Promise of Latino Youth Forum
Join Identity, Inc. as they kick off our 20th anniversary year with a report and discussion of how Latino youth in Montgomery County are faring in the context of national, state and regional trends. The event is on November 15, 8am at The Universities at Shady Grove. Click here to register.
Nonprofit Leaders Roundtable Discussion
Nonprofit leaders in the nonprofit community are invited to join a conversation about how nonprofits can work more collaboratively—with local government and with each other—to achieve greater impact. Provide your input into a vision document being developed to demonstrate the impact of nonprofits and articulate opportunities for us to amplify our impact. The event is on October 30 from 11:30am-1:30pm at WorkSource Montgomery, Inc. Click here to RSVP.
Events and Programs Coming Soon …
- Infrastructure and Security with Tech Impact
- Indirect Costs for Nonprofits
- Crisis Communication Workshop (rescheduled from the summer)
- CFO Networking Group (rescheduled from this month)
Has your organization had a financial health check up recently?
Register for FIRM Financial Leadership Institute on October 24-25
Are you a new CEO/ED of your organization or have you gone through a few staff changes? Do you need take take some time with your senior leaders to discuss your financial matters?
FIRM is a unique approach to building financial leadership capacity within nonprofits.FIRM’s curriculum provides a strategic framework and practical tools to help leadership teams develop and implement effective financial leadership.
FIRM strengthens nonprofits by helping:
- Improve staff/board fiscal leadership – working together as a leadership team to insure healthy finances.
- Learn about opportunities for County funding and how to “do business” with the County.
- Create a specific workplan to for better financial administration procedures.
- Develop and use budgets that reflect vision, mission and strategy.
- Use financial statements and reports as strategic management and assessment tools.
The program engages teams from each organization in active learning, exploring the context, infrastructure, communication, and assessment needed to leverage financial management for greater organizational and community benefit.
Nonprofits participate in FIRM as a team of up to four senior leaders.
FIRM Training Includes:
DAY 1: Wednesday, October 24 from 8:30am-5pm at The Universities at Shady Grove
DAY 2: Thursday, October 25 from 8:30am-5pm at The Universities at Shady Grove
Individual Consultation with FIRM Instructor Justin Pollock
Learning Tutorial
CMR’s Comedy Night
The Community Ministries of Rockville is hosting a Comedy Nightto benefit its Mansfield Kaseman Health Clinic. Comedy Night will feature SIMONE and Opening Performers Robert Mac and Bridget Geiran. The event is on Thursday, October 18 at 7pm at the Temple Beth Ami.
County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities
The County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities celebration will be on October 29 from 7-9pm at the Cultural Arts Center at Montgomery College. Click here for more information and to register.
Survey Design with Sharp Insight
As a result of the workshop, participants will be better able to:
- Describe why quality surveys matter,
- Plan for a quality survey,
- Develop quality survey questions and response options.
The Nonprofit Village (12320 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD 20850)
RSVP HERE
County Executive Candidates Forum Hosted by MCM
Montgomery Community Media will be hosting a County Executive Candidates Forum on Monday, October 1, 7pm at MCM Studios in Rockvilld, MD. Kojo Nnamdi, host of WAMU’s “The Politics Hour,” will join political reporter Tom Sherwood as a moderator for the forum. Click here for more information. The County Executive Forum will be broadcast live on MCM Channels 19, 21 and 995 HD and live-streamed at mcmlive.org, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 1. Immediately after the forum and thereafter, the program will be available at myMCmedia.org.
BoardMatch Montgomery – Thursday, October 11
BoardMatch Montgomery, a collaboration between Nonprofit Montgomery, Leadership Montgomery, and Capacity Partners, helps nonprofit organizations recruit effective and engaged board candidates to serve on their boards of directors. BoardMatch recruits and trains potential board members and matches them with nonprofits.
BoardMatch Montgomery benefits nonprofit organizations by:
Strengthening board practices,
Increasing board effectiveness and engagement,
Providing the opportunity to be matched with highly-qualified, trained board candidates.
This program is available Nonprofit Montgomery members. To be eligible for the matching process, the Executive Director and a board member must attend the Nonprofit BoardMatch Orientation on October 11, 2108 from 9-11:30am. Please note, the matching process will also include on mandatory interview with the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair/President.
*Materials related to nonprofit board matching best practices were generously provided by Compass. Interested in becoming a Board Member? Click here to register with Leadership Montgomery for the Board member training.
Nonprofit Orientation: Thursday, October 11 from 8:30-11:30am
The Universities at Shady Grove
REGISTER HERE