News from Compass December 2015

Strategic Guidance. Stronger Nonprofits.

In This Issue

Join Volunteers. Give to Compass.

2015-2016 Project Leaders

Micro Project Volunteer Opportunity

Scholarships and Job Openings

Join Our List

2015-16 Clients

DC Clients

A Wider Circle

Accokeek Foundation and Alice Ferguson Foundation

Arc of Northern Virginia

Capital Fringe

Charge Up Collaborative

Cornerstone Montgomery

DC Central Kitchen

District Alliance for Safe Housing and My Sister's Place

Equal Rights Center

Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital

Girls on the Run of Montgomery County, MD

Green Door

Joe's Movement Emporium

Lab School of Washington

Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities

Miriam's Kitchen

Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless

Next Step Public Charter School

Our Daily Bread

Our Military Kids

Reading Partners

Signature Theatre

Sixth & I

SOME (So Others Might Eat)

The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts

Veterans on the Rise

Philadelphia Clients

After School Activities Partnerships

Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly

Delaware Valley Green Building Council

Junior Achievement of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Main Line Art Center

North Light Community Center

Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse

Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians

West Oak Lane Charter School

Women Organized Against Rape

Vol. 12, No. 4

December 2015

FROM THE PRESIDENT

In November, when we once again watched tragic events unfolding around the world, I kept wondering when it would stop and how. And like many others, I wondered about the people causing so much harm and grief. Most of us are not in a position to impact those people or to prevent these tragic events that happen on the international stage. Still, I think we can take heart in our own efforts, and the efforts of those around us, to make a difference here at home. We make a difference...

For every child who learns to read and finds a path to college. For every child who has a safe place to go after school. For every child who learns to dance instead of fight.

For every veteran who finds support services to transition back home.

For every person fighting to stay healthy after a battle with mental illness. For every person who gains self-confidence and pride after a personal setback.

For every unemployed person who learns skills to engage in the workforce. For every person who finds a job and is able to keep a family together.

For every homeless person who has a hot meal and a place to sleep. For every person who feels hope instead of despair.

Much of this work at the local level happens because of nonprofits. Nonprofits move communities one step closer to stability and safety. So I'd like to take a moment to give credit to this system and the people who make it possible. Executive Directors provide vision and leadership with support from passionate staff. Nonprofit board members offer behind-the-scenes support. Individual donors, foundations, and corporate outreach programs ensure nonprofits have required resources. All together, with everyone pulling in the same direction at the same time, hopefully we can change lives.

For most, the events in Paris left us unnerved, sometimes scared, and desperately wanting to be hopeful for our children. I hope you find inspiration this holiday season in the good work being done here at home. If you haven't finished your end-of-year giving (and even if you have), please consider making a financial gift to Compass to support our work with local nonprofits, or to other nonprofits also doing good work in our community.

On behalf of Compass' seven staff members, 24 board members, this year's 36 nonprofit clients, and 300 volunteers - thank you for your support. I wish you a wonderful holiday, and a safe and peaceful new year.

Warmly,

Suzanne

JOIN COMPASS VOLUNTEERS AND GIVE TO COMPASS

Did you know that many Compass volunteers donate their time to local nonprofits also provide a financial contribution to Compass? So far this year, 211 volunteers have made financial contributions to support Compass. We couldn't provide our unique pro bono consulting program without the infrastructure and staff to carefully select, train and support our clients and volunteers.

We appreciate our volunteers for ALL their support, but we can't do our work with their support alone. Please join this year's volunteers by making a tax-deductible donation to Compass. You can make a secure donation here:

Thank you for supporting Compass, which allows us to support the many nonprofits that we serve and the many people with whom they work.

PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE 2015-2016 PROJECT LEADERS

We're thrilled to have the following talented business professionals leading our Greater Washington pro bono consulting teams:

Tim Saunders (Duke), A Wider Circle

Brett Crawford (Tuck), Accokeek and Alice Ferguson Foundations

Scott Dulman (MIT), Arc of Northern Virginia

Saket Jain (Columbia), Capital Fringe

Tom Carmody (Michigan), Charge Up Collaborative

Jeff Kass (Harvard), Cornerstone Montgomery

Mike Plunkett (MIT), DC Central Kitchen

Karen Turner (Harvard), District Alliance for Safe Housing and My Sister's Place

Christian Pearson (Michigan), Equal Rights Center

Akosua Baah-Dwomoh (Columbia), Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital

Lorraine Madala (Michigan), Girls on the Run of Montgomery County, MD

Chris Sutton (Harvard Kennedy School), Green Door

Jeff Bowers (Duke), Joe's Movement Emporium

Rich Rasmus (Harvard), Lab School of Washington

Harold Rosen (Harvard), Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities

Carol Bloomberg (Harvard), Miriam's Kitchen

Andrew Morrison (NYU), Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless

Roy Gamse (Harvard), Next Step Public Charter School

Paula Jacobs (George Washington Law), Our Daily Bread

Barry Miller (Tuck), Our Military Kids

Douglas Henry (Harvard), Reading Partners

Hilary Miller (Tuck), Signature Theatre

Patrice Feinstein (Wharton), Sixth & I

Burgess Levin (Harvard), SOME (So Others Might Eat)

Dakota Korth (Michigan), The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts

Harry Knight (Texas A&M), Veterans on the Rise

RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS FOR MICRO PROJECTS

Compass offers pro bono consulting projects from January to June allowing volunteers to work with smaller nonprofits. These Micro Projects provide similar services to Compass' Classic Projects, but tend to be more narrowly focused and use smaller teams of volunteers. Compass will announce this year's Micro Project clients the week of December 14. If you're interested in volunteering on a Micro Project, please contact Compass. Or for the list of specific projects, please check the Compass website in mid-December at www.compassprobono.org.

AMAZONSMILE
With holiday shopping on your mind, don't forget that you can send extra financial support to Compass using AmazonSmile. When you do your holiday shopping through AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price to Friends of Compass. Bookmark this link and support us every time you shop.

WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT

We couldn't put together our talented consulting teams without skilled volunteers. We couldn't recruit the amazing volunteers without the support of the local business school clubs. Thank you to the following clubs that help spread the word about Compass. We are grateful for their support:

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Columbia Business School

Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell

Fuqua School of Business at Duke

Harvard Business School

Michigan Ross School of Business

MIT Sloan School of Management

Northwestern Kellogg School of Management

NYU Stern School of Business

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

University of Virginia Darden School of Business

The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

Yale School of Management

Thanks also to our Corporate Supporters:

And our Project Launch sponsor,

ANNOUNCEMENTS

HBS CLUB SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOCAL NONPROFIT LEADERS: APPLY BY 1/8/16

Each year the Harvard Business School Club of Washington, DC awards two scholarships to local nonprofit leaders to attend the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management course at HBS.

Greater Washington nonprofit Executive Directors, CEOs and Presidents may apply. Each candidate should have at least one year of experience in the role. Each organization's efforts should focus on service within Greater Washington communities. (Other requirements are listed here.)

The program will be held July 17-23, 2016 on the HBS campus in Boston, MA. Each scholarship covers program fees ($5,500) and reimbursement for $500 in travel expenses.

Completed applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2016 at [email protected].

Scholarship winners will be notified by March 8, 2016.

For more information and the application, visit

www.hbsdc.org and go to Programs, then Scholarship Program.

NONPROFIT JOB LISTINGS

Compass posts nonprofit job openings on our website to support nonprofits seeking to find seasoned professionals. Current job opportunities include:

Washington Literacy Center - Executive Director

Stone Soup Films - Development Director

The Catalogue for Philanthropy - Operations Coordinator

For more details on these jobs or to see new postings throughout the year, please go to Nonprofit Sector Jobs.

If you know of other nonprofit job opportunities, we're happy to list them on our site as well. Please feel free to contact us.