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FY22 Community Grants-FAQs

2021-04-07T19:16:07-04:00March 27th, 2021|Advocacy, Grants & Funding, MoCo Government News|

So if my program is listed the FY22 Recommended budget we are now guaranteed that we will get funding in FY22?

No, the County Council has the final say on the County budget, including Community Grants. They can make changes to this list and did last year.

Will there be other opportunities to apply for County grants?

For Community Grants in FY22, no.  However, during FY21 the County Executive and County Council launched numerous other grant programs targeting specific sectors and community needs.  Additional County grant programs may be launched in FY22 as well.

On the County Website there are Community Grants and Community Services Grants. What is the difference?

Both grants are exclusively for nonprofits and sit in the Community Grants NDA. Community Services Grants, administered by HHS, are one-time grants for training or infrastructure with a $10,000 limit. Community Grants fund any program or operating cost, have no funding limit, and can be multi-year.

My nonprofit received several County contracts last year but they do not appear on the FY22 list. Why did these get cut?

They probably weren’t cut. If your programs was funded directly by a department last year it would not appear in the list of Community Grants this year. Reach out to your department Contract Monitor to see your funding level in the FY22 Recommended budget since department programs are not detailed.

Do we need to submit paperwork to ensure we receive our FY22 Community Grant if we are on the list?

Not right now.  Once the County Council passes their FY22 Approved budget you will need to work quickly with your department Contract Monitor to submit updated documentation and renew your contract.

What if we applied for a New Program in FY20, can we get funding?

The FY22 Recommended budget did not include funding for any FY20 New Programs.  There may be additional grant programs in the future.

What does it mean to be moved into a department’s base budget?

For this program, you will in the future deal directly with the department for yearly funding and will not have to apply for Community Grants each year.  This allows the department to better align programs that are focused on the same goals and achieve better overall outcomes for the County.

If my program was not moved into a department’s base budget does it mean it is not important?

Your program is absolutely important.  The County relies on the NDA funded programs to meet unique community needs that are not covered by other County programs or efforts.  The Community Grant NDA provides more flexibility that allows your programs to serve these unique needs and achieve important outcomes.

Source: Rafael Murphy, OMB March 24, 2021

Financial Assistance with Water Bills

2021-03-25T11:34:08-04:00March 25th, 2021|Uncategorized|

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.

FIRM for Program Directors and Dept. Leaders

2021-03-25T11:31:49-04:00March 25th, 2021|Events, Training Opportunities|

FIRM for Program Directors is a multi-day workshop that provides program directors and department leaders with a deeper understanding of the financial processes, planning, and decision making that support strong program and organizational sustainability.

Participants will learn about program level financial modeling, strategic budgeting, and financial reporting to build confidence and competence in making decisions that balance assets and outcomes (aka money and mission) for individual programs and the organization at large.

The program delivery will be a mix of LIVE and self-paced sessions over two weeks as follows …

  • LIVE Sessions will be delivered using Zoom and facilitated by our instructor.
  • The first one will be an orientation and introduction for everyone.
  • The following sessions will be specific Q&A sessions around the topics covered throughout the program in the self-passed modules
  • Self-Guided Modules – each module consists of 30-40 minutes of pre-recorded content along with linked planning tools and prompts – expect to spend about an hour with your team on each module.

The session schedule will be:
Monday, April 19, 1-2pm: LIVE Orientation
Wednesday, April 21, 1-2pm: LIVE Q&A on Module 1
Friday, April 23, 1-2pm: LIVE Q&A on Module 2
Tuesday, April 27, 1-2pm: LIVE Q&A on Module 3
REGISTER TODAY

Join Nonprofit Montgomery Budget Advocacy

2021-03-25T11:38:06-04:00March 22nd, 2021|Advocacy|

The FY22 County budget process is underway and Nonprofit Montgomery is embarking on a new social media campaign and leading teams of nonprofit leaders in meetings with Councilmembers. The goal of these meetings is to educate Councilmembers about the vital programs offered by nonprofits on behalf of County Government and to advocate for the necessary funding to support the important work of nonprofits.

Our central message this year is that nonprofits are more essential than ever.  The social media campaign will highlight the accomplishments of our members during Covid.  You can join in by: 

  • Complete this form.
  • Engage Communications and Social Media managers in sharing digital content promoting the theme that nonprofits are more essential than ever. Find out more this Friday, March 19 at 9:30am for Social Media training.
  • Learn more about campaign messaging on Tuesday, March 23 at 4pm.
  • Sign up for County Council meetings. See below. Registration opens March 19 and spots will fill quickly. If you can, sign up for a time on April 7. Let’s make it Nonprofit Day!

Members only trainings to support advocacy:  

Social Media Training: Friday, March 19 from 9:30-10:30am: Click here to register.
Message Map Training: Tuesday, March 23 from 4-5pm: Click here to register.

Visit our Advocacy page to see the latest news and find out how to support ALL nonprofits.

The Civic Circle: Americorps VISTA Member

2021-03-16T14:43:41-04:00March 16th, 2021|Job Opportunities|

The Civic Circle is recruiting an Americorps VISTA member to help us expand and institutionalize our arts-based civic learning program for students age 8-13. Come help us empower youth through civic skills like news literacy and voting, and foster civic readiness through education and the arts. The VISTA will help evaluate and expand this program, and help make it sustainable.

This is a chance to make a valuable social impact while gaining skills in curriculum and program development, marketing, evaluation and nonprofit governance.  This is a paid position with full benefits and professional development opportunities. To view full details and apply, please visit our Americorps listing here.

Salary: $20,592

FIRM for Program Directors and Dept. Leaders

2021-03-08T10:14:00-05:00March 10th, 2021|Events, Member News, Training Opportunities|

FIRM for Program Directors is a multi-day workshop that provides program directors and department leaders with a deeper understanding of the financial processes, planning, and decision making that support strong program and organizational sustainability.

Participants will learn about program level financial modeling, strategic budgeting, and financial reporting to build confidence and competence in making decisions that balance assets and outcomes (aka money and mission) for individual programs and the organization at large.

The program delivery will be a mix of LIVE and self-paced sessions over two weeks as follows …

  • LIVE Sessions will be delivered using Zoom and facilitated by our instructor.
  • The first one will be an orientation and introduction for everyone.
  • The following sessions will be specific Q&A sessions around the topics covered throughout the program in the self-passed modules
  • Self-Guided Modules – each module consists of 30-40 minutes of pre-recorded content along with linked planning tools and prompts – expect to spend about an hour with your team on each module.

The session schedule will be:
Monday, April 19, 1-2pm: LIVE Orientation
Wednesday, April 21, 1-2pm: LIVE Q&A on Module 1
Friday, April 23, 1-2pm: LIVE Q&A on Module 2
Tuesday, April 27, 1-2pm: LIVE Q&A on Module 3
REGISTER TODAY

MORE Alumni Info and Events

2021-03-08T10:12:58-05:00March 9th, 2021|Events, Member News, Training Opportunities, Uncategorized|

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.

Job Opportunities

2021-03-08T10:09:47-05:00March 8th, 2021|Job Opportunities|

We highly encourage our members to post a salary on all job descriptions. Nonprofit Montgomery is working toward equity in the nonprofit sector in our county. And this includes transparency in the hiring process.

Collaboration Council: Program Coordinator (part time) and Director of Administration 
Shepherd’s Table: Communications Associate
Sandy Spring Museum: Development Coordinator
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington: Director, Women’s Philanthropy

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