The Nudge Report (2/5/2021)

Friends,

A reminder nudge… The BOARD ASSESSMENT document. As part of the Rural Capacity Building Grant and our participation in the Rural Community Development Initiative we - Rebuilding Together Kent County - are required to complete this survey. This should be familiar to those of you that participated in the fall strategy day. Our deadline is February 15th. It’s rather fun, and even if you’re unsure of an answer, say that! If you have been on the board for only 1 month and have no clue, say that! This is designed to get an accurate overview of the board, staff and any “note-takers.”

Please click on this link to access the self-assessment survey:  https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6149805/2021-USDA-RCDI-Rebuilding-Together-Organizational-Capacity-Asse

Last week, the title of the Nudge Report was “Books, Trainings & Resources, Oh My!” - I’m creating a one-stop type of FAQ page for you all. It will contain the various nudges and documents I reference weekly. I realize that there’s way too much to digest in a week, so I’ll be sharing this resource page in my next Nudge Report.

>> GREAT article about funding >> Imagine a group of firefighters rushing to a site to take care of a wildfire. Now, imagine every half-mile someone stops the fire truck to have this conversation: READ it HERE

Wayne's thoughts about the firefighter analogy above… this is something we all need to be able to verbalize and frame properly when we are talking with donors, volunteers, foundations, etc… We want people to support the “Mission” of Rebuilding Together Kent County. Within our mission, obviously, we will purchase lumber to do repairs… AND we will employ staff to manage volunteers, comply with government agencies that have generously funded repairs, pay the phone bill, and continue to finance all of the other typical fixed costs. (Joan Garry’s book “Guide to Nonprofit Leadership: Because the World Is Counting on You” has a bit to say about this!)

>> PPL Update >> From PNC Bank about our Payroll Protection Program loan we received last year > Due to recent guidance and technical changes by the Small Business Administration (SBA) contained in the January 19, 2021 Interim Final Rule (IFR), the Procedural Notice on Over-Funded Loan Amounts and the Procedural Notice on Re-Submission of Forgiveness Applications, PNC has temporarily paused the forgiveness application process for all 2020 first-draw Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

-Wayne

Rebuilding Together Kent County is the most impactful nonprofit in Kent County!

…ending substandard housing in our community!