WE ARE LISTENING Please Let Us Know Your Needs Take this Special Survey Now

We know nonprofit organizations, your clients and staff are facing urgent, increasing challenges with COVID-19 locally. We want to know how COVID-19 is impacting your nonprofit and shaping your organizational needs. Please respond to this nonprofit survey, created and managed by the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services, to relay the most urgent challenges. The information will help CFMC/CNE and other funders to deploy resources to where the need is greatest. Please complete this short survey on behalf of your nonprofit organization as soon as possible.   Responses will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The rest of this newsletter outlines resources you can use right now. Stay well, take extra good care, and thank you for all you do!    -Kaki Rusmore, Director, Center for Nonprofit Excellence

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LINKS TO COVID-19 RESOURCES & WEBINARS

Whether you are guiding staff about travel or  remote work  arrangements, wondering   what other groups are doing  in response to COVID-19, fielding donors’ questions about your nonprofit’s response or the  impact on planned events , or  worrying that the virus will dampen your fundraising , here are some  online resources  to help guide our organization.

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3/26 CNE Workshop Postponed to 5/21 How to Get the Most from Working with a Consultant

LEADERSHIP

“Rolling furloughs, universal part-time hours, and temporary leveling of salaries are three creative cost-saving measures that would send a powerful message about the organization’s commitment to its staff and the belief that the organization’s financial health is a shared responsibility.”

Local nonprofit leaders are facing difficult and urgent decisions related to staffing, increased need, and more. READ: Financial Leadership in the Face of Impossible Choices

G OVERNANCE

Guidance On the Role of a Board in this Crisis READ: What Board Members Should be Doing Right Now to Address the COVID Situation BoardSource is extending its “Ask the Expert” service to all nonprofits, not just BoardSource members. Join BoardSource for an online discussion about the role of CEO and board chair during crisis: 3/25 9 a.m. Facebook Live Event

FUND DEVELOPMENT

COVID-19 Relief Fund See Grant Guidelines and brief application (rolling deadline) to apply for the COVID-19 Relief Fund to help those affected by the impact of the Coronavirus in Monterey County. 3/30 Webinar - Coronavirus and Nonprofit Grants: Tactics and Strategies to Help you Adapt Fundraising templates for COVID-19 Bloomerang has compiled fundraising resources, including COVID-19 appeal samples. COVID-19 related funding opportunities compiled by CALNonprofits.

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SHARE YOUR LOCAL VOLUNTEER NEEDS

Community Builders of Monterey County has launched a survey to address your volunteer needs.

Community Foundation for Monterey County 2354 Garden Road Monterey, CA 93940 cne@cfmco.org  www.cfmco.org/CNE 831.375.9712

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