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Member News: EveryMind Webinar

Nonprofit Montgomery2020-01-27T09:39:00-05:00January 24th, 2020|Member News|

EveryMind Webinar – Tuesday, Jan 28, 9am
Serving the Unique Needs of Minority Veterans and Sub-Populations

This forum will train AmericaServes network users on how to better serve underrepresented veterans, uncover areas of stigma and identify best practices in supporting their needs in the community. The keynote and panel discussion will highlight the unique experiences of underrepresented veterans: women, LGBTQ+, racial and ethnic minorities, and chronically homeless veterans.
Click here to register.

New Job Opportunities

Nonprofit Montgomery2020-01-27T09:35:19-05:00January 24th, 2020|Job Opportunities|

Wonders Early Learning + Extended Day: Operations and Finance Director
Shepherd’s Table: Kitchen Assistant
Girls on the Run-Montgomery County: Development Director
EveryMind: Grants Manager, Development/Communications
Interfaith Works: Deputy Director of Development
Easter Seals, Inc.: Communications Manager
Intentional Philanthropy: Director, Grantmaking
Urban Land Institute: Director, Corporate Partnerships
Asian American Center of Frederick: Executive Director

Nonprofit Montgomery Member Year-End Giving Survey Results

Nonprofit Montgomery2020-01-22T13:48:27-05:00January 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.

HR for Nonprofits: Difficult Conversations

Nonprofit Montgomery2020-01-13T10:00:59-05:00January 12th, 2020|Events, Training Opportunities|

We heard you! We received tremendous feedback on our session Meaningful Performance Evaluation with Kelly Collins that we’ve asked her to lead Difficult Conversations. Kelly will lead a discussion/workshop on how to have difficult, but crucial and sometimes necessary, conversations with staff.

Kelly Collins, Director of Human Resources, EveryMind and member of the Board of Directors, Society of Human Resource Management, Montgomery County.

Wednesday, February 5, 2020 from 9-11am
The Leadership Hub: 6010 Executive Blvd., Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852
RSVP HERE

The Nonprofit Impact Series

Nonprofit Montgomery2020-01-13T09:59:54-05:00January 11th, 2020|Events, Training Opportunities|

Matrix Map
This session introduces the Matrix Map – a helpful tool for assessing both the financial and mission impact of programs. The Matrix Map looks at your program mix and helps you think about how programs contribute (or don’t contribute) to the long term sustainability of an organization.

Tuesday, February 4 from 9-11am
The Leadership Hub: 6010 Executive Blvd., Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852

RSVP HERE

Survey Basics and Design

The workshop will begin with the “why” — why quality surveys matter. Participants will then work on what to consider before you even think about designing specific questions (e.g., audience, objectives, burden, method). Finally, Jana Sharp of Sharp Insight will go over “tips and tricks” for designing high quality survey items.

As a result of the workshop, participants will be better able to:

Describe why quality surveys matter,
Plan for a quality survey,
Develop quality survey questions and response options.

Tuesday, February 11 from 9-11am
The Leadership Hub: 6010 Executive Blvd., Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852
RSVP HERE

Current Advocacy Opportunities

Nonprofit Montgomery2020-01-13T09:57:25-05:00January 10th, 2020|Advocacy, Grants & Funding|

Stay informed about legislation impacting the nonprofit sector by testifying on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 1:30pm at the County Council Hearing Room.

Bill 39-19, Contracts and Procurement – Local Small Business Reserve Program – Amendments. Permits local nonprofits to participate in this preference program.

Bill 36-19, Contracts and Procurement – Office of Grants Management – Establishes an Office of Grants Management in Montgomery County whose duties will include overseeing Community Grants.

Sign up to testify on the County Council website. If you cannot attend in person, please consider emailing or mailing the Council.

Also, consider joining the Nonprofit Montgomery’s Advocacy committee and play a part in developing and delivering our advocacy agenda. The committee will meet quarterly, with occasional phone meetings in between. Join and make your voice heard as we advocate for nonprofit organizations and the residents we serve.

We will update you on upcoming issues of interest, gather feedback on advocacy positions, and provide guidance and opportunities for connection as you advocate for issues related to your individual organization. Let us know if you would like to join by emailing Lesley, Executive Director, Nonprofit Montgomery.

ICYMI: Community Grant Changes and Timeline for FY21

Nonprofit Montgomery2020-01-13T09:56:53-05:00January 9th, 2020|Advocacy, Grants & Funding|

ICYMI: Community Grant Changes and Timeline for FY21
Click here to go to the County Grants website.

The Grants Portal is now open.

The following changes are confirmed for Community Grants in FY 21:

County Council and County Executive grants will be combined into a single program.
The application portal for FY 21 will open on January 2 for nonprofits wishing to renew current grants, plus those applying for new grants. New programs and program enhancement grants will be awarded based on funding availability.
Applications for renewing and new grants will be due by January 29, 2020.

Priorities for funding in FY 21 are as follows:

Viable and effective programs funded in FY20
Renewing programs may request funding levels from FY 18 and FY 19 if FY20 funding was lower, or if funded in FY 18 and 19 but not in FY20.
Limited funds for new requests may be available, depending on funding availability.

Grants to be renewed will be announced in the County Executive’s budget. Any new grants will be reviewed and transmitted to the Council after March 15.

The process and timeline for Cost-sharing Capital Grants will be unchanged. Watch for a full County Council worksession on Community Grants in January.

Click here to view the December 19, 2019 memo on the FY21 Community Grants process from the Office of Management and Budget to the County Council.

Accounting for Nonprofits: Keys for a Successful Audit

Nonprofit Montgomery2020-01-13T09:58:13-05:00January 8th, 2020|Events, Training Opportunities|

Preparation is the single most important factor for a successful financial statement audit. In this next session of our accounting series, we will discuss

best practices for audit preparation
common issues encountered by auditors
the role that the audit committee can, and should, play in the process

Wednesday, January 22 at 9am -10:30 am

The Leadership Hub: 6010 Executive Blvd., Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852
RSVP HERE

We Need You – Join our Advocacy Committee

Nonprofit Montgomery2020-01-02T13:02:36-05:00January 2nd, 2020|Advocacy|

Join Nonprofit Montgomery’s Advocacy committee and play a part in developing and delivering our advocacy agenda. The committee will meet quarterly, with occasional phone meetings in between. Join and make your voice heard as we advocate for nonprofit organizations and the residents we serve.