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NEW BLOG: What you need to know about Juneteenth and why we should all celebrate

You’re probably hearing a whole lot about Juneteenth these days as we get closer to June 19, 2021. I always find it surprising when people tell me they don’t know about Juneteenth. As a child, I knew exactly what Juneteenth was because my mother was a firm believer in children learning about Black history. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform enslaved African Americans that the war had ended, and they were now free. I can only imagine the shock and jubilation the slaves felt. Actually, they had been free since January 1, 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, but according to history buffs, the Emancipation Proclamation had little impact in Texas due to the small number of Union troops on hand to enforce the order. Slave owners ignored the order until General Granger’s regiment showed up with plenty of manpower to force locals to comply and free the slaves. Texas was the last Confederate state to have the proclamation announced according to Cliff Robinson, founder of Juneteenth.com.

Read more here.

COVID-19 Relief Options

SBA offers several relief options to help nonprofits, and faith-based organizations recover from the impacts of COVID-19.

• *NEW* SBA Community Navigator Pilot Program: Deadline July 12, 2021
  • The American Rescue Plan Act authorizes SBA to establish the Community Navigator Pilot Program to make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit organizations, SBA Resource Partners, States, Tribes, and units of entities.  The Administration is committed to ensuring that the nation’s small businesses receive the support they need to access federal relief programs that can help them weather the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus of this program is to reach, and support underserved small businesses, including micro and rural businesses, with emphasis and those owned by women, veterans and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
• COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)- This loan provides economic relief to small businesses and nonprofit organizations that are currently experiencing a temporary loss of revenue.
  • Visit here for more information and resources.
• Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG)- This grant provides emergency assistance for eligible venues affected by COVID-19.
  • Visit here for more information and resources.

• Employee Retention Credit- The Employee Retention Credit under the CARES Act encourages businesses to keep employees on their payroll. The refundable tax credit is 50% of up to $10,000 in wages paid by an eligible employer whose business has been financially impacted by COVID-19.
  • Visit here for more information and resources.

COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard

The dashboard shows how many vaccines have been distributed and how many administered.

See the dashboard here.
 

COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Resources

New resources for helping to educate Michigan residents can be found here:

• CV19 CheckUp Information
• "Back To Life" :30 (Coronavirus)
• "Trusted by Doctors" :30 (Coronavirus)
• COVID-19 Information and Resources for Athletics
• COVID-19 Vaccine Questions and Answers for Parents
• MI Safe Start Plan Website

More than 1.5 million nonprofits are at work in the United States today, pursuing missions and community programs that often overlap and complement one another. Opportunities abound for nonprofits to build relationships with one another — and for grantmakers to play a role in that process — that can help them do the most community good while limiting personal and organizational burnout.

This workshop, led by Leslie Starsoneck and Kevin Peterson with special guest Sean Pattison, will explore options for working together that fall along a continuum from loose partnerships to formally combining organizations. The session will examine how to maximize organizational resources and impact — including consolidating human and financial resources, sharing administrative and/or program space and administrative costs, and developing integrated service delivery systems.

Register here.