BROWN BAG TOPICS

and SPEAKERS

November 2008

Topic: "Hidden Bethesda: Nonprofits Challenge Our Stereotypes"

This session brought together nonprofit leaders, government employees and business leaders to discuss the partnerships created to provide services to those in need in Bethesda: youth, homeless, and seniors.

Ken Hartman, Director, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center provided background demographic information about Bethesda.

Sue Kirk, Executive Director, Bethesda Cares , helped coordinate this effort and facilitated the discussion.

October 2008

Topic: “Why Germantown Matters to Montgomery County”

This was a combination bus tour/luncheon to learn about nonprofit groups in Germantown.

Cathy Matthews, Director, Upcounty Regional Services Center helped coordinate this effort.

September 2008

Topic: ”Leveraging Public Dollars with Private Philanthropy”

Speakers

Jayne Park (Nonprofit Advancement Fund for Small and Emerging Nonprofits)

Kathleen Sheedy (Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services)

Carol Walsh (Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families - Excel Beyond the Bell)

July 2008

Instead of a Brown Bag Lunch we held two bus tours to visit nonprofit organizations in Gaithersburg and Silver Spring

Crystal Carr, Director, Community Services for the City of Gaithersburg helped coordinate the trip in Gaithersburg.

Frankie Blackburn, Executive Director of Impact Silver Spring helped coordinate the trip in Silver Spring.

June 2008

Topic: How Can We Create a “One Stop” Source of Information on Funding Opportunities for Nonprofits? Part 1: Info on State and Federal Opportunities

Speaker:

Eric Brenner, Director, Governor’s Grants Office, State of Maryland

Facilitator:

George Fountain, Director of Grants, Peoples Baptist Church

May 2008

Topic: 2008 Maryland Legislative Recap

Speakers

Neil Bergsman, Director, Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute, Maryland Nonprofits

Trudy Jacobson, Director, Development, Marketing & Communications, Maryland Nonprofits

April 2008

 Topic: Collective Advocacy for the Nonprofit Sector as and "Industry"

Speaker

Theresa Cameron, CEO, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County

February 2008

 Topic:“Are There Ways to Leverage Non-Financial County Resources in Hard Times?”

Speakers

Phyllis Courlander, Assistant Director, Top Banana Home Delivered Groceries

Craig Dowd, Director of Re-Entry, Clarksburg Correctional Facility

MaryAnn Holohean, Director, Nonprofit Montgomery!

January 2008

Topic: “Beyond Charity: Recognizing Return on Investment How the Nonprofit Community Impacts Montgomery County”

Speakers

Chuck Bean, Executive Director, Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington

Janice Goldwater, Founder and Executive Director, Adoptions Together

Amy Gabala, Executive Director, MANNA Food Center