“One of the goals was to focus on clearly listed and available categories that made sense like ‘Small Business Owners’ and ‘Artists of Color,’” Vernon said. “We focused on how to navigate through it and the hotline is important because if you don’t understand, you can call if you have any questions in English or Spanish.”
Read MoreThe Small Business Administration is reopening its Economic Injury Disaster Loans, or EDIL program, the agency said Monday, allowing businesses and nonprofit organizations with 500 employees or fewer to apply for low-interest assistance and an emergency advance grant of up to $10,000. The advance, based on a company’s headcount ($1,000 per employee), doesn’t have to be paid back.
Read MoreIn alignment with WESTAF’s strategic vision for increasing opportunities, benefits, and resources for historically underrepresented communities in a manner that results in quantifiable and systemic change, the fund will support organizations led by and/or predominantly serving individuals from historically marginalized communities that identify as: Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC); low-income, LGBTQIA+; and/or rural, remote and under-resourced.
Read MoreThrough the WESTAF Regional Arts Resilience Fund, WESTAF will administer the re-granting of over $1.7 million across it’s 13-state region, which includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawai‘i, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. In alignment with WESTAF’s strategic vision for increasing opportunities, benefits, and resources for historically underrepresented communities in a manner that results in quantifiable and systemic change, the fund will support organizations led by and/or predominantly serving individuals from historically marginalized communities that identify as: Black, Indigenous, people of color; low-income, LGBTQIA+; and/or rural, remote and under-resourced.
Read MoreTo help mitigate the financial threat to the sector, the new fund will support small and midsized arts organizations in all artistic disciplines that are regarded by their peers as having statewide, regional, or national impact. The fund will also prioritize organizations that are most at risk during this crisis, including historically underresourced organizations, as well as those serving underresourced populations, communities, and/or art forms.
Read MoreMembers of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery today issued an open letter calling out the insidious effects of structural racism across society, including the economy, and urging business and civic leaders to take a stand against injustice as the state and nation works to rebuild, for a more inclusive and resilient economy.
Read MoreThe California Arts Council has created a COVID-19 resource page, including emergency funding opportunities, emergency preparedness best practices, and webinars featuring arts leaders and artists from the national arts community. The COVID-19 emergency has highlighted the power of collaboration within the arts community at every level, and this list showcases that network. This page will be updated as new information becomes available. Links and information included on this page are not sponsored or endorsed by the state of California.
Read MoreCA CARES: Humanities Relief Grants for organizations aim to provide general operating support to organizations that have experienced the cancellation of their public humanities activities due to a decrease or loss of revenue, cancellation of programming opportunities, loss of paid staff, or venues as a result of COVID-19. Applicants may request between $5,000 and $20,000 in general operating support.
Read MoreSenate Bill 939 will protect nonprofit tenants from evictions from commercial property because of delays in rent payments due to economic hardships caused by COVID-19. Join us now to advance SB 939 – jointly authored by state senators Scott Wiener and Lena Gonzalez – so that nonprofits can maintain their places of business.
Read MoreWhen people experience trauma or crisis there is an additional layer of vulnerability that arts facilitators are urged to consider. Choosing art-based activities, topics, and methods that are grounded in best-practices are crucially important. This infographic is an at-a-glance guide to help artists facilitate safe and effective arts experiences for participants during the time of COVID-19
Read MoreThe Industry-Wide Labor Management Safety Committee Task Force's report is filled with ideas for health monitoring and testing: "Recommended options include electronic survey, manual screening and/or temperature spot-checks. Productions shall emphasize and reinforce to all cast and crew that working while sick with symptoms of COVID-19 is not permitted." The 22-page report also details how social distancing might work on a typically crowded film set.
Read MoreThe U.S. Senate passed the House version of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) legislation Wednesday night, tripling the time allotted for small businesses and other PPP loan recipients to spend the funds and still qualify for forgiveness of the loans.
Read MoreThis document provides guidance for museums, galleries, botanical gardens, zoos, aquariums, and other similar spaces (referred to collectively as “museums”) to support a safe, clean environment for workers.
Read MoreLast night, the United States Senate passed by unanimous consent H.R. 7010, the identical bill passed by the House last week to provide much-needed flexibility for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrowers to get their loans fully forgiven. The bill now heads to the President's desk to sign into law.
Read MoreThe East Bay/Oakland Relief Fund for Individuals in the Arts makes available $669,550 in financial support to artists, teaching artists, culture bearers, and nonprofit arts workers who are permanent residents of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
Read MoreNonprofit leaders know that general operating support grants are best, especially in times of crisis. Our colleagues at Zellerbach Family Foundation are offering unrestricted "response grants" to local arts and culture organizations. These are unrestricted grants up to $15,000 for nonprofits and fiscally-sponsored projects in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties.
Read MoreCalNonprofits is co-hosting virtual town halls with California lawmakers from around the state. We have prepared sample questions for you to make sure your arts advocacy voice is heard.
Read MoreIf ever there was a moment for cultural strategy -- it’s now. A global pandemic has magnified the flaws of our capitalist system, but, also, the power art and culture to uplift, disrupt and build community. The Center for Cultural Power offers #NoGoingBack: A COVID-19 Cultural Strategy Activation Guide for Artists and Activists to meet the moment.
Read MoreCalifornia Arts Advocates suggests the arts and culture sector should be a part of the solution to rebuild and reinvent California, and ask that Governor Newsom convene a roundtable as part of his listening tour with Californians who work in the arts and culture industry.
Read MoreThe Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), a nonprofit arts service organization and leading provider of technology solutions for the arts, has released a report detailing the results of its survey on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the creative sector in the western region.
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