Events

Wondering how to leverage online giving, giving days, crowdfunding, and other digital techniques to grow your fundraising efforts?

This one-hour session will provide you with an effective and unbiased roadmap to implementing best practices that work for organizations of all sizes. You’ll leave with tons of ideas, real-life advice on important areas to focus on, and guidelines for evaluating your own and vendors’ digital fundraising efforts.

Topics covered: website conversion optimization; performance analytics; online giving forms; outbound and inbound donor marketing techniques; crowdfunding platforms; email best practices (compliance, deliverability, and conversions); digital ambassadors and volunteer management; social media; giving day strategies, integrating digital with other channels.

Wednesday, August 14 from 9-10am
The Leadership Hub: 6010 Executive Blvd. Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852
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Facilitated by Louis Diez, Director of the Annual Fund and Development Business Operations at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

First impressions matter! If you are responsible for onboarding new employees, do you feel confident that you are doing it effectively?

This session will help nonprofit leaders make the first 90 days of a new hire’s tenure as streamlined, welcoming, and productive as possible. Sustaining a desirable culture begins on day 1 and this workshop will provide some best practices guidance on how to do that.

Tuesday, July 23 from 9-11am
The Leadership Hub, 6010 Executive Blvd. Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852
Register here

Facilitated by Kelly Collins, Director of Human Resources at EveryMind, and Officer at Maryland SHRM State Council

Facilitated by Dawit Negari, CPA, CFE, CGFM from Rubino & Company.

Some topics that Dawit will go over: 

• Presentation of Financial Statements of nonprofit entities
• Clarifying the Scope and Accounting Guidance for Contributions Received and Contributions Made
• Revenue from Contract with Customers
• Leases

Wednesday, July 17 from 9 to 10am
The Leadership Hub: 6010 Executive Blvd., Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852
Click here to register

Wondering how to leverage online giving, giving days, crowdfunding, and other digital techniques to grow your fundraising efforts?

This one hour session will provide you with an effective and unbiased roadmap to implementing best practices that work for organizations of all sizes. You’ll leave with tons of ideas, real-life advice on important areas to focus on, and guidelines for evaluating your own and vendors’ digital fundraising efforts.

Wednesday, August 14 from 9-10am
The Leadership Hub, 6010 Executive Blvd. Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852
Register here

Louis Diez serves as the Director of the Annual Fund and Development Business Operations at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Previously, he was the Associate Director of Development at Johns Hopkins SAIS. Prior to JHU, he was the annual fund director at a liberal arts college and at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Here’s a chance for an inside view of how Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services evaluates nonprofits and their fiscal health. Senior department leaders will discuss the key ratios they use to look for fiscal red flags and evaluate the sustainability of nonprofits contracting with the County.

Whether you are currently funded by the DHHS, or you’d like to position your organization for funding to provide essential services, don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about doing business with the County.

Thursday, July 18, 10am-noon
The Leadership Hub: 6010 Executive Blvd., Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852
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Accounting Basics for Nonprofits 
Nonprofit Montgomery: Summer Learning Series

Join Nonprofit Montgomery for our first Summer Learning Series. This summer (and possibly into the fall) we’ll be featuring topics that have been suggested by you—our members. First up is Accounting Basics for Nonprofits facilitated by Dawit Negari, CPA, CFE, CGFM from Rubino & Company.

Some topics that Dawit will go over: 

• Presentation of Financial Statements of nonprofit entities
• Clarifying the Scope and Accounting Guidance for Contributions Received and Contributions Made
• Revenue from Contract with Customers
• Leases

Wednesday, July 17 from 9 to 10am
The Leadership Hub: 6010 Executive Blvd., Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852
Click here to register

The Washington Regional Association of Grantmaker’s Annual Meeting will be on Tuesday, November 12 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park.

The Office of Community Partnerships is leading 2020 Census outreach efforts in Montgomery County and is hosting a discussion with leaders from the nonprofit community on July 11 from 5-6:30pm at the County Executive Office. The purpose is to provide information on the 2020 Census, discuss education and outreach strategies and specific messaging around the citizenship question in anticipation of the SCOTUS decision to be announced at the end of June.

As nonprofit leaders, we play a critical role in the County’s 2020 Census Campaign. Come and learn about the resources available for nonprofits to engage in the census. RSVP to Jennifer by today.