December 5th to February 1st – Partners will need to make an appointment and meet with Lesley Smythe, in order to review TAC’s and capacity building goals.  For those of you who have not submitted the TACS survey, please mail it to Lesley Smythe at 225 Franklin Street, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02111, her phone number is 617-287-7058.

February 1st – Deadline to meet with Lesley Smythe re: TAC’s.

January 22nd – Grant-writing workshop, open only to Partners at The Berkshire United Way in Pittsfield.

February 17th – Last day to ask any staff questions regarding grant application.

February 19th – Sub-Award applications are due.

February 23rd – 8:45 AM to 12:45 PM / Catholic Youth Center on Melville Street in Pittsfield. This is the continuation of the Youth and Development workshop given by Cindy Wilson on December 5th. Open only to those who attended the Dec 5th workshop, required by all sub-awardees.

March TBD – Training with Jay Indik on Managerial Skills/Time Management Skills for Executive Directors or Managers of Nonprofits.

March 15th – Notifications sent to Partners regarding the Sub-Award decisions.

March TBD – Year 2 Grantees Meeting

April 22nd – Cultural Competence Workshop with Cheryl Harris from 1:00 – 4:30 PM. at the Hancock Shaker Village.  All Partners are encouraged to attend this workshop.  For those partners/people who did not attend the first workshop, and would like a review of what was covered, please contact Kathleen Jackson. On April 21st, from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM there will be an extra training for those of you who would like a review of what we covered in the first workshop this past October.  Location to be announced.

● Webinar Training with New England Network on “How to Research Local Statistics.” This webinar is prerecorded and can be accessed anytime.

May TBD – Partner Meeting

May TBD – Live Training on How to Research Local Statistics and add pertinent data into the grants you write.  Rebecca Muller.  (September Workshop to follow on Grant Writing by Rebecca Muller.) 

 
COMPASSION MASSACHUSETTS TEAM MEMBERS

Lesley Smythe – Consultant, Technical Assistance and TACS Administrator
Umass Donahue Institute
225 Franklin Street
12th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 287-7058                                                        
lsmythe@donahue.umassp.edu

Doug Tanner – Consultant – Outcome Measurement Specialist, Webinar Administrator
New England Network
Phone: (978) 544-2067                                                                  
dtanner@nenetwork.org

Cindy Carraway-Wilson – Consultant – Youth Development Specialist, Webinar Administrator 
New England Network
Phone: (207) 319-6009
cwilson@nenetwork.org

Laura Eve-Cowles – Consultant – Grant Writing
University of Massachusetts
Phone: (413)-545-6618                                                 
leve-cowles@donahue.umassp.edu

Kathleen Jackson – Program Manager
Phone: (413) 528-1919
Fax: (413) 529-2998                                                          
kjackson@donahue.umassp.edu

Leslie Ackles – Compassion Massachusetts Grant Administrator
University of Massachusetts
Phone: (508) 856-1344 
Fax: (508)-856-1218                                                             
lackles@donahue.umassp.edu                                           

Susan McAndrew – Financial Assistant
University of Massachusetts
Phone: (508) 856-1315   
Fax: (508)-856-1218                                                      
smcandrew@donahue.umassp.edu

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