COVID-19 LOST EARNINGS LOG

UPDATE: Arts Council England Emergency Funding asks you to detail the work you have lost in order to make a case for why you need the funding. Use this template to log your lost earnings now, so you can be ready when the application goes live on 9th April.

We find ourselves in scary times at the moment and everyone working in the arts is feeling it. I hope anyone reading this is doing ok and feels that they have a support network in place - if not, please get in contact and we can have a cup of tea over Skype.

Whilst we are all losing work, we're also hoping that the government or funders will come in with a bailout pot that we can apply to in a bid to try and recoup at least some of our lost earnings. In the meantime, I've made this Lost Earnings Log template to share as a way to keep track of the cancelled/postponed contracts and the financial loss attached to these.

I think it could help each of us to keep a handle on the really rapidly changing situations that we are in, and also to be prepared to apply right away if that bailout pot does appear.

Download here (Google Sheets)

Download here (Excel doc)

It's super easy to fill out.

There is an intro page at the start to give you tips on how to use it, and then tabs along the bottom for March, April and May. I am hoping that we won't need to monitor this past that point, but if it is needed, I will create another template for later months with a very heavy heart.

Any problems, let me know. I'm on Twitter @laurajsweeney and Instagram @Laura_jsweeney.

I know this won't be an easy task for anyone, but hopefully it will help us eventually.

Keep safe and well,
​Lx