Recruiting and Retention of Volunteers

Volunteers play a key role in the success of a non-profit organization, especially at the Martinsville Youth Development Center. Finding someone whose values align with your mission is a great way to further the impact of your organization. Retaining passionate volunteers can be essential to nonprofits to reduce operating costs and furthering your community impact. […]

2023 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS CLOSE JANUARY 20, 2023!!

Have you heard the news? It’s scholarship season for Morgan County high school seniors attending a Morgan County school or residing in Morgan County (such as Indian Creek High School). We’ve posted the scholarship details on our social media pages and are working with each high school, but we ask you to help us share […]

Announcing CFMC’s 2022 Impact Grant Recipients

Thanks to generous donors, CFMC awards 100% of donations to the community through grants. Every dollar donated stays within Morgan County. Impact grants fund innovative projects and initiatives that bring transformative solutions to our county’s most pressing needs. CFMC is honored to partner with our non-profits in Morgan County and nonprofits who serve Morgan County. […]

Community Development – How Do We Give Our Smaller Communities a Voice and Deliver?

All Communities Matter The Community Foundation of Morgan County (CFMC) meets community members all over the county in their own neighborhoods to hear various concerns and their own perceptions on the quality of life in their own community. In these conversations, we dive into the good, the bad, and the ugly. While attending a meeting […]

K-12 Mental Health – Why are Youth Mental Health Interventions Effective?

Meet Emma Emma is 11 years old and attends Bell Intermediate Academy in Martinsville. Like many youths in recent years, she is raised by her grandmother. Emma’s teacher at the beginning of the school year noticed her missing homework assignments and occasional bullying by other classmates. Many of our county’s school corporations have intervention plans […]

What Does Innovation Mean to You?

CFMC works hard to serve our fundholders, donors, and community members.  It’s common in philanthropic work to get caught up in the needs of the people we serve because, let’s be honest, while Morgan County is making strides in improvements, we have and will always have opportunities to improve. CFMC is the same.  We’ve been […]

Morgan County Substance Abuse Council Shares Tech Updates Thru CFMC Capacity Grant

The Community Foundation of Morgan County (CFMC) awarded the Morgan County Substance Abuse Council $950.00 to upgrade some of our technology. The items included a laptop with Microsoft Office and a portable projector used for educational purposes. Morgan County Substance Abuse Council had a laptop that was many years old and often had problems with connecting […]

The “Secret Sauce” of Successful Fundraisers

Every nonprofit wants one – a successful fundraiser that knocks it out of the park. We all look for that event or activity that engages and motivates donors, maximizes participation, fuels ongoing brand engagement, and has a great return on your investment. For each charity, that may be a single large-scale event or a series […]

Last Call for CFMC’s 2022 Thrive and Impact Grants!

CFMC offers three different types of grants, two of which have the same application deadline quickly approaching! The deadline for both Thrive and Impact grant applications is 4 p.m. next Monday, October 3rd.  Impact grants are an annual grant cycle offered to non-profits serving Morgan County to fund proactive programs and services addressing K-12 Mental Health, K-12 […]