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2025 Learning and Engagement Events
Below is a list of learning and engagement opportunities we are offering to our donors and fundholders in 2025. We encourage you to participate as often as possible and we welcome your suggestions for additional engagement topics or opportunities.
Check back here for updates on details and registration links as they become available.
Please contact us with any questions.
Sharing Community Funds Site Visits
Site Visits offer you an opportunity to learn about the incredible work of our local nonprofit partners. During a site visit, you may meet the staff leading these amazing organizations and witness their transformative work in action. Our various Sharing programs conduct site visits at different points throughout the year - with most happening in the winter/spring and fall. Stay tuned for more updates and details!
Upcoming Events
February
Open House: Tuesday, February 3, 5:00 p.m.
You're invited to celebrate with us as we open the doors to our new office space! Stop by to tour our new home in the community, meet our team, and learn more about how the Greater Washington Community Foundation is working to strengthen our region through strategic philanthropy.
Foundation FUNDamentals Series: Tuesday, February 24, 10 a.m. (Virtual)
Foundation FUNdamentals is a new series designed to strengthen your philanthropic impact. Each session offers you an opportunity to tap into our deep community knowledge, investment expertise, and philanthropic advisory services. Whether you're exploring new approaches to philanthropy, aligning your giving with your values, or navigating complex charitable planning, you'll gain expert insights and practical tools to give more effectively and meaningfully through your fund at The Community Foundation.
Join us for February’s session: “Community Investment in Action: How We're Leading Change in Greater Washington.”
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Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Fostering Mental Wellbeing for Children and Youth – February 5 at 12:00 p.m. (Virtual Visit)
Explore efforts to empower children and youth with positive mentors (Crittenton Services of Greater Washington) as well as experiences which use the arts to boost mental health and wellbeing (Story Tapestries and Create Arts Center). To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].
Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Housing and Support for Vulnerable Youth – February 17 at 11:00 a.m. (Virtual Visit)
Tour Montgomery County’s Youth Drop-In center which focuses on vulnerable youth, including those who are disconnected from school and/or experiencing homelessness. You will get to learn how Pathways to Housing provides a lifeline to ensure youth can access safe, stable housing and other vital supports. To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].
Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Emergency Shelter for People in Crisis – February 10 at 11:00 a.m. (Virtual Visit)
Discover organizations providing emergency shelter to neighbors experiencing homelessness: Rainbow Shelter and Stepping Stones Shelter. To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].
Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Basic Needs and Education– February 11 at 12:00 a.m. (Virtual Visit)
Explore nonprofits that help children and families meet their basic needs (UpCounty Hub), empower students to pursue higher education (College Tracks) and advocate to ensure all children have what they need to thrive (Black & Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence). To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].
Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Fostering Physical and Mental Health– February 19 at 12:00 p.m. (Virtual Visit)
Learn about organizations that specialize in providing comprehensive, culturally-competent healthcare (Mary's Center), mobilizing volunteers to improve access to mental health (National Alliance on Mental Illness – MC), and providing support to seniors to ensure they can age in place (Home Care Partners). To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].
Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Building Skills– February 20 at 12:00 p.m. (Virtual Visit)
Get to know skill-building programs that help people set and pursue career goals (Career Catchers and Futurelink) and provide customized support to empower our refugee neighbors to thrive in their new community (Homes Not Borders). To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].
Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Bridging Safety-Net and Economic Empowerment– February 21 at 9:00 a.m.
Join us to learn how Crossway Community helps low-income residents meet their basic needs and gain skills needed to shift from crisis to stability. In addition to observing its monthly food distribution, guests will learn about its aspirations to create a center to support entrepreneurs and improve access to early care and education. To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].
Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Special Learning Opportunity– February 23 at 11:00 a.m. (Virtual Visit)
Join us for a special presentation and discussion on the economic and social effects of federal restructuring on our region, plus innovative strategies that empowered other communities to build more inclusive, thriving local economies. Special guest presenters will include Tracy Hadden Loh (DMV Monitor Fellow, Brookings) and Ralph Hall (Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Tech).
To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Maximizing Local Farms– February 24 at 11:00 a.m. (Virtual Visit)
Hear from local organizations that leverage farms to provide meaningful jobs to people with disabilities (Red Wiggler Care Farm), improve access to culturally specific foods for our immigrant neighbors (AfriThrive), and help people improve their health (Community Farmshare). To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].
Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Maximizing Local Farms– February 27 at 10:30 a.m.
Join us for a hard-hat tour of the new training facility and café that Emma's Torch is launching to empower refugees and human trafficking victims to gain marketable culinary skills. To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].
To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].
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Sharing DC Site Visit: City Blossoms – February 9 at 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (Virtual)
More details to come!
March
Foundation FUNDamentals Series: Tuesday, March 24, 10 a.m. (In-person)
Foundation FUNdamentals is a new series designed to strengthen your philanthropic impact. Each session offers you an opportunity to tap into our deep community knowledge, investment expertise, and philanthropic advisory services. Whether you're exploring new approaches to philanthropy, aligning your giving with your values, or navigating complex charitable planning, you'll gain expert insights and practical tools to give more effectively and meaningfully through your fund at The Community Foundation.
Join us in person for the March session, “Giving with Purpose: Aligning Your Values and Your Philanthropy.”
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Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Systems Change – March 3 at 10:00 a.m. (Virtual Visit)
Join us to learn more about the efforts of Montgomery Moving Forward, a collective impact initiative that has focused on changing the county’s workforce development and early care and education systems to better meet the needs of our residents. To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].
Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Capacity Building – March 6 at 12:00 p.m. (Virtual Visit)
Join us to learn how Nonprofit Montgomery is supporting the county’s nonprofits both individually and collectively through professional development, network building, and advocacy. To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].
Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Supporting Families to Pursue Economic Mobility– March 12 at 11:30 a.m.
Join us for a special visit at Jackson Road, our Montgomery County partner school for the Brilliant Futures children’s saving program. You will get to connect directly with school staff and nonprofit partners that help the children and their families: Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) and the Latino Economic Development Center. Afterwards, we will have lunch at the new East County Education Center to learn about new skill-building and economic empowerment programs led by Montgomery College and IMPACT Silver Spring. To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].