ARC staff and training facilitator Strategic Consulting Partners hosted a one-hour pre-application webinar to help prospective applicants learn about the READY Nonprofits notice of solicitation of applications (NOSA). This seven-week, no-cost virtual training program will help executive officers of Appalachian nonprofit organizations and their staff and/or board members build essential skills in nonprofit and grant management to better fulfill their missions and sustain their organizations over time. Attendees learned best practices for applying, reviewed important deadlines and had the opportunity to submit questions in an open Q&A.
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Meet the Presenters:
Program Analyst
Cortney Beltz
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Cortney Beltz joined ARC in December 2022 as a Grants Management Specialist in the Business Workforce and Investment division. Working under the READY Appalachia program as a Program Analyst, she provides technical assistance and support to applicants and grantees, helping them overcome barriers to progress in both the pre-award and post-award phases of the grant lifecycle. Prior to joining ARC, Cortney worked at Liberty University as a Grants Compliance Officer, overseeing post-award administration for the university in the Office of Sponsored Programs. Prior to that role, she worked in Research Ethics serving as a research analyst for human-subjects research on the university’s Institutional Review Board. Cortney is passionate about issues related to community capacity building, mental and behavioral health, and military resiliency. She holds a master’s degree in professional counseling and in Human Services: Military Resilience.
Vice President of Community Benefit and Strategic Innovation
Jenny Gallagher Blom
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Jenny Gallagher Blom, MA is the Vice President of Community Benefit and Strategic Innovation at SCP where she brings more than twenty years of nonprofit experience. Jenny engages with an array of cross-sectoral organizations in developing strategic plans, project management, succession planning, coaching, organizational change management, and operational support. Jenny is passionate about meeting current community needs through developing strategic partnerships with an emphasis on expanding organizational collective impact and increasing efficiency and effectiveness.
Founder and President
Monica Gould
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Monica Gould, MBA, CMC, is the president and founder of Strategic Consulting Partners (SCP), where she thrives on leading organizational change, navigating disruption, and building highly productive teams. Over the past 30 years, she has equipped more than 100,000 leaders with the skills needed to develop long-term, sustainable strategies and create a healthier workplace culture at organizations such as USDA Dairy Program, the PA Bureau of Forestry, the PA Parks and Forests Foundation, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and beyond.
Program Analyst
Bettina Jones
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Bettina Jones, Ph.D., is a Program Analyst at ARC focused on the READY Appalachia program, which helps individuals, organizations, and communities build capacity to serve Appalachia.
