Creative Capital Curriculum: Free online, self-paced professional development courses for artists.

Intersection for the Arts: A Bay Area organization dedicated to helping artists grow. Offers and in-depth artist empowerment programs such as Thrive: A BIPOC Arts Leadership Program; vetted coaches, consultants and grant writers.

Santa Cruz Small Business Development Center (SBDC): Virtual and in-person trainings and workshops designed for business development on a variety of key topics, plus free advising for small businesses (including artists!).

Springboard for the Arts: Offers professional development opportunities for artists including their Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists workshop curriculum and a wide range of workshops in business and career planning, grant writing, legal affairs and much more. Also offers consulting and plentiful other resources for artists.

SCORE Central Coast: Offers free small business assistance, including mentors available to work one-on-one, as well as webinars, templates, and other resources.

Arts Council Santa Cruz County Summer Arts Education Institute: Annual week-long training for classroom teachers, teaching artists, and school administrators from across the region to promote social emotional learning, academic achievement and equity through arts integration strategies. Participants can continue on all year with a monthly community of practice.

Luna Dance and Creativity: Provide year round professional development training for teaching artists and classroom teachers in child development, creativity, and learning theories, and discover how to teach dance through an inclusive and culturally responsive lens.

Studio Pathways: Provide professional development and strategic design for schools, districts, counties, and arts organizations committed to equity, creativity, and culturally responsive teaching, and guide educators through a transformative practice that deepens teaching and learning through the arts.

National Guild for Community Arts Education: A national service organization for providers of community arts education, offering learning opportunities and resources, leadership development, and connection with fellow practitioners.

National Arts Education Association: The National Art Education Association is a professional membership organization exclusively for visual arts, design, and media arts education professionals.The National Art Education Association (NAEA) champions creative growth and innovation by equitably advancing the tools and resources for a high-quality visual arts, design, and media arts education throughout diverse populations and communities of practice.

CREATE CA: Statewide organization that advocates for high quality arts education for all students by providing policy expertise and by mobilizing a statewide network of advocates and allied partners.

National Association for Music Educators: NAfME is a collaborative community that supports music educators and advocates for equitable access to music education.

Positive Discipline: provides classroom and behavior management training and resources for parents and educators.

BoardSource: Nonprofit board resources to increase board effectiveness and strengthen organizational impact, including guides, tools, assessments, templates, an on-demand certificate program, and a consultant directory.

Candid Learning: Live & on-demand training, webinars, and free resources for nonprofits. 

Center for Excellence in Nonprofits: A Redwood City organization offering consulting, workshops on management, fundraising, finance, and more, development programs, a Nonprofit Leadership Boot Camp, and an intensive Leaders Institute.

CompassPoint: An organization based in Oakland focusing on nonprofit leadership development. Offers a variety of excellent workshops on leadership, communication, finance, and fundraising; peer networks; and consulting.

Grantwriting USA Trainings: Offers virtual and in-person workshops for nonprofits about grant writing and grants management.

Nonprofit Finance Fund: Focuses on nonprofit financial management. Offers free on-demand webinar recordings as well as consulting and financing.

Nonprofit Learning Lab: Offers daily online nonprofit training on training, facilitation, fundraising, strategic planning, communications, volunteer management, and free resources.

Nonprofit Ready: Offers over 600 Free Learning Resources - free online courses, videos, and downloadable guides to support the most common nonprofit jobs, including: Fundraising, Grant Writing, Leadership, Governance, Accounting and Finance, Operations, Marketing and Communications, Volunteer Engagement, and Program Management.

SCORE Silicon Valley: Offers free business assistance, including mentors experienced with nonprofits and available to work one-on-one, as well as webinars, templates, and other resources. 

TechSoup: For nonprofits, libraries, or foundations in the U.S., organizations are potentially eligible for donated or discounted software, hardware, and services through TechSoup.