Summer RISE is an initiative led by the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Partnerships Unit to provide rising MCPS high school juniors and seniors with in-person and/or virtual enriching summer career-based learning experiences. Learn more here.
Compass grants pro bono consulting services (valued at $200,000+) to nonprofits that benefit the Greater Washington community. Volunteer teams of experienced business professionals provide consulting to nonprofits in Board Development, Funding Strategy, Strategic Planning, Strategic Partnerships & Collaborations, Strategic Marketing, and more. Applications are due June 7. Click here to apply and to learn more information.
WSSC Water is committed to making water and sewer bills more affordable. We’ve enhanced our programs and pay plans to provide financial assistance to more customers. We have many different options to help your clients, including customizable payment plans, up to $500 in emergency assistance from The Water Fund and more. When residential customers set up a payment plan, there no minimum payment required. Click here for more information or see this flyer.
We’ve kicked off our Spring 2021 MORE cohort, our second in the new virtual MORE model. Over in the MORE Alumni Evaluation Network on LinkedIn, we had a busy month of resource sharing.
We shared a resource for secondary data, with benchmark data for foundation evaluation projects. The Sharp Insight team also shared a new favorite post, their Ode to Outputs, which we hope our MORE alums will appreciate. It’s no “stand up, sit down,” but that’s more difficult to facilitate over a blog post! As we’ve been reading more about equity in evaluation, we shared an article with some simple steps to help get started connecting diversity, equity, and inclusion to your metrics. As an added bonus, an alum shared a video on data visualization that we think you might enjoy.
A resource we hope you’ll all give a listen is a video from We All Count with a message about what we really want to know about identity. If you’re interested in seeing more resources like these, join 111 of your nonprofit colleagues in our LinkedIn alumni network!
Alumni are encouraged to join us for the next MORE office hours (and informal discussion/Q&A) on Wednesday, March 17 at noon by registering here. The spring cohort just debriefed on the levels of influence, which we hope rings some bells. We’re planning to focus most of the office hours discussion on how different organizations approach their evaluation of the various levels.
Appointments for FREE tax assistance are now available for County residents earning $57,000 or less through the Community Action Agency’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, with safe, VIRTUAL services available through April 15, with IRS-certified preparers assisting taxpayers through Zoom.
To schedule an appointment, visit https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Cashback. Look for the “Book Now” button to schedule a virtual appointment. (In-person appointments will not be scheduled, due to Covid-19.)
The inaugural ProInspire Catalyst Collective is a community of practice designed to generate collective power. Twenty executive leaders of color will embark on a personal and professional journey anchored in self-care, community care and racial equity. Find out more here.
Nonprofit Montgomery is offering free technical assistance to help child care providers
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.
The first report on the ECEI funds from Montgomery County is due on December 31, 2020. We have just received a copy of the report form from the County that you can access here.
You can also get one-on-one technical assistance in English or Spanish December 18, 21,22, and 23 and 28, 29 and 30. Please email ecei.relief@gmail.com or call 301-349-6373 to request an appointment or leave a message.
El primer informe sobre los fondos de ECEI del condado de Montgomery vence el 31 de Diciembre del 2020. Acabamos de recibir una copia del formulario de informe del condado al que puede acceder aquí.
También puede obtener asistencia técnica personalizada en Inglés o Español el 18, 21, 22 y 23 y 28, 29 y 30 de diciembre. Envíe un correo electrónico a ecei.relief@gmail.com o llamenos al 301-349-6373 para solicitar una cita o deja un mensaje.
Shannon Babe-Thomas, Executive Director, Community Bridges, Inc.
Carson Henry, Association Executive, Social Responsibility , YMCA Youth & Family Services
Suzan Jenkins, CEO, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County
Ann Mazur, CEO, EveryMind
Kylie McCleaf, COO, Jewish Social Service Agency
Chloe Perez, President & CEO, Hearts & Homes for Youth
Susie Sinclair-Smith, CEO, Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless
Kathy Stevens, Executive Director, MCAEL
Elijah Wheeler, Executive Director, Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families
Dear Members, Partners, and Supporters,
As this challenging year draws to a close, we at Nonprofit Montgomery want to take a moment to wish you a restorative holiday season. To say 2020 was an unprecedented year, unlike anything we’ve seen, is an understatement. Thank you for your adaptability, hard work, dedication, and commitment to Montgomery County. We are truly in awe of how our sector stepped up, ramped up, pivoted, and retooled to meet community needs.
It has been a pleasure and a privilege to support all of our members—the county’s nonprofit community.
As 2021 approaches, we look forward to continuing this work together and, hopefully, in-person. Warmest wishes for a happy, safe, and healthy holiday season!
With thanks,
The Nonprofit Montgomery & Montgomery Moving Forward Team
Over the next five years, the Meyer Foundation will distribute $15 million in multi-year, general operating grants to Black-led power-building, organizing, and advocacy organizations, beginning with a cohort of current Meyer Foundation partners. The remaining $5 million in the Fund for Black-led Change will be reserved to support infrastructure and capacity building and other programming at the direction of the Black-led organizations’ stated needs.