What We’re Reading
How to Implement Trauma-informed Care to Build Resilience to Childhood Trauma(Child Trends, May 9, 2019)
Fired, quit, or laid off? Here’s how to explain the blip (Fast Company, May 10, 2019)
NM Reading List
Montgomery County is finally talking about its segregated schools. But can we fix them? (Greater Greater Washington, April 24)
If you’re feeling hopeless of late, remember that your work matters and you do too (Nonprofit AF, April 22)
Immigrant Children Using Health Care Services On The Rise In Montgomery County (WAMU 88.5, April 16)
Spring is Budget Season!
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Reading List
Companies need to embrace the sick day. Here’s why (Fast Company, April 12)
Using Employee Ownership to Build a More Equitable Future for Work(The Nonprofit Quarterly, April 12)
Make Your Meetings a Safe Space for Honest Conversation (Harvard Business Review, April 11)
Is Diversification of Revenue Good for Nonprofit Financial Health? (The Nonprofit Quarterly, April 10)
Support Local Teens Through Summer RISE
Businesses and nonprofit organizations are needed to provide our local high school students with a head start this summer! Serve as a Career Experience Host for Montgomery County high school juniors and seniors for three weeks in July. Share your workday with a student and show them the meaningful career opportunities they can pursue. Learn more and register today to serve as a career host.
Reading List
Can we stop assuming that people with corporate or academic backgrounds can run nonprofits and foundations better than nonprofit folks? (Nonprofit AF, February 27)
Transcript – Kojo Roadshow: A Town Hall On School Diversity In Montgomery County (Kojo Nnamdi, February 28)
Scheduling your priorities (and not your time) will supercharge your productivity (Fast Company, March 3)
Become a Grant Panelist for MCAEL
MCAEL (Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy) is seeking nonprofit professionals, business leaders, education/ESOL specialists, and community representatives from in and around the Montgomery County area to serve on the Community Grants Panel. Applications are due March 13. Click here for more information or contact Rudi.
Nominate Your Favorite Volunteer
Nominations for the Neal Potter Path of Achievement Award and the Montgomery Serves Awards are due February 28. Visit the Montgomery County Volunteer Center awards page for details.
Reading List
Nonprofit Workforce Study Finds Strengths in Growth, Pay, and Resilience(The Nonprofit Quarterly, February 7)
The Secret Struggle of Leadership (National Council of Nonprofits, February 13)
Top Factors Expected To Influence Nonprofit Organizations In 2019(Forbes, February 15)
Report Finds Racial Disparities Remain in Maternal Health (Bethesda Magazine, February 20)