coronavirus resources

GRANT: Essex County COVID-19 Response Fund

• Open Application: Crisis Relief and Recovery

• For questions or to discuss your proposal, please contact Carol Lavoie Schuster at c.lavoieschuster@eccf.org.

• In March 2020, ECCF launched the Essex County COVID-19 Response Fund to address the most pressing needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged populations in the region due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. By design, the grants during the initial Crisis Relief and Mitigation phase (April – June) were rapid, unrestricted, and responsive to address basic needs. Areas of impact included: hunger, emergency shelter, elderly, disabled populations, emergency childcare, healthcare, mental health, financial relief aid distribution, and food for summer youth programs.

• On July 1, 2020, ECCF will expand funding in an Open Application cycle to provide funding to nonprofits serving the most vulnerable and insecure residents who remain in crisis and are beginning to recover from the COVID19 health crisis and its economic impact.

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The list below has been adapted from The River Network

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​General Advice & Resource Libraries

• Responding to the Coronavirus Outbreak: Resources to Help Nonprofits from The Chronicle of Philanthropy

• Here for This from M+R

• Community Care in the Time of Coronavirus from US Department of Arts and Culture

• Resources to Assist You in Navigating Your Organization’s Response to COVID-19 from TREC

• Pandemic Publicity: Tips and Strategies for Communicating in the Coronavirus Era from Choose Clean Water Coalition

• 10 Ways to Help Your Neighbors and Friends During the Coronavirus Crisis from the Los Angeles Times

• How You Can Help During the Coronavirus Outbreak from the Washington Post

• Stimulus Bill Providing Nonprofit Loans, Grants, and ‘Universal Deduction’ Clears Congress from The Chronicle of Philanthropy

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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Justice

• Ten Equity Implications of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States from NAACP

• Social Justice in a Time of Social Distancing from Design Studio for Social Intervention

• Decolonizing Community Care in Response to COVID-19 from NDN Collective

• Treating Yellow Peril: Resources to Address Coronavirus Racism from Jason Oliver Chang

• 10 Ways Inclusive Leaders Can Mitigate Bias When Communicating About Coronavirus from Brevity & Wit via Medium

• It’s Time to Sound the Alarm for Communities Most Vulnerable to the Coronavirus oped from Mustafa Santiago Ali in US News & World Report

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Working Remotely

• The Practical Guide to Working from Home as a Team by Creately

• When Doors Open Again: Return to Coworking Space or Continue Working From Home?

• 8 Tips To Make Working From Home Work For You from NPR’s Life Kit podcast

• A Guide to Remote Working for Nonprofits from Wild Apricot

• Nonprofit Resources for Remote Work During the COVID-19 Outbreak from TechSoup

• Tech Tips for Working Remotely During COVID-19 from Earth Institute at Columbia University

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Virtual Trainings & Meetings

• How Nonprofits Can Connect Virtually During Trying Times, from Clarification

• A Good Time to Get Good at Virtual Meetings from Spitfire Strategies

• Training Remotely – A Facilitators Guide from Train Your Board

• Moving Your Course Online Due to the Coronavirus? 10 Tips to Engage Students from Marybeth Gasman via Linkedin

• Understanding the Videoconferencing Tools Available to Your Nonprofit from TechSoup

• Mastering Virtual Meetings from Train Your Board

• Online Training Tools from Training for Change

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Events & Fundraising

• What to Do If Your Fundraising Event Is Cancelled Due to Coronavirus from MobileCause

• Market Drops and Crisis: Fundraising Lessons and Your Lighthouse from John Pepperdine via Linkedin

• How to Reach Your Donors and Volunteers from Aspen Leadership Group

• 5 Ways to Raise Money When Donors Are Consumed by Nonstop News from The Chronicle of Philanthropy