As you may have heard, The Department of Labor announced big changes to overtime laws that will affect the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit Montgomery is working on a brown bag lunch with employment law specialists from Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker, P.A. Stay tuned to Nonprofit Matters and our website for more updates on this event.
Independent Sector is providing a free two-part learning series about how to comply with federal overtime rules and how to prepare for potentially major changes on the horizon. Visit their website for more information and to register.
JLL Commercial Real Estate has office space available for nonprofit organizations in walking distance to the Metro and NIH. For lease information, contact Morgan Sullivan at 301-287-9924.
The Center for Nonprofit Advancement’s AIM 2016 AIM Award Best Practices Session will be on May 24, 10am-2pm at the The Hamilton Crowne Plaza. Hear from leading nonprofit organizations, learn innovative practices, and gain take away templates and ideas for your organization. Click here for more information or to register.
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Crossroads Community Food Network offers a 10-part workshop series that covers food safety basics, business fundamentals, mentoring, technical assistance in applying to local community kitchens, and connections to a network of local food producers and farmers. If you are thinking of starting a business in the DC Metro area or if you need guidance in taking your business to the next level, please contact Karina.
New policy changes coming this summer may have the potential to affect the costs and operations of nonprofit organizations that have government grants and contracts. The policy changes involve the expected publication of the Labor Department’s revised overtime regulations and potential revisions to the OMB Uniform Guidance affecting how nonprofits spend grant funds. To help improve policies and/or develop solutions to avoid potential adverse impacts, the nonprofit sector needs to produce data. Greater input from a broad cross-section of the nonprofit community will produce better policies and solutions. Please take the survey today.
As part of our final FIRM Alumni Session for the season, we invited local experts to speak about cybersecurity and how it affects nonprofits in Montgomery County. We’ve created an ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) with some of the highlights from the session, including: insurance requirements for county nonprofits, why you need a Written Information Security Plan, and the five areas to focus on in your organization.
Interested in learning more about this topic? One Nonprofit Montgomery member organization (health services) has offered to share their story about how they assessed their risk, brought staff on board, and made cybersecurity part of how they do business. Email Lesley for more information.
Nonprofit Montgomery is accepting FY16-17membership applications for new and renewing members. For more information please contact Lesley.
