Mission Statement
Nonprofit Montgomery works
to strengthen the collective
voice of the nonprofit sector
in Montgomery County, MD.
Join Nonprofit Montgomery
Nonprofit organizations are represented by their CEO. Board members and staff may be active in Nonprofit Montgomery, but some opportunities are only for the CEO. To join, simply complete our membership form online or print the form and mail it in.
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Exercising Power for the Greater Good
There are more than 5,000 nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County. 725 have budgets over $500,000. For years, local government, philanthropists and concerned businesses and residents have invested in nonprofits to deliver services and to connect people to each other and issues. Montgomery County nonprofits employ nearly 41,000 people with a payroll of $1.9 billion and spend close to $4 billion a year.
Goals
- Influencing and strengthening the way nonprofits and the County do business
- Serving as a resource to decision makers and a strong voice for those who depend on nonprofits
- Accessing and sharing innovations aimed at improving our work and achieving efficiencies
The Nonprofit Montgomery Story
The initial impetus for Nonprofit Montgomery came out of a community
meeting organized by IMPACT Silver Spring. Leaders from
a number of grassroots nonprofits spoke of their desire to see a more
organized nonprofit community that could include established nonprofits
as well as emerging groups in diverse communities. The concept of
Nonprofit Montgomery is an interactive network of nonprofits of all
types working to promote the collective interests of the nonprofit
community as it works to create a just and caring county.
From 2004 to 2006, “thought leaders” in the Montgomery County nonprofit
community, including Sally Rudney (Montgomery County Community
Foundation), Frankie Blackburn (IMPACT Silver Spring), Theresa Cameron
(Arts and Humanities Council), Cindy Price (YMCA Youth and Family
Services), Becky Wagner (Interfaith Works), and Jayne Park (Asian
Pacific American Legal Resources Center) and others, worked through the
Nonprofit Action Team to bring the vision to fruition.
As a corollary to the Nonprofit Action Team, the Montgomery County
Community Foundation spearheaded The Learning Circle, bringing together
leaders from nonprofits, government, corporate and private philanthropy,
and the nonprofit technical assistance community. Their recommendations
remain important guideposts for action across sectors. The
recommendations of The Learning Circle called for the creation of a
countywide organization of nonprofits – and thus was born Nonprofit
Montgomery in January 2007.
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