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We provided a grant to the Coalition Against Hunger to create this best practice guide for food pantries. Though the guide uses many examples from Montgomery County organizations, food pantries and others working in emergency food can benefit from the guide. Starting in 2014 when we began investing...

This report by The Monitor Institute at Deloitte outlines four potential scenarios for the next 12-18 months, and recommends actions and considerations for nonprofit and funders in each scenario. Many organizations trying to navigate through this moment may find themselves alternatively paralyzed or...

Many nonprofit organizations talk about the importance of diversity, inclusion, and equity, but many find it difficult to truly integrate these concepts into their work and how they operate. In March 2016, CommunityWise Resource Centre started a process of Anti-Racist Organizational Change (AROC)...

In this recently released toolkit, SeaChange Capital Partners summarizes the advice and best practices they are providing to nonprofits and boards during the COVID-19 pandemic. These difficult times call on nonprofits and boards to prioritize their financial decision-making in order to weather the...

As part of Healthspark Foundation’s Innovation Lab , Your Way Home Montgomery County launched a qualitative research project to better understand and bring awareness to the unique needs of LGBTQ individuals experiencing poverty in Montgomery County and accessing Montgomery County Department of...

This report provides an overview of the Safety Net Resiliency Initiative and its accomplishments in 2019. This 10-year effort aims to improve the foundation of the Montgomery County safety net system so that it can remain financially sustainable and resilient, while also doing a better job of...

We commissioned Bee, Bergvall & Co. to create this toolkit to help food pantries better manage their finances and learn how to use their financial reports in planning. This updated toolkit builds upon two previous financial management toolkits – one for standalone pantries and one for faith-based...

Released at its 6th Annual Summit, this report details the impact Your Way Home Montgomery County has had on the experience of homelessness, both in the past year and cumulatively. The report provides a snapshot of the outcomes in each of six core strategies: Coordinated entry Emergency shelter...

Philabundance created this resource to help food pantries and other organizations working in emergency food and the safety net to effectively recruit, train and manage volunteers. Whether a pantry has too many volunteers, or not enough, this toolkit will help organizations put policies and...

Philabundance created this resource to help food pantries and other organizations working in emergency food and the safety net to become effective anti-hunger advocates. In the current environment, it is important for all those who care about safety net services - such as the Supplemental Nutrition...