Resources - SVCREATES

Click here to access SVCREATES Workshop Materials and Resources from previous trainings and events.

General Resources

Reporting ICE
- Staff, partners and community members can call Rapid Response Network (RRN) if you think you see ICE. Phone: 408-290-1144 Check RRN social media for updates:
  - Facebook: Rapid Response Network of Santa Clara County
  - Instagram: Rapid Response Network of Santa Clara County
Safe Site Protocols
- The Silicon Valley Council for Nonprofits held a Safe Site protocols Workshop on October 7. The resources from that session are below:
  - 10/7 Safe Site Protocols Slide Deck
  - Reminders for Employers
  - ConsulApp Contigo: Comprehensive care tool for Mexican migrants in vulnerable situations, providing quick and safe access to care services, location of consular care offices, relevant information on legal rights and procedures, in order to bring SRE services closer to people in vulnerable immigration situations, strengthening their protection against possible mass deportations and guaranteeing their integrity. Developed by the Government of Mexico.
General Resources
- Silicon Valley Council For Nonprofits Resilience Resource page has a significant number of resources for immigrants and legal services
- For Families >>
- Preparing for a Raid >>
- For Workplaces >>
- Demonstration of how to respond to an encounter with ICE at home and in the car. Along with these, an information post/graphics on keeping yourself emotionally safe during an encounter:
- California Lawyers for the Arts >>
- Immigrant Defense Fund >>
- Know Your Rights >>
- Nonprofit Legal Defense Network >>
- Immigrant Rights Support and Resources for College Students >>

AB5 News, Workshops & Resources from Californians for the Arts
January 6, 2020 Corrections bill AB 1850 introduced by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez. California Arts Advocates continues to work with the author’s office, several other legislators and some unions to see if we can agree on any additional exemptions or clarifications for at least short term engagements (1x gigs etc) and workers providing limited engagement services to small budget tax exempt organizations. (Under 250k).

AB5 and the Arts Sector | Powerpoint Presented by Julie Baker, Executive Director of California Arts Advocates
On February 25, SVCREATES hosted “Assembly Bill 5: What’s New and What’s Next?” for participants to learn about the latest updates to the legislation, how it impacts nonprofit arts organizations and the continuing efforts of California Arts Advocates to modify the law to meet the needs of the arts sector.

Understanding AB 2257, Follow Up Legislation to AB 5, and Its Impact on the Arts Sector
On October 7, Californians for the Arts hosted “Understanding AB 2257, Follow Up Legislation to AB 5, and Its Impact on the Arts Sector” for participants to learn about the latest updates to the legislation and new exemptions. Download their Understanding AB 2257: A Toolkit to Understanding the Follow Up Legislation to AB 5.

ArtsandAB5.info by Art Career Cafe
A Collection of Resources for the Arts and Culture Sector

AB5 Resources from Theatre Bay Area
Learn more about AB5, the new law that takes effect on January 1, 2020.

Americans for the Arts
Americans for the Arts is a national nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. It serves more than 150,000 organizational and individual members and stakeholders.

California Arts Council
State arts agency with a mission of advancing California through arts and creativity.

CA for the Arts
CA for the Arts was founded to help every Californian become an advocate for the arts. The arts are a tool for change. They’re what pushes our society, our economy, and our communities forward. We provide programs and services to help Californians see the power of the arts, and ensure that arts advocates have a voice in government, business, and community matters. All to help society move forward.

CalPayArt
CalPayArt aims to provide paymaster services for small and BIPOC performing arts organizations throughout California. Resources and webinar recordings are now available from informational webinars offered in November.

Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI)
Nonprofit that promotes knowledge sharing, networking, and financial independence for individuals in the arts by providing business training, grants, and incubating innovative projects that create new program knowledge, tools and practices for artists in the field, and conditions that contribute to realizing financial self determination.

City of San José Office of Cultural Affairs
Agency supporting the development of a rich arts and cultural environment for the City of San José’s one million diverse residents and its many visitors.

Brown Law Group & WolfBrown
California Assembly Bill 5 and Worker Misclassification: Their Effects on Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations
Learn about the serious consequences organizations face when workers are misclassified as independent contractors, as well as AB-5 and its application to arts and cultural organizations, and what organizations should consider when planning for compliance with the law.

Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI)
CCI was founded in 2001 as a California 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. Its mission is to support individuals in the arts—artists, culture bearers, and creative entrepreneurs—to realize greater self determination so as to unfetter their productivity, free expression, and social impact, which contributes to shaping our collective national identity in ways that reflect the diversity of society.

Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
The Center for Excellence in Nonprofits (CEN) believes that the most effective way to increase the capacity of the nonprofit sector is to strengthen and sustain the leaders and the board members of nonprofit organizations. CEN provides access to resources and programs, peer support networks, and personal consultation for Silicon Valley nonprofits.

National Arts Strategies
National Arts Strategies (NAS) develops market-leading education services for individuals who play a variety of roles in the arts and culture ecosystem: artists, cultural entrepreneurs, board members, staff members and executives. NAS provides open access to analytic tools and leadership frameworks through in-person convenings, the NAS website, and through Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on platforms such as Coursera.

Emerson & Church Publishers
Emerson & Church publishes fundraising, management, and marketing books for nonprofit staff and volunteers.

Financial Management Associates
Dedicated consultants from Financial Management Associates (FMA) have served major foundations and nonprofit organizations nationwide and around the world by helping them develop the capacity they need to fulfill their missions more effectively and efficiently.

Grantmakers in the Arts
A national network of private, public, and corporate arts funders, Grantmakers in the Arts provides leadership and services that advance the use of philanthropic and governmental resources to support the growth of arts and culture. Click here to view a toolkit for arts organizations at a crossroads.

Arts Loan Fund
The Arts Loan Fund (ALF) was created by art funders to alleviate short term cash-flow issues for arts organizations. The fund has provided quick-turnaround loans for over thirty years and aids organizations in sound financial habits that advance their mission. Open to arts nonprofits and fiscally sponsored organizations in the Bay Area.

Northern California Community Loan Fund
Northern California Community Loan Fund (NCCLF)’s provides financing and expertise to strengthen low-income neighborhoods and enable disadvantaged people to build a better future. Clients include a number of local arts projects.

Americans for the Arts | Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) Report
Americans for the Arts | AEP6 Santa Clara County Final Full Report
Americans for the Arts | AEP6 City of San José Report Summary
Americans for the Arts – Arts Action Fund | Why the Arts Matter in California
Americans for the Arts | Economic Impact of the Coronavirus on the Arts and Culture Sector
Californians for the Arts | Research Resources
Culture Track | Culture + Immunity in a Time of Crisis
Creative Community Builders | 2019 Silicon Valley-Cultural Landscape report
Joint Venture Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley 2021 Index
Open Impact | The Giving Code
Otis College | 2021 Otis College Report on the Creative Economy
School of Arts and Culture at MHP | “We Are Enough: Equity, Inclusion, and Emergent Leadership in Silicon Valley’s Multicultural Arts Community”
Theatre Bay Area | Audience Outlook Monitor
Train Your Board | "Recruiting BIPOC Board Members? Read this first."
Urban Institute | Arts Workers in California

Discipline-Specific Resources

Theatre Communications Group
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for American theater fosters communication among professional, community, and university theaters. TCG offers its organization and individual members networking and knowledge-building opportunities, grants, advocacy, and more.

Theatre Bay Area
Theatre Bay Area is a theater arts service organization supporting the radical creativity of their members with access to educational, financial, and professional resources.

Dance/USA
Established in 1982 as the national service organization for the professional dance field, Dance/USA is a membership organization currently serving nearly 500 aerial, ballet, modern, culturally specific, jazz, and tap companies, dance service and presenting organizations, individuals, and related organizations.

Dancers’ Group
Dancers’ Group serves San Francisco Bay Area artists, the dance community, and audiences through programs and services. In response to the needs of its constituents, Dancers’ Group has evolved to fulfill a dual function as a service organization and as a presenter of performance opportunities that maximize the visibility of dance in the Bay Area.