The Nudge Report (8/13/2021)
Good News / Bad News…
Yin Yang
It seems this past week has been a series of good news/bad news events. The last two happened just yesterday… The GOOD NEWS was that we received the delayed check from United Way for the balance of the $9,000 grant! Yeah - GOOD NEWS!
In the same mail delivery, we were informed by the Maryland Department of Labor that they were paying unemployment benefits to a fraudulent claim filed by someone using Genevieve’s personal information and that RTKC may be on the hook for $9,230! Argh! - BAD NEWS!
And… earlier this week, we were informed that United Way of Kent County had awarded us a grant of $8,000 for 2022! Yay! GOOD NEWS! (Shhhh - don’t let the KARMA gods know!) See the United Way press release HERE.
We worked on several homes this week and more neighbors are living in safer & healthier homes because of our efforts. Our last volunteer rebuilding day was featured in the Kent County News. Look for more good news in email and print over the next few weeks!
My thoughts - from the GLS and the questions I’ve challenged all of us to ponder… These two: What is the biggest challenge we are facing today? How can we serve more neighbors?
These two questions appear to be interconnected. For me, as the Executive Director, I need to have a clear vision of where we need to be to serve more neighbors. Part of the sustainable solution is funding. The other key is having engaged supporters - volunteers, donors, contractors, etc… Over the past 24 months, we have begun to design the “machine” to do the work of repairing homes.
To revitalize the community will take engaging people. And engaging people will take telling our story and the stories of our neighbors. I’ve been involved in other nonprofits, and in every case, the power of the story ALWAYS correlated to an increase in support for the organization. More volunteers, more enthusiastic donors and more business community involvement.
Simply put, we all need to become better storytellers. That’s it… and that’s my nudge, for you and for me.
- Wayne
Fall Rebuilding Day - September 25th!
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Rebuilding Together Kent County is the most impactful nonprofit in Kent County!
Repairing homes, revitalizing communities, rebuilding lives. Safe homes and communities for everyone.
…ending substandard housing in our community!