MLCDC Selected to Participate Nonprofit Capacity Building Program
The Midlands Latino Community Development Corporation (MLCDC) (www.midlandslatinocdc.org) has been selected to participate in the next Omaha Community Foundation Nonprofit Capacity Building program.
Ranferi Carbajal-Solis, District Manager for Wells Fargo and Board President of MLCDC and Marta Sonia Londono Mejia, Executive Director of MLCDC will represent the organization in the program’s 8th cohort.
Each year, ten nonprofits in the greater Omaha area are chosen to participate in the program. The 24-month curriculum was designed to strengthen organizational and leadership capacity needs. Program components include:
- Assessment of each MLCDC’s capacity using the Nonprofit Association of the Midlands‘ Guidelines and Principles;
- Monthly peer learning sessions to discuss best practices and challenges;
- Executive coaching for executive directors;
- Quarterly sessions focused on board of directors; and
- $5,000 grant for nonprofits meeting the requirements of participation.
MLCDC is excited for this opportunity and plans to leverage it for the benefit of the people it serves.
The mission of MLCDC is to provide Latinos with opportunities to generate economic growth in the Midlands. In 2017, celebrated its 12th anniversary, launched a new website, started a financial capability program working in partnership with the Mexican Consulate of Omaha (Financial Assistance Window – Ventanilla de Asistencia Financiera, VAF), and became a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). For more information about MLCDC and the work this local non-profit organization is doing in the Omaha Metro area, please call (402) 933-4466 or visit www.midlandslatinocdc.org.