GSAE COVID-19 Resources

GSAE takes the health and safety of our members and attendees seriously. Given the fluid nature of this evolving situation, we urge everyone to utilize reliable sources of information. 

GSAE has released our 2021 calendar. We plan to offer hybrid and Zoom meetings in 2021, as well as partner with other organizations to widen our educational offerings. Our brilliant folks of GSAE's Pajama Brigade have compiled some useful resources. 

• SBA Payroll Protection Program page (tons and tons of information, including preliminary applications - NEW
• PPP 2.0: Everything an Association or Nonprofit Needs to Know - courtesy of Tenenbaum Law Group, PLLC - NEW
• Helpful PPP calculation notes -To calculate the PPP amount (and this will be on your application)
  
  2.5 X the sum of the following:

1. Monthly Average Gross Payroll (exclude anything above $100,000)
2. Monthly Average Employer portion of medical
3. Monthly Average Employer portion of retirement in a 403 B or 401 K– not all will be eligible for this part
4. Sample Excel calculator sheet courtesy of MISBO

• 2021 Sample PPP application, revised January 2021 - NEW
• Courtesy of Carr, Riggs & Ingram - COVID-19 Quick Hits recordings and slides - NEW
  
• GSAE Annual Meeting Toolkit Page - updated 01/19/2021 with new webinar on Meeting Strategies during COVID - NEW
• GSAE's 2020 Holiday Luncheon Zoom Lessons Learned (so many)
• Meeting Expectations launched Meetings Accomplished, a free, publicly available resource that captures key data on meetings that have safely and successfully taken place.
• Are you looking for a particular set of state guidelines on travel, meetings and restrictions? Here's a good place to start, courtesy of MC Thrive attendees
  
• Safe Meetings in Michigan Resource (requires giving your email)
  
• Sample Attendee Liability Waiver article - Tenenbaum Law Group, PLLC, 08/06/2020
• Top Ten Legal Q&A for Association Events in the COVID-19 Era: Strategies for an Evolving Landscape - Article from Tenenbaum Law Group, PLLC, 06/29/2020.
• ASAE article  - Five Legal Questions About Resuming In-Person Events as COVID-19 Continues - courtesy of Tenenbaum Law Group, PLLC, 08/04/2020

• Liability Waivers for Attendees? Article from Tenenbaum Law Group, PLLC, 06/23/2020.

• CDC PDF Guidelines and Checklists - readiness for events and gatherings
• Governor Kemp's Executive Order June 11, 2020 - pages 36-38 outline convention requirements
• Sample hotel/venue logistic questions for in-person meeting 
  
• Hotel Cleaning Updates & Statements
  
• COVID-19 Impact on Associations: The Sound of Silence - recording from Association Laboratory
• Adding Member Value in the Time of COVID-19  - Webinar with 16 state or regional associations, moderated by Lowell Aplebaum, CAE, April 6, 2020. Resource list also available.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site 
• World Health Organization's Update page

As always, we will keep y'all posted. 
Wendy and Jennie