Tara Kolar Bryan, director of the Master of Public Administration Online program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, examines how Czech nonprofit organizations applied lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic while responding to the Ukrainian refugee crisis. In this analysis, Bryan explores how nonprofits used existing partnerships, volunteer networks and crisis-response experience to provide critical support, while also highlighting the challenges they faced when they had limited influence in key decision-making processes. Read the full article to learn how frontline organizations navigate complex emergencies and what their experiences reveal about resilience, collaboration and the role of nonprofits in shaping effective responses.
