The Nonprofit Institute completed an initial survey of COVID-19's early impacts on the San Diego nonprofit sector in March 2020. The findings were compiled into, "Nonprofit Sector Response to COVID-19."
The Nonprofit Institute has partnered with the San Diego and Imperial Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to provide pro bono nonprofit-specific technical assistance in completing applications for federal disaster relief funding. Through this endeavor, we aim to shorten wait times to get you the information you need to be able to apply. Additionally, The Nonprofit Institute remains abreast of the most recent and rapidly-changing recommendations from the SBA and SBDC regarding loan applications.
View the webinar powerpoint from The Nonprofit Institute and the San Diego and Imperial Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and its Brink SBDC - "Nonprofits and the CARES Act: Small Business Funding Opportunities and Technical Assistance for Nonprofit Organizations"
“Hosted and administered by The San Diego Foundation in collaboration with County Board of Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, the co-chair of the County’s COVID-19 subcommittee, and seeded with $1 million from San Diego Gas & Electric and $300,000 from The San Diego Foundation, the San Diego COVID-19 Community Response Fund will receive donations and make emergency grants to nonprofit organizations that have deep roots and strong experience supporting impacted communities, particularly those that are disproportionately affected by this global pandemic and its economic consequences.”
The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced a several billion-dollar program to help small businesses deal with the crisis. You can find out general SBA information at this link - https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources and about the disaster relief program here - https://www.sba.gov/disaster-assistance/coronavirus-covid-19 The SBA disaster assistance customer service center can be reached at 1-800-659-2955 or e-mailed at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Locally, the SBA’s office in San Diego can be reached at 619- 557-7250 and their website found here - https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/ca/san-diego. SDNEDC's advice is TO APPLY NOW. There is NO application fee and you can decide, once approved, whether to finalize the 30 year; fixed-rate (3.75%) loan.
Tax Day Extension- On Tuesday the Secretary of the Treasury announced a 90-day extension for any federal taxes due - from April 15 to July 15. You can find the specific IRS guidance here -https://bit.ly/2JgKFrR . California Franchise tax board is making a similar 90-day delay (link here) -https://bit.ly/2xuvl8h
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act -
Resilience-Based Coaching is a space for reflection, resilience and renewal. This offering by The Nonprofit Institute provides coaching for individuals and organizations who seek to enhance their capacity to cope with the emotional stress brought on by the pandemic. Through compassionate personal sessions and by offering reliable information on supportive resources, RBC combines help with hope. We are responsive to the need in our community for greater compassion as we seek to meet the challenges of these uncertain times — together.
Community Cafes - A gathering for leaders who need the space to pause, connect, and show up for themselves. We will explore how to best make sense of our current world and better understand our place in it. We will consider our responsibilities to the communities and people we serve and the possibilities for effective leadership. Sponsored by the Conscious Leadership Academy at The Nonprofit Institute. If you are interested in a coach-led Community Cafe, please email the Conscious Leadership Academy at consciousleadership@sandiego.edu.
FORTIFY - The Fieldstone Leadership Network San Diego and The Nonprofit Institute at the University of San Diego have joined together to create FORTIFY, a collection of offerings to strengthen the leadership, well-being and sustainability of nonprofit leaders and organizations. FORTIFY will feature two webinars each week – one focused on organizational leadership and one focused on personal leadership and wellness.
If you have any additional questions, please email The Nonprofit Institute at nonprofit@sandiego.edu.
