Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Development to modify a grant agreement with The Human Service Chamber Foundation (HSCF), a non-profit corporation, to add additional funds in an amount up to $200,000.00, and to extend the contract expiration date by six months to June 30, 2025. This modification will allow HSCF to continue hosting, administering, and providing services to the nonprofit sector. This modification was planned, but it was contingent upon funding available within the remaining budget for the fiscal 2024 year.
Original Agreement $ 300,000.00 Ord. 3179-2023 PO428619
Modification No. 1 $ 200,000.00 Ord. 2988-2024
Total $ 500,000.00
Ordinance No. 3179-2023 authorized the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with the Human Service Chamber Foundation in an amount up to $300,000.00, using general funds from the Elevate! 2.0 Program.
The mission of the Human Service Chamber (HSC) is: “to unleash the power of human potential through every act of human service”. To that end HSC is providing the nonprofit sector with a Shared Services approach that is creating unprecedented efficiencies and cost-savings while improving the business operations of the health and human services sector. HSC will continue to expand and improve upon its work in since early 2023 with a robust roster of professional services and resources. By hosting, administering, and facilitating these services, HSC will continue to create equitable access to human resources, PR and communications, legal services, sustainability efforts, accounting services, development, and more for nonprofits of all sizes and service areas across our city. The cost-savings and capacity-saving will allow agencies to have greater resources and capacity to invest in addressing the most pressing needs of the people of our community, now and well into the future.
The Human Service Chamber of Franklin County will continue to off...
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