COVID-19 won't stop us - and we won't let it stop you! If your nonprofit is looking for support navigating remote work and serving constituents from afar, you've come to the right place.
Resources for Nonprofits
Navigating the Current
With the arrival of COVID-19, nonprofits must adapt. Here you will find a curation of resources aimed at helping you achieve your mission despite the circumstances. If you have a specific question that we have not addressed, drop us a line at nonprofits@apparo.org.
Navigating The Current Webinar Series
We have concluded our weekly Navigating the Crisis webinar series, and are transitioning to a new monthly series - Navigating the Current. To view recordings of past webinars, jump to the bottom of this page.
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Other Resources for Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis With Your Nonprofit
- Zoom Security Best Practices
- Current advice for optimizing the security of your Zoom meetings and webinars
- The Nonprofit Overview to Staying Connected Through COVID-19
- A high-level overview of strategies and tools (like Teams, Trello and Zoom) for staying connected with your team, Board, constituents, donors, volunteers and sponsors
- Microsoft Resources
- Video tutorials and other resources for familiarizing your organization with Office 365
- Apparo's Microsoft Teams Cheat Sheet
- Overview of Teams and accompanying lingo
- Google Resources
- Video tutorials and other resources for familiarizing your organization with G-Suite
- Zoom Resources
- Video tutorials and other lessons on scheduling, joining and recording meetings, meetings vs. webinars, and more
- Cyber Risks Associated with COVID-19
- Hackers are trying to take advantage of a global crisis, but awareness and vigilance will ensure they don't win
- Community Resources For Dealing With COVID-19
- A compilation of other helpful resources pulled from the community
- Working Remotely Success Checklist
- Everything you need for a successful and productive work-from-home environment
Nonprofit Resources
4 Tips for Maintaining Your Nonprofit’s Financial Health
Reopening The Workplace
Rapidly Going Remote
People-Centric Productivity In A Telecommuting World
Simple Steps For Data Protection
Managing Unexpected Change
Expanding Service Capacity With Social Media
Pivoting To Remote Service Delivery
Zoom Security Best Practices
Past Navigating The Crisis Webinar Recordings
Foundations of Remote Work
March 19
Covering an overview of remote work tools, keeping your nonprofit's information safe, and organizational policies and procedures to enact.
Influence Under Stress
March 26
Actionable advice for supporting a stressed nonprofit team by implementing the Disciplined Listening Method.
Crisis Communications with Your Board
April 2
Best practices for your communicating with your nonprofit's Board in times of crisis.
Ingredients for an Effective Remote Workspace
April 9
Setting yourself up for remote work success by creating a healthy environment and using the right tools and strategies.
Teams Work Makes the Dream Work
April 16
Best practices for implementing Microsoft Teams for enhanced organization communication and productivity.
Pivoting To Remote Service Service Delivery
April 23
A panel of area nonprofit leaders will share how they've shifted from in-person service models to virtual.
Expanding Service Capacity With Social Media
April 30
From Facebook Live to YouTube WebCam and more, social media connects your messaging to the audiences that matter most.
Managing Unexpected Change
May 7
We can't always control what happens, but we can control how we react and move forward.
Thriving In Chaos
May 14
Thrive during unprecedented times with this booster-shot for resilient leadership.
Simple Steps For Data Protection
May 21
Methods for securing your data from the bad actors taking advantage of the crisis.
People-Centric Productivity In A Telecommuting World
May 28
A visionary look into the future of working together, and a practical guide for getting there.
Rapidly Going Remote
June 4
Using Microsoft SharePoint and Teams to enable remote productivity.
The 3-C’s of Re-Opening Under COVID-19: Considerations, Cautions + Communication
June 11
HR considerations for re-opening the workplace in a manner that is safe and responsible.
