Events

Nonprofit Montgomery’s Child Care Provider Assistance

2020-11-09T10:35:52-05:00November 5th, 2020|Events, Training Opportunities|

Nonprofit Montgomery is offering free technical assistance to help child care providers

Grant Reporting Webinars
To help center based providers who received grants to prepare for and complete the reports required by the County.

Friday, November 13 from 11:30am to 12:30pm: Click here to register.
Tuesday, November 17 from 11:30am to 12:30pm: Click here to register.
Wednesday, December 9 from  3:30-4:30pm: Click here to register.
Tuesday, December 15 from 11am-noon: Click here to register.

Special Topics Webinars

Accounting and Budgeting for Child Care Providers
Friday, November 20 from 12pm-1pm: Click here to register.

Doing Business with the State and County for Child Care Providers
Thursday, Dec 3 from 12:30pm-1:30pm: Click here to register.

Helpline and One on One Technical Assistance
For any child care provider, whether you received a grant or not, we are offering one on one technical assistance by emailing ecei.relief@gmail.com, or calling 301-349-6373 and requesting an appointment. Assistance will be available in Spanish and English, with Amharic available on request. For more information visit our website.

Nonprofit COVID-19 Response Meeting – Wednesday, October 28 at 11am

2020-10-23T11:44:54-04:00October 23rd, 2020|Events|

Join Nonprofit Montgomery for our twice a month virtual meeting with Montgomery County and nonprofit leaders on Wednesday at 11am. This will be an opportunity to hear from our officials and receive updates on the local covid-19 response.

How are County nonprofits managing the effects of Covid-19? This will be a first look at the results of the Covid-19 and Racial Equity Survey for County Nonprofits.

Topics include:

  • how many staff/family members have been infected?
  • which sectors are seeing an increase in demand for services?
  • shifts in funding by sector
  • the impact of virtual schooling on the sector workforce

Resources for Renters
Amanda Harris, Chief of Services to End & Prevent Homelessness, DHHS

When: October 28, 11-12pm
Where: on Zoom. Click here to save your spot.

Nonprofit COVID-19 Response Meeting Recap (from 10/14)

2020-10-23T11:49:57-04:00October 22nd, 2020|Events|

On the digital divide and new funding opportunities. Video link.
On the digital divide and new funding opportunities. 
View the recording (link above) for nonprofit perspectives on the impact of the digital divide impacts people seeking healthcare, middle and high school students, young adults connecting to employment, and adult learners. Lack of equipment, knowledge, and internet access are having a disproportionate impact.

Ruschelle Reuben, Associate Superintendent, MCPS

  • Mental health and technology presentation.
  • Collaboration Council Webinar: Bringing Digital Learning Equity to Your Program: Pre-Recorded Webinar is being offered by the Collaboration Council as a part of its Youth Development Community of Practice.

Technology and OBP (Montgomery County Office of Broadband Programs)

Low Cost Internet at Home: 

  • Comparison of low cost home Internet programs.
  • Comcast and RCN are offering $10/mo, first 2 months free, no equipment fees or installation charges – AND NO CREDIT CHECK.
  • If families sign up by Dec 31, Comcast will waive all debt the family may owe (prior to Covid they offered to waive debt older than 1 year). Now they will waive all past debt which is a big reason families can’t enroll in the program. The other fine print is the family cannot have been a Comcast Internet subscriber in the last 90 days.
  • For RCN and Comcast, families are eligible if they qualify for 12-13 low income programs including SNAP, WIC, SSI, public housing, and Medicaid
  • Comcast’s Internet Essential Partners Program program provides the opportunity for nonprofits and school districts to fund and quickly connect large numbers of students and families to broadband access at home.
  • For Verizon, there is a small group of people eligible. The customer qualifies for a federal Lifeline benefit which reduces the cost to $19.99.  Verizon offers greater bandwidth. After 3 months there is $15 equipment fee. No installation fees, but there is a credit check and you must not owe money to Verizon.
  • You can also call 311 to request a tech support appointment or help signing up for low cost home Internet programs.

Main Street Connect
To learn more about the joint pilot project with Main Street Connect and Montgomery County providing free WiFi to Main Street residents, click here.

Nonprofit Montgomery Solo Support Group

2020-10-01T09:46:11-04:00September 29th, 2020|Events|

Come join us for an informal, no judgement sharing session for solo-preneurs. Are you the leadership group of one at your organization? Want to chat and learn from others in the same situation? This is always a challenging role, but especially right now during this unprecedented time.

When: Friday, October 2, 9:30-10:30am
Where: Zoom, click here to register.

Black and Brown Coalition: Virtual Accountability Forum

2020-10-01T09:51:11-04:00September 27th, 2020|Events|

Join the Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence for our Virtual Accountability Forum on October 15, 7pm entitled: “Seeking Accountability on Promises Made to Black and Brown Children”. Attendees will hear from public officials, students and parents on achieving equity for underserved Black, Brown and low income children. Attendees will also hear from public officials, parents and students regarding the impact of distance learning and the challenges related to the recovery of learning loss, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Register today.

MORE Alumni: Join us for a year of MORE

2020-10-01T09:57:00-04:00September 25th, 2020|Events|

MORE graduates should keep an eye on this space and this page to see what’s on tap. Each month on the second Wednesday, we will either host an alumni spotlight featuring a specific organization’s data journey or hold open office hours to get all your data, evaluation, and outcome questions answered (or at least we’ll try).

Save the date for the first MORE Alumni Spotlight on October 14 with our esteemed member and MORE graduate, VisArts.  Arts organizations strongly encouraged to attend, but everyone is most welcome!

When: Wednesday, October 14, noon to 1pm
Where: On Zoom. Click here to register.

Data Visualization: How to report evaluation data to stakeholders

2020-10-01T09:53:28-04:00September 22nd, 2020|Events, Training Opportunities|

Are you swimming in data, but just don’t know how to share all of those numbers in a meaningful way?  As a nonprofit professional, there’s a good chance that you and your staff manage a LOT of data throughout the year. From enrollment information and daily attendance records, to annual surveys and other participant/client data, at some point you may wonder how you can translate all of your information into compelling charts and graphs.

Want to learn how to make that happen? Join us for an introductory session on basic principles of data visualization (aka “data viz”) so that YOU can learn tips and tricks to more effectively share your organization’s data with the world!

Led by Sharp Insight LLC
Sharp Insight is an evaluation firm that helps mission-driven organizations measure and strengthen the quality and impact of their programs.

When and Where: Thursday, October 15, 11am-12:30pm on Zoom
Click here to register. Open to everyone, but we’d love it if you supported our work by becoming a member.

Nonprofit COVID-19 Response Meeting Recap (from 9/16)

2020-10-01T09:55:14-04:00September 20th, 2020|Events, Uncategorized|

  • Updates on the considerations and guidelines for re-opening offices and services from DHHS.
Latino COVID19 Initiative- Por Nuestra Salud y Bienestar (Health and Wellbeing Initiative)

  • Salud y Bienestar bilingual information hotline to help connect people to resources is staffed by CASA and operates M-F 9am-5pm. The phone number is 301-270-8432. Click here for the informational flyers.

Updates on how the libraries are supporting the needs of the community.

  • Regarding public libraries: Anyone can get a Montgomery County Library card if you live, work or go to school in Montgomery County. And, there is some content in Spanish in the digital libraries. This is something that they are working on increasing what is available.
  • MCPL is currently doing HOLDS to GO for for contactless library book pick up. Click here for more information.
  • The Friends of the Library Montgomery County Rockville bookstore (4886 Boiling Brook Parkway) is open. Click here for more information.
  • Currently the Foundation Directory online is available for use (requires a library card).

Franca Brilliant’s presentation on funding and grant opportunities for nonprofits.
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