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BoardMatch Montgomery – Friday, March 29

2019-02-25T11:24:24-05:00February 24th, 2019|Events|

BoardMatch Montgomery, a collaboration between Nonprofit Montgomery, Leadership Montgomery, and Capacity Partners, helps nonprofit organizations recruit effective and engaged board candidates to serve on their boards of directors. BoardMatch recruits and trains potential board members and matches them with nonprofits.

BoardMatch Montgomery benefits nonprofit organizations by:

  • Strengthening board practices,
  • Increasing board effectiveness and engagement,
  • Providing the opportunity to be matched with highly-qualified, trained board candidates.

To be eligible for the matching process, the Executive Director and a board member must attend the Nonprofit BoardMatch Orientation on March 29, 2019 from 9am-noon.

Interested in becoming a Board Member? Click here to register with Leadership Montgomery for the Board member training.

Nonprofit Orientation: March 29, 2019 from 9am – noon
Location: The Grove 270, 9200 Corporate Blvd, Room BOSS, 1st Floor, Rockville, MD  20850
Registration processing fee: $25 per attendee
REGISTER HERE

Preventing Burn-Out by Managing Stress and Building Positivity

2019-02-25T11:25:20-05:00February 23rd, 2019|Events, Training Opportunities|

Facilitated by Marlana Valdez,Leadership Coach and Consultant. Part 2 of the Leadership & Resilience Series will include: what works in managing stress and how you can rewire your brain to promote positivity. You will also hear from senior nonprofit leaders about their own journeys with resilience and how they have developed their own strategies for stress management and positivity at work.

Our Panel:
Michael Bobbit, Artistic Director, Adventure Theatre MTC
Joanne Hurt, Executive Director, Wonders Early Learning + Extended Day
Lesley MacDonald, Executive Director, Nonprofit Montgomery

When: Friday, March 15, 2019 from 9:15am – 11:30
Where: CaringMatters, 518 S. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
RSVP for Preventing Burn-Out by Managing Stress

New Job Opportunities

2019-02-22T11:28:53-05:00February 22nd, 2019|Job Opportunities|

Latin American Youth Center/MMYC: Youth Developer
Project Change: Deputy Executive Director (part-time)
JCADA: AWARE® Program Manager
Jewish Council for the Aging: Coordinator, Village Rides
Dwelling Place: Executive Director
The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health: Corporate & Foundation Manager andDirector, Leadership & Legacy Giving
Liberty’s Promise: Program Officer
Shepherd’s Table: Executive Director

Part 2: Preventing Burn-Out by Managing Stress and Building Positivity

2019-02-22T11:27:17-05:00February 22nd, 2019|Events|

Facilitated by Marlana Valdez,Leadership Coach and Consultant. Part 2 of the Leadership & Resilience Series will include: what works in managing stress and how you can rewire your brain to promote positivity. You will also hear from senior nonprofit leaders about their own journeys with resilience and how they have developed their own strategies for stress management and positivity at work.

Our Panel:
Michael Bobbit, Artistic Director, Adventure Theatre MTC
Joanne Hurt, Executive Director, Wonders Early Learning + Extended Day
Lesley MacDonald, Executive Director, Nonprofit Montgomery

When: Friday, March 15, 2019 from 9:15am – 11:30
Where: CaringMatters, 518 S. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
RSVP for Preventing Burn-Out by Managing Stress

Congratulations FIRM Graduates

2019-02-22T11:26:25-05:00February 22nd, 2019|Events|

Nonprofit Montgomery would like to recognize organizations for participating in the February 2019 session of FIRM for Program Directors, Nonprofit Montgomery’s financial leadership program to help unlock nonprofit sustainability.  FIRM aims to increase nonprofit comfort, competence, and confidence in financial leadership.

Nonprofit Montgomery partners with the County government and other local funders to offer capacity building programs such as MORE (our evaluation and metrics program) and FIRM.

Ayuda
Bender JCC of Greater Washington
Bridges to Housing Stability
Charles Koiner Center for Urban Farming
Community Bridges, Inc.
Community Ministries of Rockville
Crittenton Services of Greater Washington
Docs In Progress
EveryMind
Identity, Inc.
Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington
Primary Care Coalition
Rebuilding Together
The Writer’s Center
Save the Date: FIRM for Small/Emerging Nonprofits on April 11

Interfaith Works Caring Breakfast

2019-02-18T12:25:23-05:00February 13th, 2019|Events, Member News|

The annual IW Caring Breakfast will be on April 29, 7:30-9:30am at the Bethesda North Marriott. The event includes a presentation of awards for the Corporate Champion of the Year, Community Partner of the Year, and Humanitarian of the Year. For more information, contact Suzanne.

Building Corporate Partnerships: A Workshop for Nonprofit & Fundraising Professionals

2019-02-11T11:31:12-05:00February 12th, 2019|Events, Training Opportunities|

The Washington Regional Association of Grantmaker is hosting a two-day workshop to learn HOW and WHY companies give back to their communities. Attendees will be able to network with and learn from corporate social responsibility professionals from more than 15 major companies from across the Greater Washington, DC region. Click here for more information.

County News, Updates, and Reports

2019-02-11T11:27:24-05:00February 11th, 2019|MoCo Government News, Nonprofit Resources|

Montgomery County Trends – A Look at People, Housing and Jobs Since 1990
In case you missed it, the Montgomery County Planning Department recently released a report on population, housing, and employment trends. Click hereto access the report.

New Report on Montgomery County Women Released
The Montgomery County Commission for Women released its 2018 Status of Women report, “A Tale of Two Counties: The Status of Women in Montgomery County.” The report describes women’s experiences through quantitative data, both to measure observable progress and trends among women over the past decade and to identify specific obstacles, gaps, and disparities that continue to create challenges for women in the County.

County Health “Fair” – Register Your Event
The Department of Health and Human Services and Healthy Montgomery is planning a county-wide health fair to recognize National Public Health Week (April 1 -7). Rather than a traditional health fair in one location, organizers are asking neighborhood associations, health organizations, schools, businesses and other government agencies to host health-related events throughout the county. Click here to register your event.

Grants and Funding Opportunities

2019-02-11T11:28:26-05:00February 10th, 2019|Grants & Funding|

Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County – Grant Deadlines

General Operating Support Grants to Large Arts and Humanities Organizations
FY20 Intent to Apply Deadline: Friday, February 15, 2019
FY20 Application Deadline: Friday, March 8, 2019

General Operating Support Grants to Mid-Size Arts and Humanities Organizations
FY20 Intent to Apply Deadline: Friday, February 15, 2019
FY20 Application Deadline: Friday, March 8, 2019

Project Grants for Small Arts and Humanities Organizations and Groups
FY20 Deadline: Friday, February 8, 2019

Advancement Grants for Arts and Humanities Organizations
FY20 Deadline: Friday, February 8, 2019

Artists and Scholars Project Grants
FY20 Deadline: Friday, February 22, 2019

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