RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE
IU COVID-19 Resources
The latest news and updates from IU
Healthy IU COVID-19 Resources
Living in times of uncertainty can be overwhelming. But there are steps we can take to help us cope with stress and sustain our personal well-being — mind, body, spirit, and beyond. Healthy IU offers 8 dimensions of wellness.
Global Leaders Program – COVID-19 Emergency Resources
The Global Leaders Program is making available a series of free resources designed to encourage remote learning, promote continued organizational interaction online, and offer sector-specific tools.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource and Response Center
Americans for the Arts
A growing resource – the organization is committed to keeping this page updated daily as news and information becomes available.
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Arts Funding: Update and action items
Grantmakers in the Arts
Grantmakers in the Arts is sharing resources and guidance on Covid-19 virus and encouraging grantmakers to support their grantees in treating their funding flexibly in these difficult and rapidly shifting circumstances.
How to Transition to an Organization Virtual Workplace Overnight
Fractured Atlas: Tim Cynova
Many organizations to transition to a virtual organization now. Here’s a comprehensive set of suggestions from an organization that’s gained substantial experience in this area.
Does Music Touring Insurance Cover Coronavirus? It’s Complicated
Rolling Stone: Amy X. Wang
The live music industry and the insurance industry are battling over who’s responsible for canceled shows’ multimillion-dollar losses. A contract obtained by Rolling Stone shows coronavirus specifically excluded in coverage.
EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR MUSICIANS
Musicians Foundation. Helps professional musicians who have worked five or more years in the U.S. by providing emergency financial assistance in meeting current living, medical and allied expenses.
Jazz Musicians Emergency Fund. Committed to helping jazz professionals, especially older musicians, overcome their hard times and to help them get back on their feet, making emergency funds available for immediate needs.
MusicCares Foundation. Short-term financial assistance for personal or addiction needs that have arisen due to unforeseen circumstances.
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. Provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians who are facing illness, disability, or age-related problems.
Emergency Resources. New York Foundation for the Arts
Artists who experience personal hardship or who are impacted by a large-scale disaster, or who need funding for a last-minute opportunity can find critical resources in NYFA’s Emergency Resources Directory.
New Music Solidarity Fund. NewMusicUSA
The New Music Solidarity Fund is designed to help new/creative/improvised music freelancers whose livelihood has been threatened as a result of performances which have been canceled during the COVID-19 crisis.
Recording Academy COVID-19 Relief Fund
The Recording Academy® and its affiliated charitable foundation MusiCares® have established the COVID-19 Relief Fund to help our peers in the music community affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.