Posts in 'Safety Net'

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An event or an era? Resources for social sector decision-making in the context of COVID-19
This report by The Monitor Institute at Deloitte outlines four potential scenarios for the next 12-18 months, and recommends actions and...
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Philanthropy Cannot Be Expected to “Fill the Gap” in Rental Assistance Need Caused by Lack of Government Support
September 4, 2020
Reposted from the Funders Together to End Homelessness website, available here. A statement from Amanda Andere, CEO, Funders Together to End...
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HealthSpark Foundation Awards Additional $200,000 for COVID-19 Response and Recovery
June 16, 2020
HealthSpark Foundation is proud to announce $209,000 in grant awards to relief and recovery efforts for communities impacted by COVID-19. This brings...
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Community Partners Join HealthSpark in Building Back a Better Safety Net System
June 16, 2020
Together with forty-one community partners, HealthSpark Foundation has launched an effort to rebuild the social safety net post-pandemic called Build...
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A Call for Bold Action on Racial Justice
June 2, 2020
The murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and the ensuing protests are the manifestation of the deep, longstanding pain of racism in...
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Going back to normal isn't good enough. We need to Build Back Better.
April 28, 2020
“When one's life has been shattered into a million pieces, most set out to pick up the pieces & rebuild. Others look at those broken pieces & decide...
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Second Round of MontCoPA COVID-19 Response Fund Grants Awarded, Bringing Total to $212,000
April 17, 2020
The second round of MontCoPA COVID-19 Response Fund grants have been awarded, bringing the total amount of grant funds awarded to $212,000. A total of...
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Over $140,000 in Grants Awarded to Montgomery County COVID-19 Relief Efforts
April 10, 2020
With its partners, HeathSpark awarded the first round of grants through the MontCoPA COVID-19 Response Fund two weeks after opening the Fund for grant...
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Tough Times Call for Tough Action: A Decision Framework for Nonprofits and Boards
In this recently released toolkit, SeaChange Capital Partners summarizes the advice and best practices they are providing to nonprofits and boards...
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Early lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
April 2, 2020
By Russell Johnson, President and CEO The Covid-19 pandemic caught the world by surprise. While epidemiologists created scenarios of how a pandemic...