How Dashboards Can Help Your Nonprofit Achieve Its Goals (The Nonprofit Quarterly, December 6)
Social Donors Are Less Committed to a Cause (The NonProfit Times, December 5)
What Drives Nonprofit Executive Compensation? (The Nonprofit Quarterly, November 30)
State of Nonprofit Cybersecurity report 2018 (NTEN, November 28)
The Catalogue for Philanthropy is accepting applications from 501(c)(3) organizations. Applications are due February 11, 2019.Click here for more information.
A new report by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health found that Latino youth in Montgomery County express high academic motivation, high academic expectations, and a positive outlook for the future, but that they become markedly less optimistic as they get older because of significant barriers to success in their studies, work, and life.
In The Promise of Latino Youth in Montgomery County, researchers say that Latino youth in Montgomery County are exceptionally vulnerable, citing downward trends in school performance, as well as poverty, and high rates of adversity and psychological distress. As a result, the authors say that there is a “breach in the compact between a community and its youth to help them achieve their highest potential.” Click here to access the report.
On November 16 Jordan McCarthy of Tech Impact led a workshop on nonprofit security for a group of our members. During the session he helped navigate the tricky world of online security, including how to identify areas of vulnerability and low-cost ways to secure our data, including our client and organization’s sensitive information. In this rapidly evolving security world, nonprofits need the support of security professionals to protect themselves from current and emerging threats.
Click here to read our ICYMI and learn:
Nonprofit Tech Remains Poorly Resourced (The NonProfit Times, November 6)
How To Motivate Millennials To Become Nonprofit Leaders (Forbes, October 29)
Is there a difference between nonprofit and for-profit senior care? (WTOP, October 29)
Local Jewish Communities Respond To The Tree Of Life Shooting (Kojo Nnamdi, October 30)
We studied freelancing for five years: Here’s how work is changing (Fast Company, October 31)
Montgomery County Public Libraries (presented by the Foundation Center/Grantspace) is offering a free two-part seminar on finding grants and proposal writing for nonprofits at the Rockville Memorial Library. Participants will be able to: plan nonprofit funding research, identify funders that fit, match your organization to the right grant, and search Foundation Center databases. Intro to Finding Grants: Tuesday, November 13, 7-8pm and Intro to Proposal Writing, November 20, 7-8pm.
Primary Care Coalition is celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary with a Conference themed Opportunity. Equity. Health. This event will explore opportunities to create more person-centered systems of care delivery with a particular focus on equity. The conference is on November 28, 2018, 9am – 3pm at The Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, University of Maryland. Click here to register.
The Montgomery County Holiday Giving Project Coalition and the Department of Health and Human Services just released a database that is open to accept referrals for Montgomery County families in need. For more information on accessing the database or to make referrals click here.
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:
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
The 2018 GuideStar Compensation Report is available for purchase. The report is based on IRS data and allows users to research compensation across the nonprofit sector.