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Monthly News & Updates
December 2024
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Dear Kristyn,
A reflection for today: “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it" Edith Wharton. Wishing you light and love during this holiday season - and all days!
Please continue to keep us informed of what's happening with you in Bucks and Montgomery Counties. The information here comes from you, with links to our website for more complete information and resources. Send your events and updates to Kristyn: kristyn@bucksmontcollab.org. Thank you!
Warmly,
Kristyn DiDominick, Executive Director
Nadja Mummery, Program Coordinator
Board of Directors
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Thank You to our Sponsors and Funders! | |
Bucks-Mont Collaborative Sponsors | | |
Bucks-Mont Collaborative Funders | | |
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Coming up with the Collaborative!
January 2025
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Upcoming Community Events | | |
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HealthSpark Foundation
Save The Dates
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Friday, March 28, 2025
Community of Practice: Building Community Leadership
Following the Foundation's Building Community Power event in September 2024, join them for a Community of Practice highlighting Community Leadership, a new HealthSpark Strategic Goal.
This event will emphasize the importance of cross collaboration featuring leaders from various sectors—community, government, and nonprofit—who play a vital role in driving positive change. Registration will open in January.
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April 2025
Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund Network & Nurture
Join HealthSpark for an evening of inspiration, restoration, and connection!
Network & Nurture is an intentional space for Black leaders and organizations in and around Montgomery County to connect, share ideas, and inspire each other to continue in the fight towards liberation. This event will include highlights on work happening across Montgomery County to support new and emerging Black leaders, build power within Black communities and neighborhoods, and invest in positive storytelling around the Black experience.
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June 2025
Community of Practice: Hosted by The Power Council
HealthSpark's newly established POWER Council (Promoting Opportunities and Wellness through Equity and Reform) is set to design and host an event aimed at empowering individuals to express their voices.
This gathering will include themes on civic engagement, racial and social equity, and how to influence public policies and systems that affect the social determinants of health and well-being.
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The Philip Jaisohn Memorial Foundation is growing and hiring.
Learn more, share, and/or apply!
Medical Center
• Physician's Assistant
• Nurse Practitioner
• Administrative Assistant
Home Health Care
• Clinical Director
Central Team
• AAPI Community Coordinator/Navigation (bilingual, full-time or part-time)
• 2-3 positions (Hindi, Mandarin)
• Staff Accountant (full-time or part-time)
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How to Strengthen Your Grant Proposals and Avoid Common Mistakes, The Chronicle of Philanthropy
By David L. Wheeler, December 4, 2024
‘When it comes to making your proposal stand out from the pack, experts say a compelling executive summary makes all the difference. Don’t get lost in the weeds; zoom out to the big picture. Blend statistics and data with anecdotes and human stories. Tell program officers something they don’t already know.’ Read the article.
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Applications Open for the 2025 Equity in Early Childhood Education Champion Awards Application
Deadline Jan. 24, 2025
Applications are now open for Pennsylvania's fourth annual Equity in Early Childhood Education Champion Awards. This award brings awareness to and highlights the equity work being done within Pennsylvania's early childhood education settings, including child care, evidence-based home visiting, and early intervention programs. These professionals and organizations align with the National Association for the Education of Young Children's (NAEYC), Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education Position Statement.
Applicants (individual and program) must demonstrate how the individual, early childhood, and/or afterschool program has supported children and their families through embracing diversity and full inclusion as strengths, upholding fundamental principles of fairness and justice, and/or working to eliminate structural inequities that limit equitable learning opportunities.
Application deadline is 11:59 pm, Friday, January 24, 2025. Visit their website for more information on how to apply.
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Repair Workshops for Residents of Mobile Home Park
A 2023 AARP Community Challenge project in Fort Collins, Colorado, provides targeted home maintenance training & tips.
Advice for Replicating the Project:
Step #1 Ask First, Act Later: “The best thing we did,” says Ward, “was talk to people before we set up the project to learn what the problems were so we could tailor the presentations to those topics.” Read the article and steps 2-6.
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Dozens call Pottstown’s ‘Tent City’ home. A railroad company wants them gone
Signs posted outside demand unhoused people vacate “Tent City” by Jan. 2. Tent City sits on Norfolk Southern property.
“There’s an emphasis on getting rid of visible homelessness when really that doesn’t solve the issue of why there’s an increase of homelessness itself and what to do about the fact that it’s on the rise, the numbers are higher, and that it has reached a crisis proportion,” Boorse said. Read more!
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Volunteer rates rise following pandemic decline, report finds
“Between 2022 and 2023, formal volunteering rate in the United States increased by 5.1 percentage points, representing a growth rate of more than 22 percent in the two years following the COVID-19 pandemic, a report from AmeriCorps finds.” Read the complete article.
The Current Estimated National Value of Each Volunteer Hour Is: $33.49 Value of Volunteer Time Report | Independent Sector Resources
Thank you to the Catalyst Center for Nonprofit Management for sharing!
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The First World Media Ban Passes Australian Parliament
Lakeside Global Institute, Gerry Vassar
“There have been consistent controversies about the impact that social media platforms are having on our youth. Since there have been little or no efforts by companies to limit the use of the platforms to adults, children who are capable of going online can have the exact same exposure as adults. The impact of some of the messaging on young kids has had some very difficult consequences to those children. Recognizing this, the Australian Parliament recently passed legislation that will not allow children below the age of 16 to hold accounts on platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram. The fines for violation range up to $50 million Australian dollars to these companies.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the law supported parents concerned by online harms to their children. ‘Platforms now have a social responsibility to ensure that the safety of our kids is a priority for them,’ Albanese told reporters." Read more.
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New Mexico Readies Push For Baby Bonds Proposal
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
New Mexico is the latest state to explore passage of a proposal to set up a baby bonds benefit for residents—a lump sum given to families upon birth or adoption of a child that creates a savings account that can be drawn on for specific purposes at age 18 or later in life. Read more.
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3 Steps to Take Amid Post-Election Uncertainty
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Two executives share strategic, fiscal, and communications tips to help leaders prepare for changes arriving with the second Trump administration. Read the article.
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Now what? Assessing the likely tax impacts of the 2024 election
DunlapSLK
“While Trump didn’t issue detailed tax policies during the campaign, he briefly proposed several measures on the trail that could be included in a TCJA update or other law. Let’s take a closer look at what might be on the table for business and individual taxpayers in 2025 and beyond.” Read more.
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New Pennsylvania Grant Website
Pennsylvania has launched a one-stop grant website with information about the many state grants that are available to a variety of constituents! Learn more, and review the site.
Thank you to the Montgomery County Planning Commission for sharing!
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Building Community Power Fund
HealthSpark Foundation
Letter of Interest due January 17, 2025
Up to $20,000 available
Based on the belief that advocacy is a critical lever for achieving health equity, the Building Community Power Fund is dedicated to supporting and growing nonprofit organizations’ ability to advocate for more just and equitable policies, practices, and programs that impact the health and wellbeing of Montgomery County residents. The Fund provides grant support to build capacity within nonprofit organizations for advocacy and to enhance existing advocacy efforts centered in Montgomery County that are aligned with HealthSpark’s mission, guiding principles, and goals. Learn more!
Rapid Response Fund for Community Power
HealthSpark Foundation
Applications accepted on a rolling basis; grants of $500- $5,000
Aligned with their core principles of courage and justice, the Rapid Response Fund for Community Power will give one-time, fast, flexible funding support to Montgomery County organizations responding to critical and unexpected, urgent events or external challenges, while strengthening the voice and power of community members. The Rapid Response Fund is intended to help nonprofits and community-based organizations respond in a nonpartisan manner to critical threats or opportunities to advance support for racial and social justice goals. Learn more!
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Montgomery County Seeks Proposals for Opioid Remediation Projects
Montgomery County is accepting proposals and mini-grant submissions (max. award of $20,000) for projects that combat the opioid crisis. Service providers, community-based agencies, and County departments that offer services to Montgomery County residents are invited to submit their proposals and ideas before December 31, 2024.
Learn more, share and/or apply!
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Foundations Community Partnership
The Target Funding-General Operating Support (TF-GOS) Grant is designed to give nonprofits the flexibility to pursue their goals as they see fit, and to build a strong and sustainable infrastructure to provide programs and services that will have the greatest impact on Bucks County’s children, young adults, and families. For more information about this grant, visit their website. Eligible nonprofits can submit a Letter of Inquiry by January 15, 2025.
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Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) is now accepting applications for its Partnership in Youth Services (PYS) Grant cycle. Eligible nonprofits can apply for up to $4,500 by February 1, 2025. After completing a brief, online application, select applicants will be invited to discuss their project with members of FCP's Board of Directors. “We continue our tradition of recognizing and supporting nonprofits that are dedicated to helping solve community problems, and enhancing the quality of life for children, young adults, and families in Bucks County,” said Tracy Pasternak Willis, Chair of FCP’s Board of Directors. “With this grant cycle, we exclusively focus on nonprofits that never received a grant from FCP with the hope to establish new, long-term partnerships.”
Learn more, share and/or apply!
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Thank you for joining us and for supporting your fellow members.
See you next month!
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Bucks-Mont Collaborative
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