Federated Charities - Frederick, Maryland

Thank You Rotary Club of Carroll Creek!

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We were pleased to accept a grant award from the Rotary Club of Carroll Creek this morning in support of the Community Table Project, a joint initiative between Federated Charities, The Housing Authority of the City of Frederick, The Common Market and Pleasant Hill Produce.

According to The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, produced by HHS and USDA, healthy eating patterns, along with regular physical activity, have been shown in many studies to help people reach and maintain good health while reducing risks of chronic disease throughout their lives. Additionally, healthy eating patterns can be adapted to an individual’s budget, taste preferences, traditions, and culture. The Community Table Project helps meet the need to develop healthy eating habits in a neighborhood that also experiences a lack of grocery/food store resources and where residents have transportation, budget or other limitations that restrict their access to nutritious, locally grown/produced food.

As participants in the Community Table in 2016 indicated, a critical factor in whether or not they use fresh produce has to do with its accessibility and affordability and as any working parent knows, an additional factor influencing meal preparation is time and energy so for our second year of participation in the program, we focus on not just the provision of the vegetables but also the ability to prepare nutritious family meals with less effort.

The program offers a monthly cooking demo and shared meal, weekly vegetable distribution as well as a free crockpot to participants who attend at least 4 sessions. This year we have served 12 families and over the course of the past two years we have facilitated the distribution of more than 400 pounds of locally grown produce to the participants and other nonprofit agencies in Frederick. And while our board of directors likes to refer to the project as, “that vegetable program we do,” Federated Charities is committed to bringing together families and local farmers at the same table to promote healthy eating in all our communities.

Thank you to the Carroll Creek Rotary and all our partners for supporting this project!

Better Than Westminster…

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It isn’t easy to plan an event sometimes and The “Art” of the Dog wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of several of Frederick’s finest businesses and individuals who supported it.

We’re proud to present the sponsors of our upcoming event (you’ve already gotten your tickets, right?)

Please take a moment and check out their websites because they really do represent what’s best about our community:

Frederick Magazine

Frederick County Bank

Digital Age Solution

First United Bank

Flying Dog Brewery

M.S. Johnston HVAC

Cakes to Die For

Baker Rehab Group

Curious Iguana

Hood College

Dancing Bear Toys

Spin the Bottle

Tracy Grubb Real Estate Teams

The “Art” of the Dog Comes To Town

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Frederick loves its dogs and Federated Charities loves its dog, “Charity.” We’re combining the two into a unique event that celebrates our organization’s impact in the community…for more than 100 years. The iron dog that stands on our front porch was cast by the Baltimore stove manufacturer Hayward Bartlett and Company in 1858 at the exorbitant cost (for its time) of $45. He is a Chesapeake Bay Ducking dog and was likely a rendering of a beloved family pet but one of the stories told is that the statue was placed on the porch to keep raucous visitors from falling off it.

For many, “Charity” (so named by the community in the 1970s) is the symbol of the services that Federated Charities has offered in Frederick and like the building itself, a testament to how we care for our most vulnerable citizens. Each year we serve more than 600 individuals with our own programs and services such as our medical equipment loan closet and our Community Table project. We also serve the greater non-profit community by supporting 9 tenant partners with low-cost rental space so they can serve their own clients and we offer capacity development and training opportunities with a variety of partners.

Local artists are generously contributing their time, talents and energy to their own interpretations of the dog life for our silent auction event in June. One of a kind, collectible pieces by graphics illustrator, Ellen Byrne and textile artist, Margaret Hluch will be available (among others) as will our graciously restored first floor and rear garden for wandering with your food and drink.

Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door

New Development Series

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types of grants/developing an evidence-based approach   
building a budget/measuring impact
finding new funding sources/creating evaluation systems

You might get a lot out of a training session that covered any of these areas, right? You might get even more out of it if one session built on the information you got in the previous session and so we’ve worked to develop a new, collaboratively-sponsored series that will provide an overview of grant proposals, help you create messaging for your project, introduce you to  the Grantseekers Resource Center at the public library and share real information to help you effectively engage the right funders, donors and clients in support of your program.

Sessions are appropriate for new fundraising/program staff, board members, emerging organizations…attend one or several! Stay tuned to this space for additional topics throughout the year.

Thursday March 16, 11:30-1:30 Lunch & Learn, First United Bank & Trust (at the Frederick Chamber): Find new grant sources and tips to preparing a successful application
Free, lunch provided (dphelps@MyBank.com)
sponsored by First United Bank

Saturday April 8, 9:00-2:00, Federated Charities: Intensive session will help you design your proposal and messaging
$25, lunch provided (www.federatedcharities.org/programs) purchase tickets here
sponsored by Federated Charities

Wednesday April 19, 6:00-8:00, Word Woman LLC: grants clinic reviews the basic tools of grantwriting and shows you how it fits in your overall fundraising strategy
$10/Pay What You Can, (www.thewordwomanllc.com)
offered by The Word Woman, LLC

Friday April 28, 10:30-11:30, Grantseekers Resource Center: orientation session to grants.gov resources available at the public library
free, (www/fcpl.org)
sponsored by C. Burr Artz Public Library

Incubator Update!

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Ribbon Cutting inviteOur official launch of the Lloyd and Charlotte Hoover Charity Incubator is just around the corner and we hope you can make it.

This co-work space offers users free wi-fi, flexible  workspaces and collaborative and development opportunities that are specifically designed for emerging businesses.

Contact us directly at incubate@federatedcharities.org if you’d like a free test run

Charity Incubator Space Launches January 3rd!

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incubate-fb-postWe are pleased to announce that following a brief renovation project in our basement that Federated Charities will launch incubator space for small and emerging non-profit organizations on January 3rd. Featuring a variety of workspaces, a killer coffee machine, free wi-fi, a super-fantastic color printer/copier and the energy that comes from a group of people doing good in the community. We’re offering free day passes to anyone in Frederick to use the space in January (just email us at info@federatedcharities.org).

As part of our 2017 initiative to support non-profit organizations at all points in their development, we will also offer regular training opportunities, monthly “office hour” Q&A with non-profit specialists and generalists, and specialized consulting to ensure that you can focus your organization’s energy on its mission and less on your rental costs. Join us in celebrating our next 105 years of providing support to charitable organizations in Frederick.

Contact us directly to arrange your day pass or find out more information!

Limited Edition 2017 Calendars Available

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img_16902017 is going to be a banner year for Federated Charities and to make sure we get everything on the schedule, we’ve jumped onto the Non-Profit Calendar bandwagon with Ellen Byrne Illustration. This beautiful color 12 month calendar features Ellen’s iconic digital artwork and highlights the work of 12 extraordinary charitable organizations in Frederick. Guess who got the plum January spot? Our own selves, that’s who…with snow softly falling on the portico. Calendars are available by emailing info@federatedcharities.org, stopping in at our building during business hours or at Magoo’s Pub & Eatery when you’re holiday shopping downtown.

Federated Charities Participates in Frederick’s Unity Campaign

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For 105 years, Federated Charities has actively supported a collaborative charity environment in Frederick and we are pleased to announce our participation in the 2016 Unity Campaign as a part of those efforts. Beginning on September 14th and continuing to September 25th, 19 local charities are working together to raise awareness of the critical needs of our fellow citizens and we are seeking support from our wider community to continue to make our city stand out as place that supports everyone who lives here. Not only a way to raise awareness about our own programs, each of the participating agencies’ benefits from matching funds contributed by generous corporate sponsors.

So, if you’re already a giver in Frederick, thank you for all you do to support our community. If you’re a new donor, thank you so much for impacting local organizations.

To make a donation to benefit any one of the organizations who are participating in this year’s Unity Campaign, please click here.

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Federated Charities Day at Magoo’s Pub

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Wednesday September 7th is Federated Charities Day at Magoo’s in downtown Frederick. As part of our participation in the 2016 Unity Campaign, Magoo’s owner, Jennifer Dougherty has generously offered to host our supporters for the whole day (that’s breakfast, lunch, happy hour, dinner and late night) and donate a portion of the proceeds to us. Corporate and individual dollars spent as part of the Unity Campaign count for more because of matching funds that will be awarded at the end of the campaign. Our participation in the campaign helps support the Beverly A. Sharrer Medical Equipment Loan Closet and helps us provide additional strategic services for our own Tenant-Partners and other non-profits in the community.

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Elder Care Expo Is Coming!

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According to the Family Caregiver Alliance, approximately 44 million Americans provide unpaid assistance and support to older people and adults with disabilities who live in the community. Caregiving can be extremely stressful physically and emotionally. This year, the Elder Care Expo is hosting a special night-before preview specifically designed to support caregivers.

Vendor booths will be open at 4:00 on Tuesday October 11th representing more than 75 local senior care resources and registration for the event will include a boxed dinner and caregiving services.

The event will feature caregiver and gerontology speakers and sets the tone for the Expo the next day.

The great majority of borrowers from the Beverly Sharrer Medical Equipment Closet are senior citizens and we frequently meet their sons, daughters and spouses so we know how important it is to support caregivers themselves. This promises to be an exciting add-on to the 2016 Expo and we’re looking forward to seeing you there!

For additional information and registration for either the expo or the caregiver preview, contact:

espcfrederickcounty@gmail.com

301-696-0808