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PHEG program will close on Saturday. To help the County understand the need, Councilmembers encouraged all those in need to apply even if they don’t meet the current criteria. There may be a second round of this funding.

Community Grants and Funding

• The Council is working towards a same services budget for FY21, if possible, which will maintain services at FY20 funding levels. The Council passed a resolution communicating its commitment to dedicating any additional funds available to COVID-19 relief efforts. They hope to be able to come back early in FY21 with supplemental appropriations for recommended expansions.
• The Council anticipates funding FY21 Community Grants, as recommended by the County Executive, which includes moving some services to the base budgets of County departments. We will continue to work through the details and share new information as it becomes available, including any opportunities for new nonprofit organizations and programs.

Nonprofit Montgomery’s Advocacy Agenda

• Councilmembers are considering two items from Nonprofit Montgomery’s advocacy agenda: continued payment on nonprofit contracts with flexibility on deliverables, and a one to two month advance on contracted funds in FY21 to address nonprofit cash flow issues.
• DHHS is communicating flexibility on contracts (and encouraging all nonprofits to stay in touch with contract monitors.) The decision about advancing funds has been forward to the finance department. See below for news on a third agenda item: making PPE available to nonprofits.

• Molly Calloway, Director of the Montgomery County Volunteer Center reported that the Volunteer Center is taking requests from nonprofits for volunteers and other things they need (such as masks and supplies). Those interested in helping can go to the website and choose projects or nonprofits to help. There is great interest in volunteering and helping nonprofits, so all are encouraged to post their needs.

• Research from NAEYC on Maryland child care providers indicates that up to 50% of providers report that they may be unable to survive a two week closure of their business.
• The DHHS Resource and Referral Canter is partnering with the Women’s Business Center to help child care programs address financial issues and apply for funding.

How to Be an Inclusive Leader Through a Crisis (Harvard Business Review, April 10)

Steering the Ship Through Choppy Waters: Nonprofit Board Duties During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Venable LLP, April 6)

3 things you do that drive your people crazy (Fast Company, April 8)

Legal Alert: Nonprofit Board Operations During Coronavirus Containment – Leveraging Electronic Alternatives (DC Bar Pro Bono Center, March 2020)

4 ways to manage remote workers when you don’t know how long they’ll be working from home (Fast Company, March 16)

A few things for nonprofits and foundations to consider in light of the Coronavirus (Nonprofit AF, March 8) and one more from Vu Le … Funders, this is the rainy day you have been saving up for

Your Colleagues Don’t Read Anything You Write. Here Are 8 Ways to Change That. (The New York Times, March 4)

Nonprofit organizations are welcome to participate in our ongoing series of virtual meetings at this difficult time, so that we all may be a source of support, share resources, and more.

As nonprofit leaders, we have a responsibility to our sector, volunteers, and the communities we serve, whether we’re in the office or not. Join us this coming Wednesday, March 25 at 11am. 

We have asked the Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services to join this meeting if possible.

When: Wednesday, March 25, 11am
Where: Zoom Meeting, Details will be emailed next week
RSVP HERE

The Maryland Health Connection started a new Special Enrollment Period open to uninsured Marylanders who need health coverage during the State of Emergency for Coronavirus (COVID-19) declared by Governor Larry Hogan.

Visit MarylandHealthConnection.gov and select “Coronavirus Emergency Special Enrollment Period.” Free help is available by calling 1-855-642-8572 from 8am-6pm on weekdays.

Enrollment goes through Wednesday, April 15. Coverage selected during this time will have a start date of April 1, 2020, regardless of the date of enrollment.

Nonprofit Montgomery has created a webpage with updates, resources, and news from the sector, as well as from the County government, philanthropy, and more. We’ll post timely information for nonprofits and any news we receive from DHHS and the County Executive.

Visit nonprofitmoco.org/covid19 

Earlier this week, the Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services Administration team joined us for a virtual meeting on the many questions the nonprofit sector has on Covid-19 impact. In case you missed the meeting, click here or to the right to watch it.

Thank you to the DHHS team for meeting with us. We’d also like to thank BB Otero from the County Executive’s Office and our other nonprofit executives for all your leadership and input.

Read the takeaways here …

POSTPONED
Nonprofit Advocacy 101- Make Your Voice Heard: March 20, 9-11am

10 ways you or your organization may be an askhole (Nonprofit AF, February 24)

#MeToo and Time’s Up: Most think the movements are making progress (CBS News poll, January 7)

The Realm of Possibility in Evaluation (Center for Evaluation Innovation, December 2019)