FIRM for Program Directors and Dept. Leaders
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FIRM for Program Directors and Dept. Leaders
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MORE Alumni Info and Events
We’ve kicked off our Spring 2021 MORE cohort, our second in the new virtual MORE model. Over in the MORE Alumni Evaluation Network on LinkedIn, we had a busy month of resource sharing.
We shared a resource for secondary data, with benchmark data for foundation evaluation projects. The Sharp Insight team also shared a new favorite post, their Ode to Outputs, which we hope our MORE alums will appreciate. It’s no “stand up, sit down,” but that’s more difficult to facilitate over a blog post! As we’ve been reading more about equity in evaluation, we shared an article with some simple steps to help get started connecting diversity, equity, and inclusion to your metrics. As an added bonus, an alum shared a video on data visualization that we think you might enjoy.
A resource we hope you’ll all give a listen is a video from We All Count with a message about what we really want to know about identity. If you’re interested in seeing more resources like these, join 111 of your nonprofit colleagues in our LinkedIn alumni network!
Alumni are encouraged to join us for the next MORE office hours (and informal discussion/Q&A) on Wednesday, March 17 at noon by registering here. The spring cohort just debriefed on the levels of influence, which we hope rings some bells. We’re planning to focus most of the office hours discussion on how different organizations approach their evaluation of the various levels.
Conscious Conversations: A Race Equity Self-Accountability Journey
Conscious Conversations: A Race Equity Self-Accountability Journey
Scholarship for Nonprofit Montgomery Members
Nonprofit Montgomery is excited to partner with The Nonprofit Village to offer five member organizations a scholarship to attend Conscious Conversations: A Race Equity Self-Accountability Journey. This two-part series workshop exploring key racial equity concepts to assist participants to develop and enhance understanding of racism as constructs and how these constructs are used as structural barriers.
It will be facilitated by C. Marie Taylor is the President & Principal Consultant at Equity Through Action and former President & CEO of Leadership Montgomery.
When: March 12, 10am – 11am AND April 16, 10am – 12pm
Who: ED/CEO and Board Chair
Important: You must commit to attending both the March 12 and April 16 sessions as two-person team (ED/CEO and Board Chair or equivalent) and to devoting time to self-paced work during the six week period.
How: While the program is open to anyone and you can register here, there are a few scholarships available to Nonprofit Montgomery members.
Contact Meredith as soon as possible to be considered for scholarship (preference for smaller organizations, but any member is eligible!)
Lescault & Walderman: Allocating Expenses to Programs
Join us for our new four part accounting and finance series led by Nonprofit Montgomery partner Lescault & Walderman.
Why, what and how? Is it worth the effort to identify and split expenses between programs, management and general, and fundraising? How do I know which expenses I can charge out? How do I determine how much to allocate?
Join us for a discussion of direct costs versus indirect costs and how you can use cost allocation to tell a better story about your organization.
When: Tuesday, March 9 from 1-2pm
Where: on Zoom, Click here to register.
Save the dates for: June 8 – Budgeting vs. Forecasting; September 14 – Reading Financial Statements; December 14 – Internal Controls in a Small Staff Environment.
Conscious Conversations: A Race Equity Self-Accountability Journey
Conscious Conversations: A Race Equity Self-Accountability Journey
Scholarship for Nonprofit Montgomery Members
Nonprofit Montgomery is excited to partner with The Nonprofit Village to offer five member organizations a scholarship to attend Conscious Conversations: A Race Equity Self-Accountability Journey. This two-part series workshop exploring key racial equity concepts to assist participants to develop and enhance understanding of racism as constructs and how these constructs are used as structural barriers.
It will be facilitated by C. Marie Taylor is the President & Principal Consultant at Equity Through Action and former President & CEO of Leadership Montgomery.
When: March 12, 10am – 11am AND April 16, 10am – 12pm
Who: ED/CEO and Board Chair
Important: You must commit to attending both the March 12 and April 16 sessions as two-person team (ED/CEO and Board Chair or equivalent) and to devoting time to self-paced work during the six week period.
How: While the program is open to anyone and you can register here, there are a few scholarships available to Nonprofit Montgomery members.
Contact Meredith as soon as possible to be considered for scholarship (preference for smaller organizations, but any member is eligible!)
Survey BASICS Workshop – This week!
Thinking about launching a survey but not sure where to start? Join us February 24, 2021 for our Survey BASICS workshop with Sharp Insight, LLC. We’ll begin by exploring what to think about before designing a survey.
Then we’ll dive into tips to improve survey quality and end with Sharp Insight’s Survey BASICS tool to help you create the best surveys for your organization.
Ready to take your organization’s surveys to the next level? Join us Wednesday, February 24.
When: Wednesday, February 24, from 11am to 12:30pm
Where: on Zoom, Click here to register.
County to Host COVID-19 Economic Revitalization and Recovery Virtual Town Hall
Montgomery County to Host COVID-19 Economic Revitalization and Recovery Virtual Town Hall on Friday, Feb. 19, with Focus on ‘Human Resources Issues During the Pandemic’
“Human Resources Issues During the Pandemic” will be the theme from noon-12:45 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, when Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Economic Revitalization and Recovery program continues its series of virtual town hall meetings to keep businesses informed on strategies for doing business as the health crisis continues. The upcoming town hall will feature Silvia Kinch, the County’s chief of the Division of Labor Relations and Public Safety in the Office of the County Attorney.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich initiated the series of town halls held every other Friday as a way to share timely updates on COVID-19 topics of interest to the business community. The town halls give businesses an opportunity to hear directly from County leaders. Jerome Fletcher, the County’s assistant chief administrative officer (ACAO) for economic development, hosts the sessions. He also provides updates on grant programs available to County businesses and offers ideas that can help economic recovery.
During the town hall, Ms. Kinch will focus on human resources topics that businesses may be grappling with during the pandemic. The Feb. 19 town hall overall will address how employers should prioritize and incentivize employees for getting vaccines and whether vaccines can be mandatory.
The town hall will be broadcast live via Teams. To join the broadcast, go to tinyurl.com/70afddv9.
The town hall will be broadcast on County Cable Montgomery (cable station CCM), which is available on Comcast and RCN (channels 6 and HD996) and Verizon (channel 30). The town hall can be viewed live via County social media at https://www.facebook.com/
Town halls are recorded and available for 90 days at the Montgomery County Business Portal at https://www.
COVID-19 Response Meeting
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YOU’RE ON! Strategies for Engaging and Effective Virtual Meetings
It seems Zoom consumes us these days. Virtual meetings in some form are likely here to stay and there ARE ways to get creative. Join us to learn about the neuroscience behind some best practices on Zoom and to add some skills to your Zoom toolbox.
Margo Reid of Capacity Partners will off a variety of engagement strategies with deeper dives into a few: Round Robin, Break Out Groups, Annotating, White Board, Color-Coded Docs, Flip Chart Carousel, and Bubble Annotating
When: Tuesday, February 16, 10-11am
Where: on Zoom, Click here to register.
Who: Open to anyone, members and nonmembers alike!