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

$400M+

estimated annual nongovernmental cash assistance - and growing quickly

100+

active practitioners

50+

participating organizations

What coordination makes possible

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.

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