A good place to start looking for such opportunities is with your state and local departments of economic development, with professional groups, and industry associations and industry-focused nonprofits. For creative freelancers, funds like Comedy Gives Back, the American Society of Journalists and Authors’ Writers Emergency Assistance Fund, PEN America Writers Emergency Fund, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences’ MusiCares Coronavirus Relief Fund, and others can meet short-term expenses. Freelancer’s Union, an advocacy group for independent workers, provides emergency grants. And corporations like Verizon, Hello Alice, and Facebook are also taking action. (Small businesses must have at least two employees to be eligible for the Facebook program.) … [Read more...] about What freelancers need to know about COVID-19 economic relief
