PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

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THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOUNDATION, INC.
A Catalyst for Community Solutions

• PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
• Achieved National Standards Certification 2008

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Discussion Topics

• Mission
• Programs
• Fiscal Sponsorships
• Community Service
• Research Projects
• Permanent Funds

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Mission and Purpose

• The Foundations Mission -To develop, receive,
  administer and manage, under community control,
  funds received from public and private sources
  and distribute them for charitable purposes,
• primarily to meet local needs.

What Is A Community Foundation? The Community
Foundation is a unique product of a democratic
society built on private enterprise. This
foundation is designed to address the changing
and diverse needs of the community.
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Past Programs

• www.211sepa.org
• Collected data from 5 county region and created
  database for health and human services
  organizations
• Funded by North Penn Community Health Foundation,
  United Ways in Southeastern PA and Southern New
  Jersey, and North Wales United Way
• Added 211 live-call centers and transitioned
  project to Phila. United Way for permanent upkeep

• The Homeless Prevention Center
• development of a collaborative of agencies
  providing homeless services
• development of a process and assessment as well
  as i-800 number to provide countywide access to
  homeless service information using the live call
  center.

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Past Programs

• Housing First
• A pilot project designed to test the theory that
  changing how the homeless enter the system and
  leave the system and saving dollars as well as
  enhancing the dignity of those who are homeless.

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Past Programs

• Upper Perkiomen Valley Coalition Project
• identify needs and strengthen organizations
  abilities to provide those needs in this
  particular community
• Learners to Leaders Project
• 4 year civic engagement project funded by
  Atlantic Philanthropies (part of a national
  effort.)

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Current Programs

• Creative Montco
• manage funds and partner with the community
  college, Montgomery County Planning Commission,
  the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, and
  Abington Art Center

• Advocates Against Hunger
• foundation funds and convenes this group of local
  volunteers and agency representatives that come
  together to address the hunger needs in the local
  community
• seek to increase the volunteers and provide
  community education on the hunger needs

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Current Programs

• Your Way Home
• foundation is a funder and partner in the
  planning of this project which started with the
  Housing First project
• we will seek to be the program office for the
  project, managing grants from NPCHF and multiple
  other sources of funding
• foundation will supervise the consultants and
  provide financial and outcomes reports.

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Future Programs

• Creative Montco
• 3-5 year, board-approved commitment
• manage funds and the project in collaboration
  with the other organizations.
• Your Way Home
• 3 Year commitment
• manage funds and the project in collaboration
  with the funders

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Future Programs

• Montgomery County Human Services Council
• affiliation of non-profits for cost efficiencies
  and services
• we would provide office space, staffing,
  financial oversight

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Fiscal Sponsorships

• Fiscal Sponsorships
• The foundation receives funds from other
  foundations and donors for the groups that we
  sponsor.
• Sponsorship Projects
• Homeless Prevention Center
• Housing Blue Print
• Housing First
• Centenarian Project

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Current Fiscal Sponsorships

• Innovations HomeCare
• home care concierge service to assist with the
  large number of clients on their waiting lists.
• Orphans Court Circle on Elder Abuse Project
• training of community and professionals about
  legal issues around elder abuse
• Parkhouse
• county assisted living and nursing home will have
  a fund and will raise money for the fund to
  assist the residents, who all qualify as
  low-income to support the cost of wheel chairs,
  and other beneficial and needed items. (pending)
• Montgomery County Commission on Women and
  Families
• the Commission will hold fundraisers to support
  non-profits servicing women and families and
  critical issues. (pending)

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Current Fiscal Sponsorships

• Montgomery County Health Alliance
• county-wide group of non-profits, hospitals,
  staff and others providing community education
  programs for residents about health issues.
  (Starts May 2013)

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Educational Programs For Non-Profits And The
Public

• Programs are provided by professionals in their
  fields and at no charge to the foundation,
  non-profits, or the public
• Foundation provides educational programs for
• non-profit staff and Board members
• Economic development for small for-profit
  business
• Funders
• Other groups in the human services and arts and
  culture fields.

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Past Educational Programs

• 990s And How To Make The Best Use Of Them
• Insurances Needed For Non-profits (Lindsay
  Insurance Company)
• How to Hire Consultants (LaSalle Non-Profit
  Center)
• 2013 Programs
• How to Understand Financial Reports for
  Grant-makers

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Educational Programs

• Using Social Media to Increase Your Business
• Advocates Against Hunger Community Seminar
• Creative Montco Update June 2013
• Non-Profit Finance Fund - TBD
• Other non-profit programs

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Community Services

• Meetings held at the Foundation 2013
• Greater Norristown Corporation
• Montgomery County Resource Council

• United Way of Southeastern Pa Southern New
  Jersey
• Your Way Home
• Advocates Against Hunger
• Resource Development Committee of Creative Montco
• Innovations HomeCare

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Research Projects

• BoomerANG
• Study to enhance services for the elderly and
  develop a plan for the future of Senior Centers
• Health and Welfare Needs Assessment of Montgomery
  County
• The Creative Montco Project research Phase 1
• the foundation implemented and fiscally manages
  this project and has 4 community partners that
  serve as the executive committee.

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Research Projects

• Creative Montco Phase 2
• foundation has committed to an additional 3 years
  of fiscal management/funding to implement the
  recommendations of phase one, the research.

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Permanent Funds

• Unrestricted Permanent Funds
• the foundation is working to increase the
  number of donors and to establish funds that are
  able to be used for community needs as they arise
• funds support the changing needs of the
  communities we serve

• Permanent
• Endowment Funds
• the foundation is working to increase the number
  of funds and donors
• endowment funds can address donors causes,
  specific agencies, scholarships

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Permanent Funds

• By increasing the number of these funds and
  donor interest through establishing permanent
  endowment funds and unrestricted permanent funds,
  the foundation can continue to make a significant
  impact for the donors and the community.

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Contact us today!

• The official registration and financial
  information of The Montgomery County Foundation,
  Inc. may be obtained from the Pennsylvania
  Department of State by calling toll-free, within
  Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does
  not imply endorsement. The Pension Protection Act
  of 2006 requires that we notify you that The
  Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. has exclusive
  legal control over the contributed assets.

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• Thank you
• for
• Learning

The Montgomery County Foundation,
Inc.__________ A Catalyst for Community
Solutions