Training Opportunities

Don’t Forget: Spending Deadlines for CARES Act Funds

2020-12-01T18:04:24-05:00November 22nd, 2020|Nonprofit Resources, Training Opportunities|

Nonprofits that have received CARES Act funding to address the pandemic through Council appropriations or contracts/grants through County departments are strongly advised to check the deadline for spending the funds.

The December 31 deadline may not apply to other funds, for example, grants made through the Public Health Emergency Grants (PHEG) are not included. Funds that are reimbursable by FEMA are intended for use through the end of the public health emergency.

It is critically important to check with your contract monitor about deadlines for spending any funds you may have received. Contracts written early in the pandemic may not have up to date information about the deadlines. Nonprofits should reach out to their contract manager first. If there are still questions, nonprofits funded through DHHS can reach out to IJ Oji, Manager of the DHHS Contract Management Team Ijeoma.Oji@montgomerycountymd.gov.

Nonprofit Montgomery’s Child Care Provider Assistance

2020-11-09T10:35:52-05:00November 5th, 2020|Events, Training Opportunities|

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.

Nonprofit Montgomery’s Child Care Provider Assistance

2020-10-26T11:08:20-04:00October 26th, 2020|Training Opportunities, Uncategorized|

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.

Thursday, October 29, 3-4pm: 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.

Food Council’s Food Security Virtual Training Series

2020-10-01T09:50:09-04:00September 28th, 2020|Training Opportunities|

The Montgomery County Food Council will be hosting a series of virtual trainings presented by local experts during the Fall of 2020, to share information, best practices, tips and resources to assist those engaged in the COVID-19 food security response.

Schedule: 
October 8th, 11am-12pm: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 101 (ENGLISH)
October 8th, 2-3pm: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 101 (ESPANOL)
October 22nd, 11am-12pm: Safe Operation of Emergency Food Distributions
November 5th, 11am-12pm: Nutrition Standards for Food Assistance Providers and Food Education Resources
November 19th, 11am-12pm: Culturally Competent Community Engagement and Outreach

Data Visualization: How to report evaluation data to stakeholders

2020-10-01T09:53:28-04:00September 22nd, 2020|Events, Training Opportunities|

Are you swimming in data, but just don’t know how to share all of those numbers in a meaningful way?  As a nonprofit professional, there’s a good chance that you and your staff manage a LOT of data throughout the year. From enrollment information and daily attendance records, to annual surveys and other participant/client data, at some point you may wonder how you can translate all of your information into compelling charts and graphs.

Want to learn how to make that happen? Join us for an introductory session on basic principles of data visualization (aka “data viz”) so that YOU can learn tips and tricks to more effectively share your organization’s data with the world!

Led by Sharp Insight LLC
Sharp Insight is an evaluation firm that helps mission-driven organizations measure and strengthen the quality and impact of their programs.

When and Where: Thursday, October 15, 11am-12:30pm on Zoom
Click here to register. Open to everyone, but we’d love it if you supported our work by becoming a member.

Learn How to be a Community Advocate

2020-08-24T10:04:00-04:00August 24th, 2020|Events, Nonprofit Resources, Training Opportunities|

The Community Action Board’s Community Advocacy Institute provides residents with the opportunity to learn and utilize basic advocacy skills. Participants must attend virtual monthly workshops and complete an advocacy project (testifying before County Council or submitting a letter to County Council) in order to graduate from the program. This year, all workshops will be live interactive webinars.

Participants must be Montgomery County residents with a combined household income of $56,000 or less. Applications are due August 28.

FIRM for Program Directors

2020-08-10T09:55:34-04:00August 12th, 2020|Events, Training Opportunities|

FIRM for Program Directors
Specifically for Program Directors and department leaders.

FIRM for Program Directors is a multi-day workshop that provides program directors and department leaders with a deeper understanding of the financial processes, planning, and decision making that support strong program and organizational sustainability. Participants will learn about program level financial modeling, strategic budgeting, and financial reporting to build confidence and competence in making decisions that balance assets and outcomes (aka money and mission) for individual programs and the organization at large.

The program delivery will be a mix of LIVE and self-paced sessions over two weeks as follows …

  • LIVE Sessions will be delivered using Zoom and facilitated by our instructor. The first one will be an orientation and introduction for everyone. The following sessions will be specific Q&A sessions around the topics covered throughout the program in the self-passed modules
  • Self-Guided Modules – each module consists of 30-40 minutes of pre-recorded content along with linked planning tools and prompts – expect to spend about an hour with your team on each module.

Schedule:

  • September 11, 9-10am: LIVE Orientation: 30-40min (3 content modules also posted)
  • September 16, noon to 1pm: LIVE Q&A on Module 1: 45-60min
  • September 18, noon to 1pm: LIVE Q&A on Module 2: 45-60min
  • September 22, noon to 1pm: LIVE Q&A on Module 3: 60-90min

Click here to register.

Table for Ten: Operationalizing Equity Within Nonprofit Organizations

2020-08-05T14:06:05-04:00August 6th, 2020|Events, Training Opportunities|

Our fall Table for Ten will be hosted by Suzan Jenkins, CEO, Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County.

From awareness to action: exploring in a safe, confidential space, steps nonprofit leaders can take, or have taken, to operationalize equity and build (or enhance) a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their respective organizations and with the communities they serve.

When: 9/30, 10/28, and 11/18 from 9:30 to 11am on Zoom
Registration is open to Nonprofit Montgomery members only.

Improve your financial literacy with FIRM E-ssentials

2020-06-15T09:44:11-04:00June 14th, 2020|Events, Training Opportunities|

Our new version of FIRM maintains our focus on building fiduciary capacity, focusing on three key topic areas.
  • Connecting numbers to operations (‘linking mission and money’)
  • Building financial systems and architecture (operating and capital budget strategies)
  • Strengthening evaluation (financial reporting)
Schedule:
  • June 19, 9am (Fri) – LIVE Orientation : 30-40min (3 content modules also posted)
  • June 24, Noon (Wed) – Module 1 Q&A : 45-60min
  • June 26, Noon (Fri) – Module 2 Q&A : 45-60min
  • June 30, Noon (Tue) – Module 3 + Open Q&A : 60-90min
Register your organization today.
Anyone who signed up for FIRM Small/Emerging Nonprofits may be automatically registered for FIRM E-ssentials. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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