Previous Events

The Nonprofit Roundtable engages its Members through convening strategic, timely, and results-oriented events. These are designed so that participants can share their expertise and find out what's current in other disciplines around an issue of common interest or concern.

Click below for a listing of our events from years past:


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2008 Events 

  • On July 17, the Nonprofit Roundtable hosted a 2-1-1 National Capital Region Workshop for human services providers, information and referral representatives and other interested regional partners.  Participants learned about regional and national 2-1-1 initiatives as well as 2-1-1 experiences from the Gulf Coast Hurricane Katrina and California wildfire disasters. 

  • On June 12, the Roundtable hosted its 2008 Annual Meeting, Raising Our Image, Raising Our Voice.  The event focused on how value, strength, and impact of Greater Washington's nonprofit community can be better recognized and raised and included a panel with Tamara Lucas Copeland (Washington Grantmakers); Leslie Crutchfield (Forces For Good, Ashoka); Robert Egger (V3, DC Central Kitchen, author of Begging for Change) moderated by Jim Asendio (WAMU).
     
  • On June 6, the Roundtable and Deloitte convened IMPACT Day, which included a variety of emergency preparedness activities and trainings to strengthen organization and personal preparedness.
     
  • On April 30, the Roundtable hosted an introductory session with the Standards for Excellence Institute, allowing attendees to assess their organizations against the best practices espoused in The Standards for Excellence®: An Ethics and Accountability Program for the Nonprofit Sector.

  • On April 17, 100 people joined the Roundtable and Washington Grantmakers for a presentation with Andy Goodman on using well-crafted storytelling to sell organizational missions.

  • On March 25, the Roundtable cohosted Ready to Lead:  What’s Next for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders? with the Meyer Foundation and the Annie E. Casey Foundation.  200 current and emerging nonprofit leaders discussed Ready to Lead? Next Generation Leaders Speak Out with Albert Ruesga, Rick Moyers (Meyer Foundation), and Patrick Corvington (Annie E. Casey Foundation).

  • On February 12, the Roundtable and Washington Grantmakers convened a regional budget briefing to identify trends and opportunities to advocate for nonprofit interests in Annapolis, the District and Richmond.  Panelists included Stephen Fuller (GMU's Center for Regional Analysis), Neil Bergsman (Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute),  Ed Lazere (DC Fiscal Policy Institute), and Michael Cassidy (The Commonwealth Institute).

  • On February 4, the Roundtable hosted a lunch with the Washington Business Journal's Jonathan O'Connell to discuss nonprofit trends.

  • On January 31, the Roundtable hosted 'Generational Change, Baby Boomers, and Emerging Nonprofit Leaders: Debunking the Myths' with YNPNdc, bringing current and emerging leaders together for coordinated learning and action.