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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)

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)

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.

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.

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)

Featuring: Mr. Ed Clark, Director Dept. of School Safety and Security and Dr. Christina Conolly, Director MCPS Psychological Services

Click here for more information.

February 21, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Carver Educational Services Center (CESC)
(*in-person, plus live streamed)

March 5, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Silver Creek Middle School

March 13, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Paint Branch High School

March 21, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Northwood High School – Cafeteria

March 26, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Clarksburg High School

Want people to listen to you? Stop saying these three things (Fast Company, January 10)

The Great Debate: Can “Creating a Dialogue” Make a Real Difference?(The Nonprofit Quarterly, January 18)

How to Beat Procrastination As You Grow Your Business (Entrepreuner, January 21)

Why nonprofit staff should not be asked to donate to the organizations they work for (Nonprofit AF, January 22)