One Stop for Growth: Rural Development Fund

via Zoom

Individual Program Office Hours – Each program in the Community One Stop for Growth grant program will host a separate office hour session to allow applicants to ask program staff questions related to the program. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions ahead of time.

Free

Mass Cultural Council Operating Grants for Organizations Info Session

via Zoom

Learn about the guidelines and application process for Mass Cultural Council’s Operating Grants for Organizations program, which provides multi-year, unrestricted operating grants to nonprofit organizations and cultural affiliates that enrich Massachusetts’ cultural life. Próximamente estará disponible una sesión informativa virtual en español.

Free

Grant Webinar: Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program

via Zoom

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program supports law enforcement–behavioral health cross-system collaboration to improve public health and public safety by improving responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Through the FY24 Connect and Protect: Law

Free

NPC Webinar Series 6: Additional AI Uses to Support Your Development Work

via Zoom

During this session, participants will explore the broader applications of AI in nonprofit work, from brainstorming ideas to improving fundraising efforts and finding valuable data sources to enhance your programs and projects. Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires Winter Webinar Series from Grantstation.

One Stop for Growth: General Guidance Office Hour 2

via Zoom

Massachusetts Community One Stop staff, and a representative from each agency, will hold several office hours to answer general One Stop process and technology questions. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions ahead of time.

Free

Grant Webinar: Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and their Minor Children

via Zoom

The Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children program provides funding to support agencies and service providers to partner to implement and expand services that address the needs of incarcerated parents and their minor children (younger than 18); provide transitional reentry services for incarcerated parents that are proven to

MA Housing and Livable Communities Public Hearing

via Zoom

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities is holding a public hearing on their annual Action Plan for various Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Programs, including Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnership, Emergency Shelter Grant, and Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS funding to advance housing and community development goals. Read and

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Inspiring Climate Action: From Planning to Practice

via Zoom

The second session in the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s “Climate Action” webinar series, “From Planning to Practice,” will showcase various approaches to climate action planning and discuss how to respond to the effects of climate change through meaningful, data-based initiatives. Panelists will discuss methods used in their communities and share strategies for different stages of climate

Free

Digital Equity Planning

via Zoom

This spring, the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program will allocate $147 million to expand broadband access across the state. As a part of the program, the MBI is required to facilitate a process to challenge the Federal Communication Commission’s National Broadband Map and identify all locations that are not served. This webinar will

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Maximize Growth by Partnering with Businesses

via Zoom

Corporate support can enhance your funding strategy, but the varied forms it takes—from foundations and sponsorships to donations and volunteerism—pose a challenge in effectively tapping into this resource. In this session, Alice Ruhnke will offer strategies to efficiently integrate corporate donations into your organization’s funding mix.