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COVID-19 RESOURCES AND UPDATES

In light of developments in the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, Forefront has refortified our commitment to offering valuable resources that will support your work through this period.

Starting March 13, 2020, through mid-April (exact date to be determined), all in-person Forefront workshops have been canceled, postponed, or modified to be webinars. Additionally, all Forefront offices are closed until further notice.

All our current workshop registrants have been alerted. For an updated calendar of our professional development opportunities, please see our events page. For any questions about events, please email info@myforefront.org.

Below you will find links to Forefront’s resources, as well as webinars, reports, free tools, and other resources from across the country to help you make the right choices for your organization and the sector at large.

We will continue to update this page regularly as developments occur and more resources become available.

Resources from Forefront

Forefront has committed to a continuing operation plan to protect our staff and stakeholders, and we encourage you and your organization to formalize one for yourselves as well. You are welcome to use our plan as a template for your organization.
Forefront has gathered needed information from Illinois’ nonprofit organizations about the impact of COVID-19. Our team has aggregated and analyzed responses to form an initial report, resulting in informed recommendations for Illinois elected officials and grantmaking organizations. Read the Nonprofit Survey Report here.
Forefront is speaking daily with policymakers on local, state, and federal levels to advocate for the social impact sector and provide our community with the most up-to-date information on governmental response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Visit our COVID-19 policy page to see the most recent updates and access policy-related resources.
Forefront’s IL Count Me In 2020 initiative, which focuses on Census outreach efforts, is sharing resources to help achieve a complete count in Illinois through the COVID-19 outbreak. Find our COVID-19 Census outreach resources here.
Forefront is aggregating a list of Illinois’ COVID-19 Rapid Response Funds. We will continue to update the list as more funds are announced.
Forefront has refined our repository of resources to include dedicated pages based on your specific work. We will be updating these pages as more resources appear.

For Funders

Webinars

Grantmakers in the Arts: Emergency Preparedness and Response: COVID19 and the arts ecosystem (Thursday, March 19; Slides available)
National Center for Family Philanthropy: Family Philanthropy’s Response to COVID-19 (Friday, March 27)

Resources

For Nonprofits, Advisors, and their allies

Webinars

Forefront: Navigating the Financial Impact on Nonprofits During Unprecedented Times
Washington Nonprofit Institute’s Webinar Series:
- Event Planning & COVID-19 (Monday, March 9 webinar recording)
- COViD-19: What should nonprofits be thinking about? (Monday, March 16 webinar recording)
Quarles and Brady: Guidance for Employers During the Evolving COVID-19 Pandemic (Thursday, March 19 – Slides available)
Nonprofit Quarterly: Responding to COVID-19: A Bold Conversation Hosted by NPQ (Recording to come)
Association TRENDS: Save Our Conference: How Virtual & Hybrid Options Can Help During the COVID-19 Outbreak (Monday, March 30)
National Council of Nonprofits: Federal Coronavirus Relief Bills: What Do They Mean for Nonprofits? (Tuesday, March 31)
Facebook: Facebook Best Practices in Response to COVID-19 (Wednesday, April 1)
Sterling Volunteers: Measuring and Communicating Volunteer Impact (Wednesday, April 8)
The Association of Consultants to Nonprofits Webinar Series
- How to Manage Remote Work and Distributed Teams (Wednesday, April 1)
- What Nonprofits Should Focus on NOW to Prepare for a Better Funding FUTURE (Wednesday, April 8)
- Beyond Digital: Harnessing the Human Experience to Drive Growth (Even if You’re Remote) (Thursday, April 23)
Public Narrative: People, Pegs, and Pitches: How do you tell your story when everything is shut down? (Multiple dates)
Anna Jackson and Fisher Qua: An Introduction to Online Interactions (Multiple Dates)
The Kennedy Forum: COVID-19: Strategies to Help Manage Stress, Improve Self-Care, and Reduce Isolation (Dates being determined)

Free Services

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, some businesses are offering their services free-of-charge to nonprofits.

LogMeIn
Quip (for current Salesforce users only)

Other Resources

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago: NAMI Chicago Helpline
Risk Alternatives: Corona Virus Nonprofit Risk Page
Illinois.gov: COVID-19 and Unemployment Benefits
Trellis: COVID-19 Resource Guide
Boardsource: How Nonprofits and Board Members Can Respond to COVID-19
Nonprofit Quarterly: On COVID-19, the Recession, and Nonprofits: A Special Series
Bloomerang: 5 COVID-19 / Coronavirus Fundraising & Donor Relations Tactics
Independent Sector: Petition for Emergency Aid for Nonprofit Organizations Amidst COVID-19
Training for Change: Leading Groups Online

How else can Forefront help?

Many of us are facing questions of continuing care, fundraising, and stability. Forefront is your backbone. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with concerns, questions, or valuable resources you believe the rest of the sector would benefit from.

We also ask our community to practice kindness during this time. These events are no excuse for xenophobia or bigotry, and the impact of our actions may be felt across the sector.

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