Are you looking for a supportive group of nonprofit leaders of small organizations to discuss strategic planning, board relations, fundraising, and other critical issues? If so, please join us on Zoom if you are looking to connect with others. Our next meet-up is on December 6 from 9:30-10:30am. Let us know if you would like to attend.
Urban Institute: Catalyst Grant Program
The Urban Institute and the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative have opened the Request for Proposals for the next round of the Catalyst Grant Program, due December 2. The program supports local 501(c)(3) nonprofits to launch projects using data and technology to advance racial equity in the adult criminal legal system in three front-end focus areas: prevention, policing, and prosecution.
City of Rockville: Human Services Grant
Opens November 2022. Grants annually to local organizations that partner with the city to support human services access in the city.
MD Dept. of Commerce: Child Care Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund
The Child Care Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund is a financing resource operated by the Department of Commerce, with support from the State Department of Education, to provide no-interest loans for capital expenses to child care providers who participate in the State Department of Education’s Child Care Scholarship Program.
MD State Dept. of Education: The Maryland Rebuilds Initiative
This is a competitive MSDE grant opportunity designed to support the state’s child care system in utilizing federal funds to stabilize, strengthen, and sustain the child care system and mitigate the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The deadline for grant application submissions has been extended. Applications are due November 10.
TD Charitable Foundation: Non-Profit Training Resource Fund
Through this TD Charitable Foundation funded program, nonprofits can receive a grant for approved training to increase their organization’s capacity and skillset.
Digital Lift: Software Grant
Digital Lift will provide up to a maximum of $1,000 per nonprofit for eligible requests. Applications close October 31.
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 27, 2022
Rockville, MD – Nonprofit Montgomery is excited to announce the hiring of Josephine Garnem as the new Director of Montgomery Moving Forward, Nonprofit Montgomery’s Collective Impact initiative.
Ms. Garnem brings extensive experience as a leader and collaborator within the county and across the globe. She is highly skilled in community outreach, policy development, and cross-sector engagement strategies.
Ms. Garnem currently works for Montgomery County Government’s Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center as a Program Manager and was formerly the Continental Africa Liaison for the County Government’s Office of Community Partnerships.
She is also the Founder and CEO of Khalil Garnem Foundation, a nonprofit focused on providing equitable health care, education, and economic development to underprivileged communities in Sierra Leone. She leads volunteer diaspora medical, surgical, and training initiatives.
Ms. Garnem currently sits on the boards of The Michael and Mauritia Patcha Foundation, the Healey International Relief Foundation, and Carpe Diem Arts and is on the national council for Pax Christi, USA.
Given Ms. Garnem’s experience with a wide variety of organizations, businesses, government, and funders, she is well suited to build on the foundation of the cross-sector work of Montgomery Moving Forward. Ms. Garnem will assume her role as Director of Montgomery Moving Forward on November 14, 2022.
“Josephine is exactly the kind of leader we need as Montgomery Moving Forward enters its second decade,” said Executive Director Lavontte Chatmon. “With her breadth of experience, her skill in bringing communities together, and her knowledge of Montgomery County, she will help us do the critical work of bringing together a broad cross-section of Montgomery County leaders and innovators to address our most pressing challenges. Josephine is both passionate and strategic, and we are very excited to have her join our team.”
Kevin Beverly, Susan Madden, and Kathy Stevens, Co-Chairs of Montgomery Moving Forward, said: “We are happy to welcome Ms. Garnem to the team. Her experience demonstrates she knows that lasting solutions to the challenges facing our community are borne of true cross-sector collaboration—from business leaders to our most recent neighbors. No doubt, with Ms. Garnem’s guidance, MMF will continue to help our county move forward. Finally, we are grateful to Nonprofit Montgomery for their leadership and for managing this important search.”
Please join the Nonprofit Montgomery team and the Montgomery Moving Forward Leadership Group in extending a warm welcome to Ms. Garnem.
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 20, 2022
Lavontte first joined Nonprofit Montgomery as the Program & Membership Director in July 2021 and has served as the Interim Executive Director since mid-April. Lavontte has over 13 years of nonprofit experience in program development, operations, and management. Lavontte has worked on several major national programs and has a professional background in mental health services, women’s rights, and victim services. Lavontte is dedicated to the promotion of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access and has developed BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) affinity groups and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) committees in her previous roles. Her past experience includes working at the National Center for Victims of Crime, Polaris Project, the National Abortion Federation, and RAINN.
Lavontte currently serves on the Board of Directors of Montgomery Women and Court Watch Montgomery. She also sits on Montgomery County’s Domestic Violence Coordinating Council and is a member of Impact 100DC, the Maryland Women of Color Network, and the Tahirih Justice Center’s Forced Marriage workgroup.
“We are so fortunate to have Lavontte assuming the role of Executive Director,” said Board President Jackie DeCarlo. “During her tenure as Interim Executive Director, Lavontte has shown extraordinary leadership, commitment, and vision—not only keeping the organization running smoothly during a transition but also building on Nonprofit Montgomery’s record of accomplishments. The organization recently won an 8% increase in Montgomery County funding for nonprofits in FY 2023, launched two major capacity-building projects directed at Early Care and Education (ECE) providers and small and emerging nonprofits, and facilitated the establishment of a new coordinating entity to strengthen ECE in the County. I invite the Nonprofit Montgomery membership and community partners to join the Board in congratulating Lavontte as we continue to push for a stronger, more diverse, and inclusive nonprofit sector in Montgomery County.”
The Nonprofit Montgomery staff are thrilled to join the Board in welcoming Lavontte Chatmon as their Executive Director.
Nonprofit Montgomery is the alliance of leaders of nonprofit organizations serving Montgomery County, MD. We are the collective voice of nonprofits of all sizes and missions with our government, philanthropic, and corporate partners. We strengthen our organizations, increase the visibility of their work and advocate on behalf of nonprofits and the people we serve. We are the convener and information network for our County’s nonprofits. We leverage the Collective Impact model through Montgomery Moving Forward to address complex community problems in Montgomery County, bringing leaders together to define a problem and embrace a common agenda.
Urban Institute: Catalyst Grant Program
The Urban Institute and the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative have opened the Request for Proposals for the next round of the Catalyst Grant Program, due December 2. The program supports local 501(c)(3) nonprofits to launch projects using data and technology to advance racial equity in the adult criminal legal system in three front-end focus areas: prevention, policing, and prosecution.
City of Rockville: Human Services Grant
Opens November 2022. Grants annually to local organizations that partner with the city to support human services access in the city.
MD Dept. of Commerce: Child Care Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund
The Child Care Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund is a financing resource operated by the Department of Commerce, with support from the State Department of Education, to provide no-interest loans for capital expenses to child care providers who participate in the State Department of Education’s Child Care Scholarship Program.
MD State Dept. of Education: The Maryland Rebuilds Initiative
This is a competitive MSDE grant opportunity designed to support the state’s child care system in utilizing federal funds to stabilize, strengthen, and sustain the child care system and mitigate the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The deadline for grant application submissions has been extended. Applications are due no later than 11:59 p.m. on NOVEMBER 10, 2022
TD Charitable Foundation: Non-Profit Training Resource Fund
Through this TD Charitable Foundation funded program, nonprofits can receive a grant for approved training to increase their organization’s capacity and skillset.
Digital Lift: Software Grant
Digital Lift will provide up to a maximum of $1,000 per nonprofit for eligible requests. Applications close October 31.
All nonprofits can benefit from this deep dive into understanding and strengthening your financial model, particularly now in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on programs and organizations. As organizational leaders navigate dynamic changes and pressures to adapt how their organizations operate, understanding the role of financial leadership and strong fiduciary capacity becomes more critical to success and longer term sustainability.
FIRM provides tools, models, and frameworks that strengthen your ability to identify, manage, and assess the assets you put to work to achieve organizational outcomes.
Who should attend: Nonprofits attend as a team of up to four people including the Executive Director, Finance Director/CFO, Board Member, and Program Director.
The results: Better connection between your mission and internal structure, increased clarity on outcomes and the assets needed to support them; greater strategic budgeting and reporting process; and improved financial conversations across the organization (board and staff).
Full Intensive (In-Person): October 26 and November 2, 9:30am – 4:30pm at Main Street Connect, Rockville, MD
Light breakfast and lunch will be served on both days.
The fee for Nonprofit Montgomery members is $40 (group of 4). The fee for non-members is $540 per organization. Please reach out to us if you have any questions about FIRM.
Throughout October we’ll be featuring and recognizing all of the MMF Leadership Group members on social media. Be sure to like and share!
Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County: Wheaton Cultural Project Grants
Wheaton Cultural Project Grants (WCPG) are available to arts and/or humanities organizations and groups located in Montgomery County, MD that may or may not be incorporated as non-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) status and individual artists and scholars who reside in Montgomery County, MD. Grants for FY23 will be awarded for activities occurring between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023. Application Deadline – Friday, October 21, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.
Many Hands Grant: Grant funds must be used to serve women, children, and/or families in socioeconomic need. There are four grants each year, one in each of four focus areas–economic empowerment, education, health, and housing.
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development: Multiple Grants
Maryland State Dept. of Education: The Maryland Rebuilds Initiative
This is a competitive MSDE grant opportunity designed to support the state’s child care system in utilizing federal funds to stabilize, strengthen, and sustain the child care system and mitigate the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The deadline for grant application submissions has been extended. Applications are now due no later than 11:59 p.m. on October 18, 2022.
City of Rockville: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
The Community Development Block Grant Program is a federal grant for housing and community development projects that benefit low and moderate-income persons. This grant funds capital repairs for nonprofit facilities or group homes that serve a majority low-to-moderate-income individuals.
The City of Rockville extended the due date for new applications to Friday, October 14, 2022.
Healthcare Initiative Foundation
The FY23 HIF Annual Grantee Virtual Training will be on October 27 from noon to 1pm on Zoom. Click here to register.
WorkSource Montgomery
WorkSource Montgomery and Montgomery County’s Workforce Development Board will re-open its recovery funds application in mid-2023 for a limited time.
Crafting the perfect survey, or even just a pretty good one, can feel like a daunting process. But what if we could refine that process?
The team at Sharp Insight will review key elements to consider when approaching survey design and then walk through their survey design template. The template is intended to ease the survey design process while efficiently identifying the alignment between survey items and survey objectives. It can even help kickstart your data analysis plan right from the start of your survey process.
When: November 10, 12pm-1pm on Zoom. Click here to register.
Empowering the Ages: Early Childhood Program Specialist
Jubilee Association of Maryland: Executive Assistant for Finance & HR
Manna Food Center: Data Manager and Bilingual Program Coordinator – Community Food Education
Rainbow Place Shelter: Executive Director
Great and Small: Program Director and PATH CTRI
Montgomery Community Media: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Sharp Insight, LLC: Monitoring & Evaluation Associate
Housing Unlimited: Property Manager FY