CERF+ Responds to COVID-19

From CERF+

What Can You Do to Protect Yourself?

• Wash hands frequently.
• Keep one to three feet away from anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
• Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Cover your mouth and nose into your bent elbow if you cough or sneeze.
• If you have a fever, seek medical care early.
• Clean surfaces frequently and regularly.
• Stock up on non-perishable foods and medicines.
• Consider purchasing a mask, gloves, and cleaning supplies.
• Stay informed of the latest developments. and follow advice from your health care provider.
• UCLA has published very helpful advice for protecting your physical and mental health.

What Can You Do to Protect Your Career?

• Encourage sick employees to stay home.
• Frequently clean environment and surfaces.
• Advise employees to take safety measures when traveling.
• Consider alternate streams of revenue or markets if public events and classes are canceled. Here’s a great compilation of resources for freelance artists.
• Stock up on basic tools or supplies in the event that you lose access to your regular supply chains.
• Plan for kids’ schools or daycares closing
• Visit CERF+’s page on business continuity, which has links to resources on business emergency and continuity plans, including Open for Business’ robust suite of documents.
• Watch the “Artists In a Time of Global Pandemic” webinar to learn about additional resources.
• Look into a Small Business Administration low interest disaster loan
• Find more sources of funding in our compilation of other arts organizations with standing emergency relief funds

What Can You Do to Protect Your Organization?

• Review the CDC’s Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019.
• Familiarize yourself with the CDC’s Preparing Communities for Potential Spread of Coronavirus guidelines and recommendations.
• Stay in touch with state and local health agencies for guidance specific to your location
• Be aware of the World Health Organization’s recommendations for planning mass gatherings.
• Watch the Event Planning Alliance’s “Preparing Your Organization for the Corona Virus Disease Outbreak” webinar here.
• Review the Americans for the Arts list of ways the arts and culture community can prepare here.
• The Nonprofit Finance Fund has a list of steps nonprofits should take right now.