We hope you enjoy reading our latest newsletter and learn about changes happening within our organization, the impact our grant partners are having in community, and resources for nonprofits. |
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We are delighted to welcome Faith Pullen as our new Vice President of Operations. Faith has over 10 years of expertise in organizational leadership in private and nonprofit industries. She most recently served as the executive director of Florida Association for Community Action.
Faith will manage all fiscal activities, organizational communications, colleague engagement activities and other daily operations at Allegany. Faith loves traveling and resides in the Tampa Bay area.
We are so excited to have Faith on our team!
"My professional passion is serving in leadership roles that contribute to bringing resources and opportunities to marginalized communities. I consider myself blessed to have the opportunity to join the Allegany Franciscan Ministries team and do what I love!” - Faith
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New Strategic Priority Focus |
Allegany Franciscan Ministries has adopted “Climate Justice and Care for Creation” as our next strategic priority focus area. With our long-planned transition out of the Common Good Initiative set for the end of 2023, we have an opportunity to use our social, human, and financial capital in new ways.
Over the last year, Allegany’s board and staff team considered our vision, mission, and values, working both to understand who we are and what we have accomplished, and also to think about what community issues align the most with what matters to us and what we do best. Through this process, we identified Climate Justice and Care for Creation as a strategic priority focus.
Climate justice advocates for solutions that address the disproportionate climate impacts on people of color, women, people with disabilities, people who are economically poor, and those who live in under-resourced neighborhoods and communities. Climate justice recognizes that people who’ve done the least to cause climate change are the ones who suffer the worst of its effects, like flooding, drought, rising sea levels, and heatwaves.
Care for Creation is a principle in Catholic social teaching, calling us to protect people and the planet, and to live our faith in right relationship with all of God’s creation.
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The Common Good Initiative |
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Overtown Parks Group Announcement |
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The Overtown Children and Youth Coalition (OCYC) and Urban Health Partnership (UHP), two trusted Common Good partners, recently joined efforts to launch the Overtown Park Group, a community action team made up of Overtown residents and community partners working together to assess and improve access to healthy public spaces and youth activities in the Overtown neighborhood. The Overtown Park Group will also meet and act as a permanent OCYC subcommittee.
Overtown currently has five parks that serve as key community spaces for recreation, exercise, and the coordination of occasional services like food distributions, health fairs, and COVID-19 support services. However, Overtown parks all need improved facilities, consistent services, and increased programs to serve the needs of the neighborhood. The newly established Overtown Parks Group will focus on collecting and advancing community-driven solutions and developing programs and policies that improve and bring investment into Overtown public spaces. Read full article
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Lincoln Park Community Survey |
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The Lincoln Park Council for the Common Good commissioned a new Lincoln Park community survey. The survey was facilitated April through May of this year by Lincoln Park Main Street. The new survey continued to focus on basic demographics and job training. In addition, the survey queried transportation needs and digital access. Over 2400 surveys were completed which is a 62% increase in responses compared to the first community survey (1500) facilitated back in December 2016. An added value from the survey was the hiring of individuals from the community who were trained on deploying the survey. Lincoln Park Main Street has produced an organizational report that highlights the data points. The Council is currently reviewing the data and will release a report later in the fall that will raise up the data reflective of the Common Good priorities and recommendations as we move towards community transition December 2023. |
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Expansion of Wimauma Opportunity Center |
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Enterprising Latinas (ELI) recently hosted a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate expansion of its Wimauma Opportunity Center. Two new modulars provide an extra 1,700 sq. feet of learning, meeting, and office space.
The Wimauma Opportunity Center houses ELI staff and programs which promote economic opportunity and provide community prosperity initiatives. Over 2,000 people are served by ELI’s programs every year. The Center also houses Wimauma Community Development Corporation, focused on creating a healthy and vibrant community that engages and empowers everyone. Other community partners include Hillsborough Community College which has its own modular building onsite and will have classes starting in the fall.
This event was especially meaningful because one of the new modular buildings was named after Sr. Jeanne Williams, a champion of Wimauma and ELI, a member of the Wimauma Council for the Common Good and a board member of Allegany Franciscan Ministries. The Sister Jeanne Williams Learning Studio will serve as an ongoing reminder of the impact of the Sisters, Allegany Franciscan Ministries, and the Common Good Initiative on the lives of people in Wimauma. Several local sisters, as well as Brittney Frazier and Carla Batts from our staff team, attended the event.
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Sr. Jeanne Williams with Enterprising Latinas CEO Liz Gutierrez |
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Review priorities and investments for each Common Good Initiative community by clicking on the links below:
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July 1st marked a new fiscal year for Allegany Franciscan Ministries. Below you will find information regarding our FY23 grant programs. |
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This past spring, 11 ACOR grants were awarded totaling $105,000. Funded programs focus on access to food, healthcare, education and support of Franciscan spirituality.
Thank you to our ACOR Grant Committee for reviewing the applications and making funding recommendations.
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Allegany Franciscan Ministries’ FY23 Tau Grants will support unrestricted general operating/capacity building needs for organizations that provide services to the following marginalized groups: BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), LGBTQ+, and/or persons with disabilities. People of Color refers to any racial or ethnic group or population that identifies as non-white.
To be considered for funding all of the following criteria must apply to the organization:
- The organization did not receive Tau Grant funding in Fall 2020 – Spring 2021 or Fall 2021 – Spring 2022.
- At least 50% of the organization’s population served falls within the marginalized groups identified.
- At least 25% of staff leadership or board includes individuals who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, or persons with a disability.
There are two Tau grant cycles in FY23 with deadlines September 30th and February 24th. Visit the Tau Grant webpage to review complete guidelines including eligibility and how to apply.
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You may have noticed some changes to our grant reporting practices. We are replacing some written reports with verbal reports. What does this mean for you? If you have an active grant, reference your grant agreement in Section II Payments and Reports to see if you have a verbal report assigned. If you do, the lead staff member for your organizations' grant will reach out via email before the date indicated in the agreement to schedule a meeting (virtual) and share the questions they will be asking. Please do not prepare responses in writing unless specifically requested to by staff. Verbal report meetings usually last between 30 minutes and an hour. Staff will take notes during the meeting and prepare the report on behalf of the grant partner.
We are moving to verbal reporting for a few reasons:
• to decrease the burden on grant partners
• to deepen relationships and have more of a dialogue
• to learn about organizational challenges, successes, and needs
For any questions about this process, reach out to your staff lead for your grant. If you are unsure who this is, contact Carla Batts at cbatts@afmfl.org or 727-507-9668.
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$1,863,870 Approved for ACOR, Tau and St. Clare Grants in FY22 (July 2021 - June 2022)
Click on links below for grant summaries.
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As Allegany Franciscan Ministries has been learning and listening to our nonprofit partners, one clear need has emerged: support in building nonprofit organization's capacity. In response, we are very excited to offer NEW cohort-based training opportunities aligned with our commitment to support the organizational health and resilience of the nonprofits and their leaders serving our communities. The following two-year-long programs are open to nonprofits in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, St. Lucie, Martin, Pinellas, and Hillsborough.
Jumpstart Network for Good - an immersive program that pairs nonprofits with a personal fundraising coach who meets with organizations (virtually) twice a month to help acquire, retain, and upgrade individual donors. This opportunity will offer participation to a cohort of 15 at no cost.
Resilia - a highly customized virtual program that offers 1:1 coaching and peer-to-peer learning. Organizations will have 24/7 access to a team of nonprofit coaches for unlimited 30-minute consultation sessions. The coaching menu includes topics such as board management, storytelling, strategic planning, legal & compliance and marketing. We will offer participation to a cohort of 25 organizations at no cost.
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Sept. 28 Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay Leadership Conference at Tampa Marriott Water Street. More info
Nov. 9-11 Florida Association of Free & Charitable Clinics Conference at Wyndham Lake Buena Vista. More info
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Software Solutions for Grantseekers |
Allegany Franciscan Ministries has been a proud client of Foundant Technologies since 2011. We utilize their grantmaker solution software to efficiently and effectively manage all aspects of our grantmaking process. Foundant also offers solution software options for nonprofit grantseekers that you may find valuable to you and your organization’s work:
GrantHub
GrantHub is an online grant management software solution for finding and tracking grants, managing all your funders, tasks, applications, reports, and important grant documents. Plus, it sends you email reminders for your application deadlines and report due dates.
NonprofitCore
NonprofitCore manages your organization’s core activities—accounting, CRM, and fundraising—in one intuitive, easy-to-use solution designed specifically for nonprofits. The software helps utilize your staff, time, money, and other resources more effectively with streamlined and automatic workflows. With all your data in one intuitive, easy-to-use system, you’ll have more time to focus your energy on stewarding and retaining donors.
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Review Us on GrantAdvisor.org |
Have you applied for a grant with us recently? If so, visit www.grantadvisor.org and share an anonymous review of Allegany Franciscan Ministries. Click on "write a review". You do not need to create an account.
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