Where Do Confederate Statues Go After They’re Removed? (Newsweek, August 16) – Featuring Matt Logan, Executive Director, Montgomery County Historical Society
An ‘Entrepreneur’ by Any Other Name: 5 Things to Consider When You Start a Non-Profit (Entrepreneur, August 14)
Nonprofit evaluation should be purposeful, feasible and sustainable. Here’s why (Generocity, August 16)
The Maryland Reporter is maintaining a list of candidates for local, state and federal office in Montgomery County. It will be updated at least once a week until the filing deadline of February 27. Candidates for county executive and county council are listed first, followed by state legislature, Congress and then statewide office.
Don’t forget to renew your membership!Nonprofit Montgomery represents the collective voice of the nonprofit sector here in Montgomery County. But we are only as strong as our membership. It only takes a minute to renew your membership in our alliance that works year-round to strengthen the nonprofit sector.
Questions? Contact Lesley MacDonald, Program and Membership Director.
Age-Friendly Montgomery is working to ensure that Montgomery County is a “community for a lifetime.” As one component of its work, a group of employment experts is collecting information about programs that help older workers find work and stay employed. The data they collect will enable public and private groups to identify gaps and enable them to publicize your programs and those of your peers.
If you offer programs for older workers in Montgomery County or if you know nonprofits that do, please complete the short survey.
Questions? Please contact David Gamse, CEO of the Jewish Council for the Aging, at 301-255-4255.
The National Capital Region Grants Conference: Grant Professional Strategies (GPS)-Successfully Navigating the Waves of Change will be on September 18, 2017 at George Mason University- Arlington Campus, Founders Hall. The conference will guide grant professionals and other professionals in navigating the waves of change brought by a new U.S. fiscal year and new executive and legislative leadership. Click here to register.
From July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 (FY17) – The Healthcare Initiative Foundation (HIF) awarded $1,481,703 in grants. This comprised of $225,000 in Strategic Sustainability Grants (SSG), $445,000 in Capacity Building Grants (CB), $89,641 in Emerging Needs Grants, $543,889 in Multi-Year Grants, and $178,173 in Small Grants to support organizations in Montgomery County working to provide high-quality, comprehensive, and sustainable healthcare.
HIF’s grants supported (3) three priorities: to build appropriate capacity in the Healthcare Network; to improve the quality and delivery of comprehensive healthcare; and grow a highly skilled, culturally competent healthcare workforce.
Japan Might Be What Equality in Education Looks Like (The Atlantic, August 2)
How to Foster the New Generation of Entrepreneurs, Through Nonprofit Partnerships (Entrepreneur, August 8)
Does Takoma Park Hold Too Much Power On The Montgomery County Council? (The Kojo Nnamdi Show, August 2)
Is Your Nonprofit Built for Sustained Innovation? (Stanford Social Innovation Review, August 1)
Round Two: Montgomery County’s Fight For A $15 Minimum Wage Is Back On (The Kojo Nnamdi Show, August 2)
The City of Rockville provides enhancement grants to local nonprofits to provide housing, health care, and supportive services to Rockville residents. This grant funding process will now be analyzed by the Caregiver Funding Task Force that is being assembled by the Mayor and Council. To join the Task Force, please submit an interest form.
MCPS will be providing free meals for children during summer break. Click here for the locations and schedule. For more information, contact the Division of Food & Nutrition Services at 301-284-4900.