The Montgomery County Funders Group welcomes all funders whose philanthropic giving impacts Montgomery County, to learn from one another and strengthen our work. Topics for this meeting will include: Census 2020 preparedness for the County and opportunities for funders and our grantees to get involved; update on the Montgomery County Human Services Departtment's strategic planning process; information and sharing around affordable housing (with the option of remaining for a deeper dive into that topic with fellow funder Jason Alexander, see below*); and, as always, funder networking and dialogue to drive collective impact in Montgomery County.
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*Optional additional hour to discuss housing initiatives - 10:30-11:30 AM
*The Montgomery County Office of Housing and Community Development is inviting Montgomery County philanthropic funders to inform the vision and strategic direction of two related initiatives, the Your Way Home public-private partnership to end and prevent homelessness and a new Homes for All initiative to advance equitable access to affordable housing for all residents. Jason Alexander, Principal of Capacity for Change LLC, is the strategic planning consultant for both initiatives. Jason would like to meet with interested members of the Montgomery County Funders group for a one-hour listening session on February 11th at 10:30 am, directly following our regularly scheduled meeting. Please RSVP and/or direct any questions about the projects to Jason at jason@capacityforchange.com.