assistance to UkraineIn Michael Blair’s email yesterday about responding to the situation in Ukraine, he mentioned that the Firm will provide a matching program for donations to certain humanitarian aid organizations that are providing assistance to Ukrainian civilians. The three organizations for whom donations will be matched are UNICEF, the International Council of the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders. Details, including Web links to their respective sites, are listed below. The Firm will match up to $1,500 in total donations to these organizations per individual Firm employee.While there are many organizations providing humanitarian relief to Ukraine, we have chosen these three for the quality of their work and resources they can provide, and for the ability of members of the Debevoise community across the various locations in which we operate, to contribute. In most if not all jurisdictions, donations should also be tax deductible, though you should please confirm that for your location independently.
To make a donation that qualifies for the Firm’s matching program, you should make your donations directly on the website of the relevant organization(s) listed below. Once you have donated, you should go to a link on DebWeb that we will be establishing shortly, to indicate which organizations you have contributed to and the amount of the donation. As a reminder, for every $1 you donate to an eligible organization, the firm will donate $1 to the same organization, up to a total of $1,500 in donations per Firm employee. We will send out a separate email with the link in the next 2-3 days.
Thank you in advance to those who would like to contribute in this way. Arthur
———————————- International Committee of the Red Cross https://www.icrc.org/en/donate/Ukraine · International relief organization with >600 staff in the Ukraine (one of its top 10 operations worldwide) · “ICRC water engineers and doctors aim to help more than 3 million people in Ukraine to access clean water and improve the living conditions of more than 66,000 whose homes have been damaged by heavy fighting” · “The International Committee of the Red Cross – together with its partners in the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement – remains active in Ukraine, saving and protecting the lives of victims of armed conflict and violence.” · 501 (c )(3) organization in the US UNICEF https://www.unicef.org/ukraine/en · “UNICEF is working across eastern Ukraine to scale up life-saving programmes for children. This includes trucking safe water to conflict-affected areas; pre-positioning health, hygiene and emergency education supplies as close as possible to communities near the line of conflict” · 89/100 rating for UNICEF US by Charity Navigator – “Give with confidence” · 88% of income goes to programs; over $500M in income in 2019 · 501 (c )(3) organization in the US Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders · MSF is “an international, independent medical humanitarian organization that provides medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistics and administrative staff. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.” · 92/100 rating by Charity Navigator – “Exceptional” · 87% of income goes to programs; over $400M in income in 2019 · 501 (c )(3) organization in the US
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