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Swag.com is proud to help innovative organizations around the world accomplish their goals. We work with businesses and nonprofits alike to create meaningful brand touch points that make an impact. Now and then we like to share stories of how some of our customers are doing just that!<\/em>
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Today we are profiling <\/em>Project N95<\/em><\/a>, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making life-saving personal protective equipment (PPE) available to vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/em>
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in communities across the globe, most people had no idea what the term PPE meant. Outside of the healthcare space, personal protective equipment was typically not a part of daily life. 
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But as COVID spread, people around the world quickly realized they would need reliable N95s, surgical masks, gloves COVID-19 tests, and more to remain safe. Huge spikes in demand left health providers and individuals alike struggling to secure the materials they needed. In some cases, lack of education and shady entrepreneurs also led to a proliferation of sub-par products flooding the PPE & testing market.
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All of this led to a PPE crisis where millions were left without access to the life-saving tools they needed to protect themselves against the pandemic.
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A National Clearinghouse for PPE<\/strong>
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Enter Project N95<\/a>, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that was founded in early 2020 to help struggling frontline health providers secure quality PPE. Created by a team of experts in the healthcare, logistics and technology sectors, Project N95 sources, vets and distributes PPE to vulnerable communities across the US who otherwise would have a difficult time securing the quality materials they need.
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In a nutshell, Project N95 sources PPE from distributors, makes sure that those items are safe and of high-quality, and then makes these materials available at a price that is more affordable than the typical market rate. Moreover, the organization is able to get more PPE into more people\u2019s hands by offering smaller order minimums than what large distributors give their customers. 
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Since its inception, Project N95 has distributed over 8.4 million units of PPE that have protected more than 300,000 people. To do so has required their mostly volunteer team to adapt quickly to new challenges and needs that have sprung up.
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\u201cWe\u2019re in the constant mode of asking, \u2018how can we help?\u2019\u201d said Kimberly Paulk, Project N95\u2019s Director of Communications and Development. \u201cEvery day at Project N95 we\u2019re doing things that we\u2019ve never done before, because none of this has ever happened before.\u201d 
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That question has led Project N95 to develop an open marketplace that now provides any person or organization access to vetted and affordable PPE, including respirators, isolation gowns, test kits, face shields, masks, gloves, thermometers and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more: <\/em>Swag Ideas for Nonprofit Organizations<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A PPE crisis for the most vulnerable<\/strong>
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At first, it seemed as though almost every frontline organization was having trouble getting the PPE they needed. Shortage was rampant: one estimate said that the US stockpile of facemasks covered just 1% of the amount needed to face the pandemic.
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