With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, millions of civilians across the country are impacted. The negative impacts are horrendous, and the human costs may prove beyond comprehension.

Watching from a distance, it can make you feel helpless. That said, as a community, there are ways we can help. RNN will be keeping an updated list of resources you can utilize, both directly tied to the people industry, as well as ones that are more general.

HR/ Talent Focused

• ‍HR for Ukraine - Sergio Caredda's community-sourced information list of HR-focused resources
• Pulse Surveys - The emotional pressures of the pandemic have already impacted employees, and the threat of a massive war in Europe, and the ongoing news feed of the destruction in the Ukraine, is piling on top of that. Many It may be difficult for staff to open up about what they need from their employer. Anonymous pulse surveys can help. There are a number of tools which can help managers so that HR can get an understanding of what’s helpful and what isn’t, including CultureAmp, TinyPulse, and others.
• Ongoing LinkedIn Thread of HR Guidance - Lars Schmidt has opened a thread collecting collecting internal memos companies are issuing to their employees and managers around how to manage the crisis.
• LinkedIn: Solidarity With Ukraine - This group has been created so LinkedIn users around the world can unite against Putins war in Ukraine. Join and show your support to the Ukranian people.

General Resources

• Vetted News Sources - Lars Schmidt is maintaining a list of journalists, correspondents, diplomats, OSINT specialists, etc. covering Ukraine
• Play for Ukraine - A math puzzle game that (as addictive as Wordle). As long as the game is open in a tab, you are pushing traffic onto Russian military servers and helping slow them by contributing to a steady torrent of automated traffic which knocks a target websites offline.

Vetted Charitable Resources

Scam artists routinely set up fake charities to exploit tragedies. If you are considering donating to an organization, we recommend you check Charity Navigator first to verify the organization is legitimate.

• HIAS
• International Rescue Committee
• International Medical Corps
• CARE
• Project Hope
• Ukrainian Red Cross
• UN Crisis Relief
• Razom for Ukraine

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