Save the Date: FIRM in FY20
Save the date for the only two-day FIRM session in FY20: September 25-26, 2019
FIRM provides various workshops focused on strengthening the partnership between staff and board in managing nonprofit organizations for financial sustainability. FIRM also includes follow up sessions, as well as support, and access to resources and special presentations.
The Governor’s Grants Office’s 15th Annual Training Conferenceregistration is now open. Participants will join 600 + statewide grant professionals for affordable, targeted professional development to increase capacity for grant awards and compliance. The conference is on October 21 at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.
Making Sense of the Census
What nonprofits can do and a Q&A with County Government
Nonprofits have an important role to play in engaging diverse communities to complete the Census. This meeting will be an opportunity to:
Mobilizing our community around the 2020 Census is critical for representation and the allocation of resources on which nonprofits and communities depend.
Diane Vu, Director of the Office of Community Partnerships and the 2020 Census team will answer your questions and provide information about how nonprofits can get involved.
Tuesday, August 6, 3:30-5pm
The Leadership Hub, 6010 Executive Blvd. Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852
Register here
The Washington Regional Association of Grantmaker’s is hosting a learning session with Gelman Rosenberg & Freedman CPAs who will discuss the mechanics of the recent FASB accounting standards update, provide examples, address implementation, and answer any questions. The session will be on September 18 at the Center for Nonprofit Advancement.
Digital Fundraising with Louis Diez of the BSO
Nonprofit Montgomery: Summer Learning Series
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.
The application is now open for Fall 2019 enrollment at the University of Maryland’s Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership. The priority application deadline is June 28 for the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership’s Fall 2019 semester. Nonprofit Montgomery members and affiliates who apply before the priority deadline will automatically receive a $7,000 Fellowship, which covers over 30% of the program’s tuition. Click here for more information.
Participants will meet one-on-one with an attorney who will draft, or review and update your nonprofit’s whistleblower and record retention policies and your conflict of interest policy and disclosure form. The attorney will also discuss with you the reasons the policies say what they do, and how best to implement them. Finally, the attorney will discuss with you some actions you can take now, so you know how to handle issues when they come up. The clinic is on June 26 from 10:30am-12:30pm at Morrison & Foerster.
Accounting for Nonprofits Breakfast Seminar: July 17 at Nonprofit Montgomery (Leadership Hub)
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 June 28.
Come and learn what you need to know about age discrimination, bullying and harassment in the workplace, federal legal updates and much more. This event is Presented by the Office of Human Rights- Montgomery County Human Rights Commission and Montgomery County Commission for Women. The workshop is on June 6, 9am – 2:30pm in Silver Spring.