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/