As the
flagship of HSC's capacity building efforts, our Nonprofit Incubator Program (NIP), has met the organizational
and leadership needs of some of the fastest growing nonprofits in the
region. In three short years, 16 organizations have improved their
organizational performance and significantly increased their direct
impact in the communities and the lives of the neediest people in Prince
George's County. Through increased service levels and effective
community-building partnerships, NIP participants generated over $4
million in funding and additional resources for long-term
sustainability.
Former NIP participants share how their individual organizations grew and how their leadership skills strengthened under the program. To view this short video, click the following link: http://youtu.be/O6YLaZv5qf0.
NIP:Overview
Aligned with HSC's mission of advancing vibrant communities though excellent nonprofits, the Nonprofit Incubator Program is a capacity building program that focuses on the improvement of organizational performance to accomplish the following:
Improve sustainability
Improve operational systems
Improve leadership and management skills
Improve and increase programs and services to residents in Prince George’s County
Develop collaborations and networking
NIP History
In 2001, the Human Services Coalition of Prince George’s County (HSC) began its work to increase nonprofit organizations’ capacity and sustainability. For the past 4 years, HSC’s staff and board members have developed new programs and services to assist nonprofit leaders in building their organizations in Prince George’s County. HSC has successfully implemented the Nonprofit Incubator Program that has achieved the following:
Developed a program to meet the capacity building needs of nonprofit organizations to enable them to meet the needs of low-income citizens in Prince George’s County, and
Developed and initiated collaborations and partnerships to share resources and expand service delivery, and
Enabled organizations to attract funders and acquire $4million dollars in grants and other resources.
NIP 2011-12
We thank the Prince George's County Department of Housing and Community Development, Capitol One, and the Freddie Mac Foundation whose investment is making the continuation of HSC's successful programming possible. Once applicants have been selected to participate, the program will begin with an orientation followed by a comprehensive series of training and one-on-one technical assistance provided by highly competent consultants and facilitators such as the Foundation Center of Greater Washington and J&G Consultants, LLC.
Please scroll down this page for more details on the 2011-12 NIP. Should you have questions not answered here, contact HSC staff 301-429-0414.
NIP:2011-12
Submission Process
To be eligible for consideration, ALL organizations must complete and submit the entire application packet (see below) by deadline.
All documents and attachments in the application package must be submitted by mail or in-person to The Human Services Coalition of Prince George’s County, 8181 Professional Place, Suite 210, Landover, Maryland 20785. EMAILS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please submit one (1) ORIGINAL and two (2) COPIES of your entire application package.
Applications will NOT be accepted after the specified deadline of November 3, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. If this date changes due to weather or unforeseeable circumstances by HSC, the change will be announced on HSC's website. Please check the website periodically for change notifications.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations applying to HSC's NIP must meet the following criteria:
Must have a minimum of two (2) years in operation in Prince George’s County.
Must be a 501c3 nonprofit organization with Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws filed with the State of Maryland.
Organization must be located in and/or currently serving residents of Prince George’s County.
Organizations must serve a minimum of 51% low to moderate income persons based upon the HUD Income Guidelines.
Executive Director must have a minimum of one (1) year service with the applying organization.
How will participants be selected? Applicants will be competitively ranked by a Review Panel based on the responsiveness to the Request for Proposals. The highest ranking proposals will be preliminary selected. Final selection will be based upon site visits conducted by HSC staff.
Must organization have 501(c)3 certification? Yes, NIP qualified organizations must be certified as a 501(c)3 nonprofit. In addition, these organizations must have a DUNS number, By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation filed with the State of Maryland.
What are the participation requirements? Selected candidates are expected to make every reasonable effort to participate fully in this program. It is mandatory for all selected participants to attend the orientation (time and date to be announced), to attend all scheduled technical assistance sessions and trainings, and to submit quarterly progress reports. HSC is aware that time is valuable to everyone and will ask participating organizations to develop a team of 2-3 persons in leadership, i.e. Executive Director, Board Chairperson or member, and/or key staff persons who will commit to attending classes and technical assistance sessions.
What is the training schedule? The specific dates are yet to be determined. However, trainings will be held on Tuesdays from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm, 8181 Professional Place, Landover, MD 20785.
Is there a cost for this program and its services? No. HSC will provide free training and technical assistance sessions to all selected participants.
Human Services Coalition of Prince George's County 8181 Professional Place, Suite 210 | Landover, MD 20785 301-429-0414 | fax 301-429-0415
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