Training Opportunities

Nonprofit Montgomery’s FIRM (Financial Reporting and Management Institute) is an innovative program in collaboration with the County to help nonprofits with financial leadership and sustainability. 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.

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 clarity on outcomes and the assets needed to support them; greater strategic budgeting and reporting process; and improved financial conversations across the organization (board & staff).

Schedule (all on Zoom)
FIRM Orientation: Friday, January 8, noon-1:30pm
FIRM 1 of 4: Tuesday, January 12, noon-1:30pm
FIRM 2 of 4: Thursday, January 14, noon-1:30pm
FIRM 3 of 4: Tuesday, January 19, noon-1:30pm
FIRM 4 of 4: Thursday, January 21, noon-1:30pm

Click here to register.
*For those that registered for the fall 2020 FIRM session we moved your registration to January 2021. 

Spotlight on Youth Serving Organizations: The Civic Circle, LAYC, Passion 4 Learning

Whether you have taken MORE or not, if you are interested in learning more about how your peers approach evaluation, this is your chance!

There will be a panel of several youth serving organizations who will share their evaluation successes and challenges. Jana Sharp of Sharp Insight will facilitate this session and be available to answer questions. Lunch is on you, learning is on us!

When: Wednesday, December 9, noon to 1pm
Who: All MORE alumni (and Nonprofit Montgomery members)
Where: On Zoom, click here to register.

MORE Alumni Evaluation Network

We wanted to share a note of gratitude to those who have joined us in the MORE Alumni Evaluation Network on LinkedIn. With the Fall 2020 cohort underway, and MORE’s first ever fully virtual cohort, we are extra appreciative of this online space to share resources and connect to support each other in our evaluation efforts.

So far this month we’ve shared a Sharp Insight survey development cheat sheet, tips on SMARTIE indicators, and some virtual evaluation consideration. For a little added fun, we included Sharp Insight’s newest (and first!) online quiz, Name That Election Chart!

Join us on LinkedIn to connect with 87 of your nonprofit colleagues.

Nonprofit Montgomery is offering free technical assistance to help child care providers

Grant Reporting Webinars
To help center based providers who received grants to prepare for and complete the reports required by the County.

Friday, November 13 from 11:30am to 12:30pm: Click here to register.
Tuesday, November 17 from 11:30am to 12:30pm: Click here to register.
Wednesday, December 9 from  3:30-4:30pm: Click here to register.
Tuesday, December 15 from 11am-noon: Click here to register.

Special Topics Webinars

Accounting and Budgeting for Child Care Providers
Friday, November 20 from 12pm-1pm: Click here to register.

Doing Business with the State and County for Child Care Providers
Thursday, Dec 3 from 12:30pm-1:30pm: Click here to register.

Helpline and One on One Technical Assistance
For any child care provider, whether you received a grant or not, we are offering one on one technical assistance by emailing ecei.relief@gmail.com, or calling 301-349-6373 and requesting an appointment. Assistance will be available in Spanish and English, with Amharic available on request. For more information visit our website.