For Nonprofits

BoardSource: What Nonprofit Board Members Should be Doing Right Now to Address the COVID-19 Situation

BoardSource has put together helpful resources around how the board can provide steady and adaptive leadership in partnership with and in support of the CEO. These resources are structured around the board’s role in a crisis as well as COVID-19 response and communications planning. Additionally, BoardSource will offer its “Ask the Expert” service to address questions that you might be facing within your specific organization.

BoardSource: How Nonprofits and Board Members can Respond to COVID-19 Facebook Live Events

BoardSource has been hosting Facebook Live events tapping resource experts from the field to help nonprofits and board members to understand how they can respond to COVID-19. See below of the links to the recordings:

• Session 1: The Role of the CEO and the Board Chair in a Crisis

• Session 2: Legal Issues Stemming from COVID-19

• Session 3: Business and Contingency Planning During the COVID-19 Crisis (to take place April 9)

Spectrum Nonprofit Services: From Sustainability to Survivability

Spectrum Nonprofit offers steps for organizations to consider to increase the likelihood of success of sustainability. These steps include:

• Understand your cash position

• Assess damage to revenue streams

• Look at the dual bottom line

• Include everyone in the discussion

• Communicate consistently

Spectrum Nonprofit Services: Money to Support Staff and Rent - CARES Act Loan Options

With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting programs and fundraising, nonprofits are either furloughing or laying off staff or utilizing cash reserves to meet basic expenditures including payroll and occupancy related expenses. The CARES Act, signed into law March 27th, offers two key ways for nonprofit organizations with fewer than 500 employees to access cash to support these expenses today. Spectrum Nonprofit Services has put together an overview of these two options, and what organizations should do next.

Spectrum Nonprofit Services: Statewide and Regional COVID-19 Nonprofit Response Funds

Spectrum Nonprofit Services has put together a resource guide highlighting statewide resources and regional/local COVID-19 nonprofit response funds.

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

TechSoup shares resources and options (most of which are free) that can be implemented relatively quickly, with little to no external IT support needed to do so and with a focus on remote communications and information sharing solutions.