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Events and Other Opportunities

2020-02-19T11:10:00-05:00February 18th, 2020|Events, Uncategorized|

Read Across Montgomery County
Join the Children’s Opportunity Fund for Read Across Montgomery County, a special community conversation about the power of literacy to equip our children for lifelong success. The event will have a keynote from Dr. Daniel T. Willingham, the author of Raising Kids Who Read and Why Don’t Students Like School. There will be a panel discussion about removing literacy barriers, expanding opportunities, and supporting community members to serve as full partners in the success of Montgomery County’s children. The event is on March 2 from 1-5pm at the Wheaton Library & Community Recreation Center.

2020 Cafritz Lecture on Philanthropy: The Transformational Power of Investing in Women of Color
Did you know nationally, only 6% of foundation giving in 2016 was targeted toward women of color? Vanessa Daniel, Executive Director of the Groundswell Fund will be addressing how funders grapple with how to advance racial equity and social justice. The event is on February 27 at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Click here for more information.
FREE Tax Appointments Available Throughout the County
The Community Action Agency and its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) partners are now offering FREE tax appointments for Montgomery County residents with household incomes of $56,000 or less. Click here for more information.

Nonprofit Montgomery Member Year-End Giving Survey Results

2020-01-27T09:40:51-05:00January 25th, 2020|Uncategorized|

Earlier this month we asked Nonprofit Montgomery members about 2019 year-end giving. Here are some of the results.

The majority of respondents saw an increase in year-end giving from 2018 and the rest saw about the same level giving and/or a decrease. In response to what was the decrease in percentage in year-end giving, it ranged from 2% to 50%.

These are some of the comments on how year-end giving performed. 
  • a lot of donors complained about the number of emails/alerts they received during Giving Tuesday and said it was overwhelming.
  • It appears that we had far fewer donations in the 101 – 499 dollar range. Perhaps those are donors more impacted by the tax law change?
  • We had fewer individual donors this year but more $ donated. Also seeing Donor Advised Funds being utilized more now.
Read more comments on year-end giving on our website.

Nonprofit Montgomery Member Year-End Giving Survey Results

2020-01-22T13:48:27-05:00January 22nd, 2020|Member News, Uncategorized|

Earlier this month we asked Nonprofit Montgomery members about 2019 year-end giving. Here are some of the results.

The majority of respondents saw an increase in year-end giving from 2018 and the rest saw about the same level giving and/or a decrease. In response to what was the decrease in percentage in year-end giving, it ranged from 2% to 50%.

These are some of the comments on how year-end giving performed. 
  • a lot of donors complained about the number of emails/alerts they received during Giving Tuesday and said it was overwhelming.
  • It appears that we had far fewer donations in the 101 – 499 dollar range. Perhaps those are donors more impacted by the tax law change?
  • We had fewer individual donors this year but more $ donated. Also seeing Donor Advised Funds being utilized more now.
  • We lost one of our peer-to-peer fundraisers. Also, #GivingTuesday was late this year. These may have factored in to the decrease.
  • An approx 6% increase in year end campaign revenue. We had a higher # of donations than at year end 2018, but a slightly lower average amount.
  • Lack of tax incentive plus an overwhelming glut in the ask environment meant the giving season was absurd. We are no longer counting on small dollar individual gifts and hope the tax law changes soon.
  • We made MANY more major gift requests this year which resulted in a huge increase (relatively speaking, of course) in individual giving to our annual fund.
  • Fewer donors, but bigger gifts.
  • Year-end giving was an extremely low turnout. As a small nonprofit, I wonder if it’s even worth it to add to the email inbox clutter?
  • While the amount seems like a small decrease, the amount of effort put into solicitation was greater, making this drop feel more substantial.

events and other opportunities

2020-01-02T13:00:07-05:00January 1st, 2020|Uncategorized|

Nonprofit Maryland’s Legislative Preview – 15% Off

Maryland Nonprofits’ annual Legislative Preview is on January 6, 2020 at the Maritime Conference Center. The 2020 Legislative Session will address major issues affecting nonprofits and the people and communities we serve, including the funding of education, the impact of federal policies on Maryland’s government services, and protection of health and the environment.

Use the discount code FRIEND15 at checkout for a 15% discount.

 
GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report

The 2019 GuideStar Compensation Report is available for purchase. The report is based on IRS data and allows users to research compensation across the nonprofit sector.

 
Free Music for your Fundraiser or Community Event

The local band 50 Years After is available to perform at no cost at local fundraisers or events. Recently they played for Catholic Charities and Warrior Canine Connection. Contact John Seng for more information.

Year End Thank You from Nonprofit Montgomery

2020-01-02T13:08:10-05:00December 28th, 2019|Uncategorized|

We would like to thank the Nonprofit Montgomery Board of Directors for their hard work and dedication. We appreciate their tireless commitment to our work and the nonprofit sector.
Debbie Riley, President, and CEO, Center for Adoption Support and Education
Jacob Newman, Vice President and Managing Director, Montgomery County, Latin American Youth Center
Jackie DeCarlo, Secretary and CEO, Manna Food Center
Ann Mazur, Treasurer and CEO, EveryMind

Shannon Babe-Thomas, Executive Director, Community Bridges, Inc.
Carson Henry, Executive Director, YMCA Youth & Family Services
Suzan Jenkins, CEO, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County
Ann Mazur, CEO, EveryMind
Kylie McCleaf, Executive Director, Family Services, Inc.
Chloe Perez, President & CEO, Hearts & Homes for Youth
Shane Rock, CEO, Interfaith Works
Abe Schuchman, CEO, Housing Unlimited
Susie Sinclair-Smith, CEO, Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless
Kathy Stevens, Executive Director, MCAEL
Elijah Wheeler, Deputy Executive Director/Social Justice Director, Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families, Inc.

Year End Letter from Nonprofit Montgomery

2020-01-02T13:07:17-05:00December 28th, 2019|Uncategorized|

Dear Members, Partners, and Supporters,

Happy holidays from Nonprofit Montgomery! 2019 was a busy year filled with advocacy, new programs and workshops, and taking action on Early Care and Education through our collective impact initiative Montgomery Moving Forward.

Nonprofit Montgomery now has over 160 members, who represent the spectrum of nonprofit organizations in the County. It is a pleasure and a privilege to support the county’s nonprofit community. Thank you for participating in programs and forums, joining us in advocacy, and sharing your joys and challenges. Most of all, thank you all for the important work you do throughout the year to make Montgomery County a place where people can thrive.

As 2020 approaches, we look forward to continuing this work together. Warmest wishes for a happy, safe, and healthy holiday season!

With thanks,
The Nonprofit Montgomery Team

What We’re Reading

2019-12-11T10:30:55-05:00December 13th, 2019|Uncategorized|

How to Handle Star Employees With Bad Attitudes (Entrepreneur, December 2)

Why Impact-Per-Dollar is a terrible, harmful way to measure nonprofit effectiveness (Nonprofit AF, December 1)

If we are going to argue, let’s do it right (CNN, December 6)

In Defense of Long, Large, Unfocused Meetings. Really. (Wall Street Journal, November 27)

The ‘two pizza rule’ is Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ secret to productive meetings (Business Insider, June 16, 2017)

CUPF Survey

2019-12-03T10:56:25-05:00December 2nd, 2019|Uncategorized|

CUPF Survey – Do you provide programs in Montgomery County Public Schools?

Nonprofit Montgomery is asking organizations that book space through Community Use of Public Facilities (CUPF) to take this short, anonymous survey about nonprofit programming in MCPS. The data will be used to advocate for fair policies and streamlined practices for nonprofit use of space in public schools. Please complete the survey by December 5.

CUPF SURVEY

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