Learning and Engagement Events

Below is a list of learning and engagement opportunities we are offering to our donors and fundholders in 2024. 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 2025 Events and Site Visits

January

January 29 at 10 a.m. Looking Back, Moving Forward: Shaping Our Priorities for 2025 (Virtual)

The Greater Washington Community Foundation invites our dedicated donors and fundholders to a special virtual conversation with President and CEO Tonia Wellons. Hear reflections on the incredible impact you’ve helped make possible this year, learn about the exciting priorities we’re advancing in 2025 and beyond, and engage in a discussion about how we’re preparing to navigate upcoming changes and opportunities. Your partnership has been vital to strengthening our region, and we look forward to sharing what we’ve accomplished together — and preparing for what lies ahead.

  • RSVP to Olivia Hsu

    • 1/23 at 4:00 p.m. (Virtual) Seniors and Food Security - Care for Your Health, Home Care Partners, East-County Hub

    • 1/24 at 12:30 p.m.(In-person in Rockville) Entrepreneurship - Montgomery County Black Collective

    • 1/30 at 11:30 a.m.(Virtual) Education - Montgomery College Foundation and Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence

    • 1/31 at 11:30 a.m.(In-person in Rockville) Housing - Community Development Network of Maryland, Housing Unlimited, and Interfaith Works

  • RSVP to Eliza Tolbert-Howard

    • 1/14 at 11:00 a.m. (Virtual) - Mainstreet Alliance, Life Asset, and FSC First

    • 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. (Virtual) - BCAUSEICAN, Network for Teacher Entrepreneurship, and Human Services Coalition of PGC (Nonprofit PGC)

    • 1/23 at 10:00 a.m.(Virtual) - The Foundation School

  • RSVP to Benton Murphy

    • 1/24 at 12:00 p.m. (In-person, Alexandria) Joyful Hands

    • 1/24 at 3:00 p.m. (In-person, Alexandria) Loving Hands Touch Ministry

February

  • RSVP to Olivia Hsu

    • 2/4 at 11:00 a.m. (In-person in Silver Spring) Job Training and Skill-Building with Phase 3 Training

    • 2/7 at 1:00 p.m. (In-person in Mid-County) Emergency Shelter with Stepping Stones Shelter

    • 2/11 at 12:00 p.m. (Virtual) Education and Economic Mobility - Identity, CollegeTracks, and Future Link

    • 2/21 at 11:30 a.m. (In-person in Silver Spring) Special Visit to Jackson Road Elementary School

    • 2/25 at 11:00 a.m. (Virtual) Emergency Shelter, Healthcare, and Mental Health - Rainbow Place Shelter, Mary’s Center, and National Alliance on Mental Illness – Montgomery County (NAMI-MC)

    • 2/28 at 12:00 p.m. (Virtual) Job-Coaching, Financial Skill-Building, and Homeownership - CareerCatchers, Housing Initiative Partnership, and Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland

  • RSVP to Eliza Tolbert-Howard

    • 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.(Virtual) - Jacobs Ladder and Sasha Bruce Youthwork

    • 2/11 at 11:00 a.m.(Virtual) - Life After Release and Community Outreach and Development CDC

    • 2/3 at 12 p.m. (Virtual) Urban Ed

    • 2/10 at 12:00 p.m. (Virtual) ScholarCHIPS

    • 2/24 at 12:00 p.m.

  • RSVP to Benton Murphy

    • 2/19 at 3:00 p.m. Future Kings (Virtual)

    • 2/20 at 10:30 a.m. (In-person, Alexandria) New Hope Housing

    • 2/20 at 10:30 a.m. (In-person, Alexandria) Arm & Arm

    • 2/26 at 10:30 a.m.(In-person, Falls Church) Bailey's Crossroads Health Access Partnership

    • 2/27 at 2:00 p.m. (In-person, Falls Church) Growth and Healing Hub

March

  • Tuesday, March 4: Community Wealth Building

    11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Bethesda (In-Person)

    Join us for lunch and conversation about creating inclusive economies in Montgomery County that increase prosperity for all. Together, we will explore community wealth building strategies which harness the power and ingenuity of local small businesses, institutions, and entrepreneurial residents. You will hear from leaders of IMPACT Silver Spring and The Universities at Shady Grove about how these innovative methods can boost mobility for our neighbors who have been systemically marginalized from economic opportunities and access to capital. 

    • 3/3 at 12:00 p.m. (Virtual) Birdseed

    • 3/10 at 12:00 p.m. (Virtual) Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC)

Past events

October 2024

10/8 at 4:00 p.m. Championing Change: Annual Meeting and Campaign Kickoff Celebration

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10/24 at 6:00 p.m. Table Talks in prince George’s County at Bond 45 - National Harbor

Powering Economic Mobility in Prince George's County: Leveraging Emerging Tech Opportunities for Transformational Community Impact

November 2024

11/1 at 12:00 p.m. Sharing Montgomery Site Visits (virtual)

  • Community Bridges empowers girls in elementary, middle, and high school from diverse backgrounds to become exceptional students, positive leaders, and healthy young women.

  • Crittenton Services of Greater Washington provides both leadership development programs for middle school girls as well as support for teen mothers so they can graduate from high school and pursue their goals.

  • Horizons Greater Washington provides an academic boost to children by supporting them from kindergarten through ninth grade through summer camps and Saturday programs during the school-year.

11/8 at 11:30 a.m. Sharing Montgomery Site Visit 

Leveraging Our Farms to Foster Health, Advance Economic Mobility and Build a Stronger Community (In-Person Visit)

Join us to connect over lunch with several local organizations working to grow and distribute food, support economic mobility opportunities, and build a more equitable food system. Featured nonprofits: AfriThrive, Community Farmshare, Crossroads Community Food Network, Montgomery County Food Council, and Red Wiggler Community Farm.

11/13 at 11:30 a.m. Professional Advisors Annual Fall Luncheon

The premier annual event for professional advisors to connect and discuss exciting opportunities to help clients maximize their philanthropy.

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11/21 at 6:00 p.m. Celebration of Giving in Montgomery County

Join hundreds of leading changemakers to celebrate all we have accomplished together and honor the 2024 Montgomery County Philanthropist of the Year.

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December 2024

12/5 at 10:00 a.m. Sharing Montgomery Site Visit

KID Museum Site Visit (In-Person)
10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Bethesda

Join us at KID Museum to see students experience the hands-on museum and educational makerspace. Plus, we’ll speak with the leaders who provide interactive programming to populations that are traditionally underrepresented in STEM.

12/6 at 12:30 p.m. Sharing Montgomery Site Visits (virtual)

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

  • Rainbow Community Development Corporation provides food security relief paired with other safety net services, including eviction and utility cutoff prevention support, temporary short-term shelter, and job search and resume assistance.

  • Manna Food Center works to eliminate hunger through food distribution, healthy eating education, and advocacy.