Marshall Home Fund Seeks Applications for Fund Administrator

The Marshall Home Fund sent out the following job description:

Fund Administrator for Watertown Non-profit Foundation

The Marshall Home Fund (MHF) is a private, non-profit charity that provides annual program grants to Watertown organizations that serve older adults, as well as modest individual grants to persons 55 and older experiencing financial need. We support a wide variety of efforts to build and maintain an age-friendly community for older adults. The key functions of the administrator are:

Soliciting, assessing, and supporting grant recipients;

Supporting board members and committee chairs;

✓ Serving as liaison between MHF and grantees;

✓ Performing MHF administrative tasks as needed. Job description:

The Fund is currently seeking a part-time Administrator (we estimate 8 hours per week on average), who will:

Provide administrative and communication support to the Fund’s Board of Directors;

Support program and individual grant application processes and facilitate communication between grant recipients and the Board;

Receive and respond to correspondence;

Maintain files/records, database, and office equipment;

Work closely with the Treasurer, Bookkeeper, and others to ensure timely payment of bills and grants, and track financial transactions;

Generate reports and board minutes in a timely and accurate manner;

Attend Board and committee meetings, either in person or virtually, as needed;

Support MHF committees and help to promote the Fund’s activities within the town, sometimes representing the Fund in the larger community;

Keep the Fund’s website up-to-date;

Gather and compile information from board members and grant recipients to produce a quarterly newsletter on Mailchimp;

​Qualifications:

The successful candidate will:

Be self-directed, comfortable working independently, and able to prioritize tasks;

Possess excellent organizational and interpersonal skills;

Demonstrate a high level of maturity as well as discretion, tact, and diplomacy in communicating with grantees, board members and the wider community, verbally and in writing;

Be proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, as well as Zoom meeting technology;

Be knowledgeable in general office procedures and able to take accurate meeting minutes. At least two years of college, with a minimum of three years experience in administrative, human service, or similar work is desired.

Thoughtful Fridays Begin Sept. 15 at Brigham House

The following announcement was provided by the Sacred Threads Center:

An opportunity to gather on three Fridays in September to ponder themes of PEACE, CHANGE and GRATITUDE. Poetry, art and music will enhance our gathering. With support from the Marshall Home Fund. WHEN: September 15, 22, 29 – 2023

At 9:45 – 11:00 AM

WHERE: Brigham House – Activity Room

341 Mt. Auburn St.

Brigham House Hosting Young Families for End of Summer Event

The Brigham House assisted living community is housed in Watertown’s former East Junior High School. The following information was provided by Watertown Families Together:

Families with young children are invited to the End of the Summer, Back to School Fun event. The event is on Aug. 24, 2023 at 10 a.m. at Brigham House., 341 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown.

Marshall Home Fund Awards $75,000 in Grants to Groups Serving Watertown’s Older Adults

2023 Marshall Home Fund Grant recipients at the Grant Award Ceremony on May 18, 2023. The following announcement was provided by the Marshall Home Fund:

The Board of Directors of the Marshall Home Fund (MHF) is very pleased to announce the recipients of its latest round of program grant awards. This spring, the Board of Directors granted $75,000 to local organizations for programs that will benefit residents of Watertown who are aged 55 and older. Last year the MHF reached the noteworthy milestone of having awarded a total of $1 million over a 17-year period for the benefit of older adults in Watertown. The mission of the Fund continues this year through the important work of the following 2023 grant recipients:

Carroll Center for the Blind: Services for Seniors with Low Vision or Blindness provides evaluation, recommendations, and training on independent living to older adults with vision loss in Watertown.

Kids Can Bring Their Stuffed Animals to the Teddy Bear Picnic

Brigham HouseSome young people cuddle with a giant teddy bear at the event hosted by Brigham House. The following announcement was provided by Watertown Families Together:

Do you have a favorite teddy bear or stuffed animal??? … Bring him/her to the TEDDY BEAR PICNIC! On July 27th at 10:00 a.m.

Brigham House (outside – weather permitting)341 Mt. Auburn St.

Marshall Home Fund Adds Local Pastor as Member of Board

The following announcement was provided by the Marshall Home Fund:

The Marshall Home Fund, a charitable fund established in 2005, is dedicated to preserving the social, physical, and emotional well-being of older adults in Watertown by awarding grants to local social service agencies and other non-profit organizations. The Marshall Home Fund Board is very pleased to announce the addition of a new Board member and a new Community Representative to its Allocations Committee. At its 18th Annual Meeting this Spring, members voted to include Reverend Andrew Goldhor as a new Board member for a 3-year term. Reverend Andrew grew up in Belmont and has lived in Watertown since 2014. He graduated from the University of Colorado and received his Divinity degree from the General Theological Seminary in New York City. After serving as a pastor for 7 years in Lexington, he is now the priest for the Church of the Good Shepherd in Watertown.

Find Out About Applying for Grants to Help Watertown Residents Age 55+

The following announcement was provided by the Marshall Home Fund:

The Marshall Home Fund (MHF) is a community-based charitable foundation dedicated toserving Watertown residents aged 55 and older. We annually award modest program grants to public agencies, private non-profits, and town departments serving Watertown’s older adultpopulation. MHF also provides financial assistance grants to older residents in urgent need. MHF funds innovative projects and core services to support Watertown’s efforts to be an Age-Friendly Community — a place where older adults can live, thrive and contribute. Since itsinception in 2005, MHF has awarded over $1,000,000 in grants! Some of our recent grantrecipients include The Mosesian Center for the Arts, Metro West Collaborative Development,the Watertown Recreation Department, Perkins School for the Blind, Project Literacy, theSenior Center, and many others. 

The Marshall Home Fund would like to invite community members representing non-profit agencies and town departments to join us for a virtual Grant Information Session on Thursday, February 9th at 3:00 p.m. to hear about our 2023-2024 grant opportunities.