Resources for COVID-19 Pandemic

This is an evolving thing, and I can’t begin to get comprehensive, but here are some places to start, and you should start now…

       On a different subject (the pandemic medical response), if any
       of you have connections to the catering business, I have some
       quick questions I’d like answered about catering appliances. 
       Please get in touch, or have the people you know in the business
       get in touch with me, NOW.


Now some things that might help you, and places you can help others… (crisis funding works both ways…):

General information for Maryland Businesses, includes information for SBA assistance: https://govstatus.egov.com/md-coronavirus-business

Dance/USA on the recent relief bill: https://www.danceusa.org/support-dance-latest-relief-package

Dance/USA impact survey: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5506589/Coronavirus-Survey-March-2020

The National Dance Education Organization ( https://www.ndeo.org/ ) has several forum posts sharing experience and strategy. They’re also hosting seminars on teaching online through their Online Professional Development Institute (OPDI).

Frederick Artists Relief Fund (at GoFundMe): https://www.gofundme.com/f/give-to-the-frederick-artist-relief-fund

Arts Administrators of Color Network (at GoFundMe): https://www.gofundme.com/f/artsleadersfund

Patreon:  https://go.patreon.com/what-the-fund

Vimeo tips on virtual events: https://vimeo.com/enterprise/live-production-broadcast



Larger organizations (with more resources than I) are compiling bigger directories…. check these too.  A number of these include surveys to measure impact…

https://mdarts.org/news/covid-19-artist-emergency-resources/

https://covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/

https://www.danceusa.org/resources-preparing-potential-impact-coronavirus

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9337908/coronavirus-resource-guide-music-professionals-help

https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/emergency-resources-artists-covid-19

https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-topic/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus-covid-19-resource-and-response-center

https://www.ncaper.org/

https://www.womenarts.org/funding-resources/emergencyfunds/

https://www.kickstarter.com/articles/covid-19-coronavirus-artist-resources

https://www.msac.org/news/msac-covid-19-state-emergency-statement-resources

https://npnweb.org/covid-19-resources/

https://www.artistcommunities.org/emergency-relief-programs

https://creative-capital.org/2020/03/13/list-of-arts-resources-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/feature/are-you-a-freelance-worker-or-a-small-company-in-the-arts-here-s-a-global-list-of-financial-aid-available-to-you-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic

https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2020/3/22/how-can-funders-most-effectively-support-an-arts-sector-decimated-by-covid-19


And if you need some arts exposure…

https://www.dancemagazine.com/dance-performances-online-2645501079.html

https://www.stayathomefest.com/


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