Montgomery County Public Health Emergency Grant (PHEG) Applications Open This Mid-Afternoon
The application for the Public Health Emergency Grant is set to launch this afternoon. Here is the link to the webpage with information to help you get ready to apply. We anticipate that the funds will go quickly—so please gather your documentation as soon as possible. Click here to read the official press release.
Nonprofit Montgomery will hold its own webinar for nonprofits on the Public Health Emergency Grant application on Thursday, April 16 at 10am. Register here.
The County will be hosting daily 9am webinars to answer questions you may have about the program.
Participants should register for each session that they want to attend.
Weekly Meeting: COVID-19 Response with County and Local Leaders
Today at 11am
Join Nonprofit Montgomery for our weekly virtual meeting with Montgomery County and nonprofit leaders on Wednesday, April 15 at 11am. This will be an opportunity to hear from our County officials and receive updates on the local covid-19 response.
County Government Updates and Q&A:
Councilmember Will Jawando: will provide updates on his renters bill and emergency grants
Vickie Buckland, Chief Operating Officer, DHHS
BB Otero, Special Assistant, Office of the County Executive
Caroline Sturgis, Assistant Chief Operating Officer, Office of the County Executive
InfoMontgomery: COVID-19 Response - Connecting people to resources
Elijah Wheeler, Interim Executive Director/Social Justice Director, Collaboration Council
Susan Augusty, Public Policy Coordinator, Collaboration Council
The Response from Local Philanthropy:
Crystal Townsend, President & CEO, Healthcare Initiative Foundation
Anna Hargrave, Executive Director, Greater Washington Community Foundation-Montgomery County
When: Wednesday, April 15, 11am-12:30pm Where: On Zoom. Once you register you'll receive an auto-email with all the details. RSVP HERE
Save the Date: Next Week's Meeting
On April 22, we'll be joined by Council President Sidney Katz and we'll hear from early care and education experts:
Joanne Hurt, Executive Director, Wonders Early Learning & Extended Day
Tiffany Jones, Head Start Policy Council and Community Action Board
Jennifer Arnaiz, Resource and Referral Center, DHHS
NEW! Public Health Emergency Grant Webinar
Questions about the new PHEG Program? Join Nonprofit Montgomery's partner Franca Brilliant as she leads us through some of the ins and outs of the program and its impact on nonprofits. She'll also take questions from all attendees.
When: Thursday,April 16 at 10-11:30am Where: on Zoom (you'll receive the details once you register) Cost: Free! Click here to RSVP.
NEW! Navigating Uncharted Waters During a Period of Hyper-Change
Impact on Financial Health and Continuity
We are all faced with the challenge of responding to “hyper change”. This multi-part series will provide fiscal and financial strategies and guidance for nonprofit leaders and their organizations during this time of uncertainty. When and how should you protect your organization’s assets? How best to position financial resource utilization during a hyper-change period until “true” recovery begins.
In Part I of this series, we will begin by exploring a framework for a thoughtful approach that favors using a financial bias of protecting the financial position of a nonprofit organization when considering key management decisions that must be made.
