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Collaborative Giving · Hosted with TrustBridge Global
The Day One Relief Fund.
Disasters don't wait for fundraising. This fund is a pre-funded war chest — larger gifts held in reserve and stewarded with TrustBridge Global — so that when the next disaster hits, relief deploys on day one, not day nine.
The best time to fund disaster response is before the disaster.
Day 1
when pre-funded reserves reach the field — not after the fundraiser
24–72hr
deployment window to vetted, boots-on-the-ground responders
100%
of grants to vetted, qualified charitable purposes
Why a reserve
Generosity is fastest when it's already there.
The problem
Relief money arrives after the moment that matters.
Traditional disaster giving starts when the cameras show up — and lands weeks later, after the first and worst days are over. Survivors need shelter, fuel, food, and hope in the first 72 hours, not the first 72 days.
The Day One answer
Steward larger gifts now. Deploy the hour they're needed.
Major donors, DAF grantors, and foundations contribute to a collaborative giving fund held with TrustBridge Global. The reserve is governed and accountable — and when disaster strikes, grants move to vetted responders immediately, with the Giver Army's crowd generosity multiplying behind them.
How it works
Ready before it happens.
01
Fund the reserve before the storm
Major gifts, DAF grants, and collaborative giving commitments build the war chest in calm weather — when wisdom, not urgency, sets the terms.
02
Stewarded with TrustBridge Global
The fund is hosted as a collaborative giving fund with TrustBridge Global — governed, accountable, and ready. Reserves wait; they don't wander.
03
Day one deployment
When disaster strikes, grants move to vetted, boots-on-the-ground responders in the first 24–72 hours — before the cameras arrive, while help matters most.
04
Receipts and replenishment
Every deployment is reported with real receipts. The crowd sees the impact, the reserve is replenished, and the fund stands ready for the next day one.
Proven on the ground
We've done this before — through Care & Relief.
When the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed neighborhoods across Los Angeles, our Care & Relief program moved fast: ten families received $10,000 grants for housing, essentials, and first steps toward recovery — with 100% of donations reaching recipients. The Day One Relief Fund exists to make that speed the standard, at a larger scale, for every next disaster.
Read the wildfire impact report →$100,000
deployed to wildfire survivors — January 2025
10 families
received $10,000 Care & Relief grants, 100% to the need
Build the war chest
Three ways to fund day one.
This fund is built for larger, planned generosity — gifts made in calm weather that arrive at the worst moment of someone else's life.
Donor-Advised Funds
Recommend a DAF grant
Recommend an unrestricted grant to GiveSendGo Charities, Inc. (EIN 88-3776392) with the Day One Relief Fund noted as your preference.
Major Gifts
Wire, stock, or legacy gifts
For gifts of $10,000+, our team will walk you through wire instructions, appreciated assets, and how your gift is stewarded in reserve.
Collaborative Giving
Give through TrustBridge
Foundations and giving funds can participate directly in the collaborative giving fund hosted with TrustBridge Global.
GiveSendGo Charities, Inc. is a New Hampshire 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 88-3776392), 167 South Broadway, Suite 5, Salem, NH 03079. The Day One Relief Fund is a collaborative giving fund hosted with TrustBridge Global Foundation. Donations are unrestricted; fund preferences are advisory. The Board retains full charitable discretion over all disbursements consistent with our tax-exempt purpose.