Join us as we host DeaRonda Harrison, Founder and President of June First Firm, a grant writing firm specializing in assisting black-led nonprofits. Submit your questions in advance or ask at the event and have your pressing grant related questions answered by an expert. She’s worked with Interfaith Works, Jeremiah Program, School Leader Lab, Year Up, Community of Hope, and more.
When: October 13, 12pm-1pm on Zoom
Who: Open to everyone. Click here to register.
Build your organization’s financial confidence and management with FIRM
All nonprofits can benefit from this deep dive into understanding and strengthening your financial model, particularly now in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on programs and organizations. As organizational leaders navigate dynamic changes and pressures to adapt how their organizations operate, understanding the role of financial leadership and strong fiduciary capacity becomes more critical to success and longer term sustainability.
FIRM provides tools, models, and frameworks that strengthen your ability to identify, manage, and assess the assets you put to work to achieve organizational outcomes.
Who should attend: Nonprofits attend as a team of up to four people including the Executive Director, Finance Director/CFO, Board Member, and Program Director.
The results: Better connection between your mission and internal structure, increased clarity on outcomes and the assets needed to support them; greater strategic budgeting and reporting process; and improved financial conversations across the organization (board and staff).
Full Intensive (In-Person): October 26 and November 2, 9:30am – 4:30pm at Main Street Connect, Rockville, MD
Light breakfast and lunch will be served on both days.
The fee for Nonprofit Montgomery members is $40 (group of 4). The fee for non-members is $540 per organization. Please reach out to us if you have any questions about FIRM.
Keep the MORE learning going with our MORE Alumni Quarterly skill-building sessions. This year we’re excited to introduce our new series on focus groups.
MORE (Metrics, Outcomes and Responsible Evaluation)
Strengthening the Evaluation Capacity of Nonprofits in Montgomery County
MORE will help organizations develop strategic approaches to data collection and analysis, and guide them in developing metrics and to analyze program outcomes to improve service delivery. Participants will develop their skills and make concrete plans to measure the results of their work.
MORE will strengthen your organization’s capacity to measure results by:
The Community Advocacy Institute (CAI) is a free program that includes monthly workshops featuring guest speakers, activities to practice advocacy skills, and networking opportunities. Successful completion of the program includes attendance at all monthly workshops and completion of an advocacy project (testifying before County Council or submitting a letter to County Council). This year’s program includes mostly virtual workshops and a few in-person sessions. Apply by August 26.
Members: Please join us for our first Table for Ten of the year!
This three-part series for leaders of small staff (2-5) will discuss topics including, but not limited to strategic planning, board relations, fundraising, best practices in internal controls, or other critical issues.
When: Tuesdays, September 20, October 4, and October 18 from 9:30am to 11:00am
Location: Java Nation, 11120 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 (outdoors)
Who: Nonprofit Montgomery members. Seats are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
About Table for Ten:
Table for Ten meets three times for candid, confidential facilitated conversations and problem-solving. Seats are filled on a first-come, first-served basis for members only. Participants should plan to participate in all three sessions. These facilitated peer-to-peer sessions offer an opportunity for nonprofit executives to connect around issues of importance to them and their organizations.
Click here to register.
Members: Please join us for our first Table for Ten of the year!
This three-part series for leaders of small staff (2-5) will discuss topics including, but not limited to strategic planning, board relations, fundraising, best practices in internal controls, or other critical issues.
When: Tuesdays, September 20, October 4, and October 18 from 9:30am to 11:00am
Location: Java Nation, 11120 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 (outdoors)
Who: Nonprofit Montgomery members. Seats are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
About Table for Ten:
Table for Ten meets three times for candid, confidential facilitated conversations and problem-solving. Seats are filled on a first-come, first-served basis for members only. Participants should plan to participate in all three sessions. These facilitated peer-to-peer sessions offer an opportunity for nonprofit executives to connect around issues of importance to them and their organizations.
Click here to register.
Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) is hosting a webinar on nonprofit funding where nonprofits can learn more about resources and organizations in our county.
The MCEDC webinar, moderated by Nicole Merlene, Economic Development Specialist, will include guest speakers:
Click here to register for the July 11, 11am event.
Hello Childcare Provider,
Thank you for your hard work! We are reaching out to invite you to be part of the First Cohort of the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Financial Resilience Program for in-home providers, sponsored by Nonprofit Montgomery. The Financial Resilience program is a partnership between 20 Degrees (a local consulting firm) and Nonprofit Montgomery. The program has been deployed around the region and is showing promising results in improving the budgeting process, cash flow management, general planning, and stress management for fellow ECE providers.
This program requires you to:
You will receive a $300 stipend for completing this program. Designed to respect that your time is the most valuable resource, it will deliver real value and hopefully support your existing quality and program efforts.
This program has been created for and shaped by feedback from ECE providers and includes scenario planning, financial modeling and other elements. By the end of the program, you will be able to plan for different scenarios across the next 12-18 months, learn how to boost enrollments, better manage budgets, taxes and cash flow, as well as use a new tool to help manage the pressures of your job and reduce burn out.
Please register for this program HERE. There are a limited number of slots available so this is open to just one person from your center. Upon registration, we will follow up with you a few days before the event with your meeting login information. We look forward to working with you!
