AMPT Nonprofit Convening 2024
Join AMPT: Advancing Nonprofits and our Advisory Council for our 2nd Annual Nonprofit Convening on Friday, May 10th!
In line with the values of AMPT, the Advisory Council is holding space for the nonprofit and philanthropy communities of Chicago to intentionally build relationships. We are firm in our understanding that in order to build a community you have to be in community. To that end, we have planned a morning of joyful engagement, deep discussion, problem-solving, and meaningful action to change the philanthropic practices in our city.
We hope to see you at 600 West Cermak Road for our small group sessions, and community-building opportunities as we come to together to deepen our impact with Black and Latine leaders in nonprofits.
Contact Ana Agarrat at ana@amptchicago.org for more information!
LAST DAY to Apply for the Nonprofit Participatory Evaluations Cohort
AMPT's Nonprofit Participatory Evaluations Cohort, in collaboration with the Praxis Institute, aims to build the capacity of participants to develop and implement evaluation strategies for program improvement, stakeholder engagement, and collaborative data planning, through a cohort model.
Register now at bit.ly/ParticipatoryEvaluationsCohort
AUYO: Amplify Your Access to Capital
Join us for our first in person AUYO: Amplify Your Access to Capital with Chicago Bulls Director of Public Relations Erica Bauer! Join us at our home at 600 West Cermak Road! Register now at bit.ly/AuyoAccesstoCapital
AUYO: Amplify Your Communications & Brand Marketing
Join us June 11th at 600 West Cermak Road for AUYO: AMPT Up Your Communications & Brand Marketing with AMPT Communications Manager Diego Roman! Register now at bit.ly/AuyoCBM
AMPT Nonprofit Sharespace
Join us June 13th for our first Nonprofit Share Space of the Year! Join other nonprofit organization leaders in this space to share resources and make connections on a quarterly basis.
Our Share Space will be from 5:30 -7 PM at 600 West Cermak Road.
AMPT Nonprofit Sharespace
Join us August 8th for our second Nonprofit Share Space of the Year! Join other nonprofit organization leaders in this space to share resources and make connections on a quarterly basis.
Our Share Space will be from 5:30 -7 PM at 600 West Cermak Road.
AUYO: Amplify Your Program Strategy
Join AMPT Director of People & Programs Ana Agarrat & AMPT Programs Manager Jarrett Bobo for AUYO: AMPT Up Your Program Strategy! Register now at bit.ly/AuyoProStrategy
AUYO: Amplify Your Evaluation
Join AMPT Learning & Development Manager Jaz Ocampo on October 8th for AUYO: Amplify Your Evaluation! Register now at bit.ly/AuyoEval
AMPT Nonprofit Sharespace
Join us October 10th for our third Nonprofit Share Space of the Year! Join other nonprofit organization leaders in this space to share resources and make connections on a quarterly basis.
Our Share Space will be from 5:30 -7 PM at 600 West Cermak Road.
AUYO: Amplify Your Fundraising
Join us April 23rd for AUYO: Amplify Your Fundraising with AMPT Director of Development Estelle Lozano! Register now at bit.ly/AuyoFundraising!
Nonprofit Participatory Evaluations Cohort Info Session
Join AMPT & Praxis as they discuss all your Participatory Evaluations Cohort Questions!
Register now for this free Info Session at bit.ly/ParticipatoryInfoSession
AUYO: AMPT Up Your Government Funding Readiness
Join us March 26th for our first AUYO of the Year! Join Dana Britto as she goes over Government Funding Readiness! Register now at bit.ly/AuyoGovFR
ARP Applications Close Today!
Today is the last day to apply to our ARP Cohort! Apply now at bit.ly/AMPTARP
AMPT Open House
Join us at 600 West Cermak Road from 3-7 PM for a night of connections and fun, all while touring our new home! Register now at bit.ly/AMPTOpenHouse
ARP Cohort Info Session
Get your ARP Questions Answered from Ana Agarrat and Jarrett Bobo in this free virtual event! Register now at bit.ly/ARPInfoSession
ARP Applications are Open!
Applications for our Antiracist Restorative Practice Cohort are now open!
This virtual experience will provide participants with the capacity-building tools, skills, and competencies necessary to serve their clients and communities, and build strong organizational relationships with other organizations and organization leaders across the south and west sides of Chicago.
Applications close March 18th at 11:59 PM. Interviews for the cohort will begin April 8th. You can register for our Virtual Info Session on March 5th at bit.ly/ARPInfoSession
Amplify Your Grants Cultivation
Our Ampt Up Your Org Workshops (AUYO) are free capacity-building workshops with an antiracist lens, by and with Black and Brown-led nonprofits. Amplify Your Grants Cultivation is with speaker with Alberto Morales!
Nonprofit Share Space
A space for building community with other Black and Brown-led nonprofits.
Amplify Your Volunteer Management Workshop
Our Ampt Up Your Org Workshops (AUYO) are free capacity-building workshops with an antiracist lens, by and with Black and Brown-led nonprofits. Amplify Your Volunteer Management with Jess Van looks to:
Consider new ways of engaging volunteers, and cultivate champions of your mission
Understand the 3 R’s of volunteer management
Explore how to share power effectively with your volunteers
Learn how to build leaders and advocates for your work through your volunteer engagement
Amplify Your Consultant Relationships Workshop
Our Ampt Up Your Org Workshops (AUYO) are free capacity-building workshops with an antiracist lens, by and with Black and Brown-led nonprofits.
Nonprofit Leaders and Consultants: A True and Equitable Partnership
Workshop Objectives:
Determine when you might need a consultant and potential referral sources
Identify questions to ask potential consultants and questions that you should be prepared to answer
Explore how to manage your relationship with your selected consultant
Amplify Your Communications Workshop
Our Ampt Up Your Org Workshops (AUYO) are free capacity-building workshops with an antiracist lens, by and with Black and Brown-led nonprofits.
Workshop Objectives:
Workshop Objectives:
1. Discern the difference between marketing and communications
2. Know and find your audience
3. Understand the nuts and bolts of a communications strategy
4. Explore the process of strategic storytelling
Special Projects Initiative Grant Information Session
Learn More about our Special Projects Initiative Grant application when you join us for this virtual information session!
Apply today for our Special Projects Initiative Grant! Applications close on September 18th.
Special Projects Initiative Grant Application
Learn More about our Special Projects Initiative Grant application when you join us for this virtual information session on Tuesday, August 29th at 12 noon. Register with this link.
Apply today for our Special Projects Initiative Grant! Applications close on September 18th.
Nonprofit Share Space
A space for building community with other Black and Brown-led nonprofits.
Amplify Your Access to Capital Workshop
Our free Ampt Up Your Org Workshops continue with IFF on How to Amplify your Access to Capital!
Amplify Your Fundraising Workshop
We are pleased to have Matthew De La Cruz and Shantel Suárez Ávila from Más Álla Consulting, for our free and virtual #Amplify Your Fundraising Workshop!
When? Tuesday, March 16th from 10-11:30am central standard time
Where? Virtual via Zoom with Facebook Live!
This workshop will be recorded and uploaded to our Youtube Channel.
Learning Objectives:
Assess your revenue strategies by evaluating your input, output, values, goals and relationships.
Identify your most effective revenue streams and learn how to further strengthen those strategies.
Learn of new fundraising strategies and tactics based on community-centered values.
Más Allá [mahs ah-yah], spanish for "beyond", is a woman-owned, community-centered, fundraising consulting firm focused on closing funding gaps by raising revenue for and with women and Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) people across the U.S. and practicing how to resource our communities through regenerative strategies.
Nonprofit Share Space
Our Nonprofit Share Space is an intentional building community with other Black and Brown-led nonprofits.
This share space will be centered on the theme of building your village.
We want to come together as community organizations to check-in on how everyone is doing, make connections and share upcoming events.
Free Amplify Your Accounting Workshop
We are pleased to bring back Tia Lewis for an #Amplify Your Accounting Workshop!
- When? Thursday, April 27th from 10-11:30am central standard time
- Where? Virtual via Zoom with Facebook Live!
Learning Objectives:
Know when to hire an accountant, purchase software, and what to look for
Understand the role and duties of an accountant
Identify practices your organization may need to adopt
About Tia Lewis
An accounting and tax professional with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, MBA with a concentration in Human Resources and Enrolled Agent credential. I have twenty-five years of accounting experience in various industries including bank, brokerage, supply chain management and nonprofit. Seven years ago, I started my own booking and tax prep practice, Navier Tax & Accounting LLC. We focus on tax returns for individuals, self-employed, S-corps, and tax-exempt organizations.
Connect with her on Linkedin with this link.
2023 Democratizing Evaluations Cohort Applications are Open!
We are thrilled to launch our 2023 Democratizing Nonprofit Evaluations Cohort at AMPT: Advancing Nonprofits in collaboration with the Praxis Institute.
This experience aims to build the capacity of participants to develop and implement evaluation strategies through a cohort model.
AMPT is prioritizing Black and Latine-led nonprofit organizations on the south and west sides of Chicago, with an organizational budget of $2 million or less, who have not participated in this cohort.
AMPT will host an informational session about this opportunity on April 19th, 2023 at 12-1pm.
Register to attend the informational session: https://tinyurl.com/EvalCohortInfoSession
Antiracist Restorative Practice Cohort Info Session
Applications are now open for our 2023 Antiracist Restorative Practice Cohort!
AMPT's Antiracist Restorative Practice Cohort aims to build the capacity of small, Black-and Latine-led nonprofit organizations, with budgets less than $500,000 in Chicago.
Learn more about the Antiracist Restorative Practice Cohort > 2023 ARP Cohort Page
Amplify Your Operations Workshop with Lenise Lee
Attend our Amplify Your Operations Workshop with Lenise Lee (she/her)
Learning Objectives
Understand the essentials of Working ON the Business, not just IN the Business
Examine the Ins and Outs of People Management
Explore practical tools and techniques that encourage efficiency
Lenise S. Lee has over a decade of experience in social services and nonprofit management. She currently serves as AMPT’s Director of People & Operations, and is Founder & CEO of Collective Initiatives Inc, a nonprofit focused on economic development and social inclusion for Black and Latinx people and communities. Lenise is also an active member of the Entrepreneurship Committee of the NBMBAA Chicago Chapter, as well as an advocate for holistic health and wellness practices
About Our Ampt Up Your Org Workshops (AUYO)
Our Ampt Up Your Org Workshops (AUYO) are free capacity-building workshops with an antiracist lens, by and with Black and Brown-led nonprofits.
Our Ampt Up Your Org Workshops are free and virtual via Zoom.
All workshops go live on our Facebook, are recorded and uploaded to our Youtube Channel.
Nonprofit Board Corps Training Cohort Info Session
The Nonprofit Board Corps training program aims to prepare Black- and Latine-led nonprofit organizational leaders on how to build the board members and champions they need to help move their mission forward.
AMPT is prioritizing Black and Latine-led nonprofit organizations on the south and west sides of Chicago, with an organizational budget of $2 million or less, who have not participated in this cohort.
To learn more, visit the Nonprofit Board Corp Training page and/or attend our info session on Thursday, March 9th from 12-1pm central standard time!
Antiracist Restorative Practice Cohort Info Session
Applications are now open for our 2023 Antiracist Restorative Practice Cohort!
AMPT's Antiracist Restorative Practice Cohort aims to build the capacity of small, Black-and Latine-led nonprofit organizations, with budgets less than $500,000 in Chicago.
Learn more about the Antiracist Restorative Practice Cohort > 2023 ARP Cohort Page
2023 ARP Cohort Application is Open!
Antiracist Restorative Practice (ARP) is a healing centered, liberatory framework used by practitioners, communities, and organizations to address inequities and structural harm, affirm the dignity and cultural wealth of communities, and to develop policies, practices, and institutions that affirm the fullness of our humanity and build toward our collective well-being.
AMPT's Antiracist Restorative Practice Cohort aims to build the capacity of small, Black- and Latine-led nonprofit organizations, with budgets less than $500,000 in Chicago. This virtual experience will provide participants with the capacity-building tools, skills, and competencies necessary to serve their clients and communities; successfully navigate Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Industrial Complex as they are, and contribute to the collective reimagining and manifestation of what will be; and build strong organizational relationships with other organizations and organization leaders across the south and west sides of Chicago.
Learn more about our Antiracist Restorative Practice Cohort.
AMPT will host two informational sessions:
Wednesday, March 1st at 11:00am
Tuesday, March 14th at 1:00pm
#Amplify Your 501c3 Tax Filing w/ Tia Lewis
Workshop Objectives:
Identify which Form 990 to file when filing taxes for your tax-exempt organization
Understand how to prepare for and file your Form 990
Determine when and how to file your organization's form 990
Tia Lewis is an accounting and tax professional with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, MBA with a concentration in Human Resources and Enrolled Agent credential. They have twenty-five years of accounting experience in various industries including bank, brokerage, supply chain management and nonprofit. Seven years ago, they started my own booking and tax prep practice, Navier Tax & Accounting LLC. They focus on tax returns for individuals, self-employed, S-corps, and tax-exempt organizations.
Register here / LinkedIn
Executive Coaching Cohort Info Session
Have questions about the Executive Coaching Cohort?
Attend our Executive Coaching Cohort Info Session on Thursday, February 2nd from 12pm-1pm Central Standard Time
Executive Coaching Cohort Application Opens
We are thrilled to extend our Executive Coaching Opportunity at AMPT: Advancing Nonprofits!
We know that coaching can play a transformative role in leadership development. You will encounter significant challenges and dilemmas as you continue to build the capacity of your organization. AMPT will provide the services of an executive coach for up to 10 coaching hours to assist Chicagoland nonprofits in navigating these challenges.
Coaching is not the same as consulting. A consultant can help you get certain tasks done as your move towards completion of your goals.
An Executive Coach supports you and your work as a leader in your organization.
This is the person who can challenge you as you aim higher for your personal and organizational goals.
This application opportunity is to receive the support of an Executive Coach.
Cohort members will meet on the following Thursday mornings from 11am-12pm: 3/23/23 for onboarding, 5/11/23, 7/13/23, 9/14/23, and 11/9/23.
This application is due Friday, February 17, 2023 at 11:59pm.
If you have any questions, please reach out to jaz at jaz@amptchicago.org.
#Amplify Your Evaluations
Workshop Objectives:
Explore the “art” and “science” of impact evaluation
Assess your organization’s current impact methodology
Simplify and align your impact methodology and systems
Micheal aspires to equip people with the resources to maximize their boldest aspirations. He established Velma-Jean Studios (VJS) to build tech, consulting, and media enterprises that generate greater access to and activate capital, capacity, and collaboration in communities.
Jeanie, his flagship web and mobile app, is an ecosystem of accountability designed to unlock a radical commitment to our best selves. In the past decade, he’s provided analytics and solutions to the social impact ecosystem, coordinated national college persistence, mentoring, and career readiness initiatives, and supported state-wide awareness campaigns.
Although a native of South Central, Los Angeles, Micheal now calls Bronzeville, Chicago home.
#Amplify Your Story w/ Antonio D. Santos
What’s your organization’s story?
As part of our #Ampt Up Your Org Workshops, we start up again in November with the Amplify Your Story Workshop w/ Antonio D. Santos, Director and Executive Director of the Gage Park Latine Council.