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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:red">This message is being distributed over the OMS listserv. All responses will be over the listserv.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sorry for the second set of resources today, but I wanted to respond to Sara Lu’s request for info on support for gig workers, musicians, and artists. Also, there is info on the Facebook small business grant, plus a retail impact calculator…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#212121"><a href="https://www.faire.com/impact-calculator?mc_cid=9be83d412d&mc_eid=bf68ae6b49"><b><span style="color:#212121">Faire: Impact Calculator for Retailers</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Use this straightforward calculator to help you make business predictions amid COVID-19 (there are no spreadsheets involved here!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="https://blog.faire.com/thestorefront/immediate-steps-for-local-retailers-during-covid-19/"><span style="color:#212121">Faire: Immediate Steps for Local Retailers During COVID-19</span></a></span></strong><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Faire does a great job of providing simple business tips (for your bank account and for your heart) during this uncertain time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#212121"><a href="https://www.grammy.com/musicares/get-help/musicares-coronavirus-relief-fund">Musicares</a> Fund<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black;letter-spacing:-.1pt;background:white">The Recording Academy</span><sup><span style="color:black;letter-spacing:-.2pt">®</span></sup><span style="color:black;letter-spacing:-.1pt;background:white">
and its affiliated charitable foundation MusiCares</span><sup><span style="color:black;letter-spacing:-.2pt">®</span></sup><span style="color:black;letter-spacing:-.1pt;background:white"> have established the COVID-19 Relief Fund to help our peers in the music
community affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;background:white"><a href="https://www.sweetrelief.org/covid-19-fund.html">Sweet Relief Musicians Fund</a><span style="color:black">
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#212121">Sweet Relief provides immediate assistance through a DONOR-DIRECTED FUND with a limited amount of funds available to be used specifically for musicians and music industry workers affected
by the Coronavirus. Funds raised will go towards medical expenses, lodging, clothing, food and other vital living expenses to those impacted due to sickness or loss of work<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://cerfplus.org/get-relief/apply-for-help/craft-emergency-relief-fund/eligibility/">Cerf+</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#212121">CERF+ emergency assistance is available to established artists working in a craft discipline that meet the following eligibility requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#212121"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/business/boost/grant"><b><span style="color:#212121">Facebook Small Business Grants Program</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Facebook’s small biz grant program has not yet been released, but you can sign up at the bottom of the page for updates when the application goes live. We recommend being ahead of the game in times like these. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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