TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Planning has announced a series of free capacity-building workshops for community and nonprofit organizations.

The workshops are part of an effort to assist organizations with a range of challenges, including grant readiness, human resources, strategic planning, and fundraising. The capacity-building initiative is funded by the Federal American Rescue Plan Act.

Free, virtual workshop offerings were developed in response to a needs assessment survey of the County’s community and business-focused organizations that received over 300 responses and recommendations by MANO. Workshops are open to any organization serving Baltimore County residents and translation services are available upon request at least 5 days in advance. Three workshops already delivered addressed Grant Readiness, Grant Compliance, and Volunteer Outreach and Management.

Virtual workshops open to all are continuing and include:

• May 15:Grant Readiness
• May 29: How to Start a Nonprofit
• May 30: Strategic Planning
• June 11: Human Resources
• September 10: Program Development and Evaluation
• September 17: How to Start a Nonprofit (repeated)

Organizations interested in participating in workshops can apply online. A limited number of organizations are eligible to participate in one or more of the workshops.

The Baltimore County Department of Planning is committed to supporting the capacity of community and nonprofit organizations in Baltimore County. The capacity-building initiative provides organizations with the resources and tools they need to make a difference in their communities.

The Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations (MANO) is coordinating the capacity-building initiative along with the Baltimore County Department of Planning.

A map of the County’s ARPA-eligible areas can be found here.

The simple application can be found here, and the due date is May 15th. All applications will be reviewed by Baltimore County and MANO, and selections made by early June

Full information about the Capacity-Building Initiative can be found here. Questions should be directed to the Department of Planning’s Amy Menzer at [email protected] or 410 887-7955.

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.