Mar 16, 2020
As nonprofit and mission-driven leaders, we're dealing with a lot of stuff right now. Here are some tips, advice, and a pep talk to help get us through.
As mentioned in this episode, here are the resources sent out by the Virginia Commission for the Arts for arts organizations. Please reach out to the state or government agency for your particular sector for similar resources.
American Alliance for Museums
COVID-19/Coronavirus Resources & Information for the Museum
Field, contains advice applicable to museums and other cultural
venues.
Americans for the Arts | https://www.americansforthearts.org/
Americans for the Arts (AFTA) has developed a Coronavirus
(COVID-19) Resource and Response Center, that includes
an Impact
Survey. Take part in the survey, and see the multitude of
resources (including many listed below).
Also, be advised that this year’s Arts Action Summit has been canceled.
ArtsReady | https://www.artsready.org/
ArtsReady is an online emergency preparedness service that
collects and shares resources that help arts and cultural nonprofits plan for and respond
to a crisis. ArtsReady has circulated practical examples of
measures being implemented by cultural
organizations, including this March 6 New
York Times article and this February 26 ArtsReady
Alert.
CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund) | https://cerfplus.org/
CERF+ is readiness, relief + resilience for
studio artists, ensuring that they are
as protected as the work they create.
NCAPER | https://www.ncaper.org/
NCAPER (National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response) has
created a list of resources
for arts organizations
and artists.
Theatre Communications Group’s Coronavirus
Preparedness Webinar and the Event Safety
Alliance’s Prepare
Your Organization for the Coronavirus Disease Outbreak—may be
of particular interest to performing arts groups.
The League of American Orchestras coronavirus
resources page includes examples of sample audience
communications as well as other readiness recommendations.
COVID-19 and Freelance Artists