The Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate Program is designed to strengthen the leadership and management capacity of nonprofit practitioners. The program gives participants the skills necessary to respond to the complex challenges and opportunities of nonprofit organizations. The Summer 2022 Certificate Program will be held online on June 11-18th and the application deadline is April 29. Learn more here.
An eligible household can receive between $100 – $2,000 in assistance funds to assist low income households pay past due water/sewer bills. Individuals can apply in-person at: the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Office, 240.777.4450, 1301 Piccard Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, at the Prince George’s County Department of Social Services Office, 301.909.6300, 425 Brightseat Road, Landover, MD 20785 or online at the Maryland Department of Human Services website. Applications are available in both English/Spanish.
Montgomery County is providing rapid test kids and N95 masks for community organizations, childcare providers, and private schools. Organizations who serve residents unable to visit a COVID-19 testing site or pick up a testing kit and masks through the public distribution—including residents who are homebound, residents with mobility issues, the underserved, and other hard to reach communities—are encouraged to fill out this form to request supplies. The form is intended to be filled out only by organizations who have the capacity and the means to pick up and redistribute kits to the target populations.
If you have the capacity to redistribute these kits, please fill out the form by Sunday, February 13 to be eligible to pick up next week. Click here to read the official press release.
The Montgomery County Food Council just released the 2022 Montgomery County Food and Beverage Guide. The Guide is available as a downloadable PDF and interactive searchable Guide.
The Guide features includes 18 farms, 17 bakeries/confectioneries, 16 prepared goods producers, 15 craft beverage producers, 4 non-alcoholic beverage producers, 3 meat producers, and 2 honey producers.
Calling all small or emerging nonprofits! This FIRM is especially designed for nonprofits that are just starting up and/or are small (budgets under $750,000). The training introduces nonprofit leaders and board members to financial best practices for greater accountability and sustainability. Given the uncertainty and changes in funding in the last couple of years, it’s more important than ever to make sure your financial management is in shape.
This is a two-morning training for up to four staff and board members from each nonprofit, plus an individual consultation with a nonprofit financial expert.
When: Wednesday, March 16 & Friday, 18, 2022 from 9am-12:30pm
Where: On Zoom.
Cost: $25 for Nonprofit Montgomery member organizations. $275 for non-members.
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JCA Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) matches low-income older adults age 55+ with community organizations and government agencies. SCSEP provides a salary for a senior worker, and the nonprofit provides the training. SCSEP has participants working in all types of nonprofits from handing out meals, to greeting clients, completing data entry to managing the office. They gain job skills; you gain extra help!
JCA is also accepting preliminary applications for the SCSEP program if you know an older adult over the age of 55, who is currently unemployed and living below 125% of the poverty line. For more information, visit JCA’s website or email Cathy.
Governor Larry Hogan just declared a 30-day state of emergency to take urgent short-term actions to combat the current COVID-19 surge and mobilized 1,000 members of the Maryland National Guard to assist state and local health officials with the ongoing pandemic response.
From MD Nonprofits: The covid surge has increased the demand for nonprofit services, and at the same time many organizations are struggling to manage covid infections and risks in their own staff. How do the Governor’s recent actions help or hinder you from providing crucial support? Please reach out to us with information about how the Governor’s decision impacts your services and any other support you may need. We’ll collect your feedback and send it to MD Nonprofits.
Montgomery County’s Emergency Rental Assistance program’s (ERA) COVID Rent Relief application portal will close at 5 p.m. on Dec. 31. Applications submitted before the deadline will be reviewed and processed, but no additional applications will be received after that time.
An additional round of rent-relief funding, with an updated application process and eligibility criteria, will be announced in early 2022. Also ICYMI: Gaithersburg might extend rent protections through May 15 (Bethesda Magazine, December 10).
