News and Events
Blog Post – The Importance of Strategic Planning
The Washington Business Journal (WBJ) published an article in December about the importance of strategic planning for nonprofits, even in the midst of economic uncertainty. We recently came across the article titled “Nonprofits Need to Revive Strategic Planning Efforts,” and wanted to share it with the Compass community. Strategic Planning is one of Compass’ service [...]
Blog Post – Why I Volunteer by Petra Kahn
“Without question, [my Compass project] turned out to be one of the best projects of my career” After 20 years assisting telecommunications and software companies with their strategic marketing and product development efforts, I felt it was time for me to give back. I wanted to apply my marketing and business experience to non-profit [...]
Blog Post – An Informal Interview with Compass Deputy Project Leader, Andrew Pak
Andy Pak has volunteered with Compass for three years. This year, he is a Deputy for the Perry School Community Services Center team. Hear what he has to say about this year’s project: What did you work on with your Client this month? In the last month, Compass met with the Executive Director, Director [...]
Blog Post – Getting to Know Our Community Through Compass
By Cheryl Stevens In November, our Compass team had two goals: to learn more about our client, The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) and to get to know our Compass teammates. We found a unique way to do both these things, by attending the Bethesda Art Walk, a monthly event that features [...]
Blog Post – Getting to Know Our Client
In November the Compass volunteers on the Barker Foundation project participated in the Freddie Mac Foundation’s Adoption Expo, where we sat through a Panel Discussion moderated by Barker Foundation. The focus of the discussion was to inform prospective parents on Older Child Adoption, which is a key program at Barker. We were able to [...]
Blog Post – Why I Volunteer by Michael Humenansky
“Essentially, Compass is maximizing my most valuable resource: time” Time… As a child it seems all we have is time. Times were great, times were easy, and best of all times were stress-free. And for that, I am eternally grateful to my parents. But at some point, times changed. The inevitable transition to adulthood [...]
10th Anniversary Reflections – Suzanne Laporte
Moments in Time There’s a reason people celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and reunions. These moments in time provide an opportunity to stop and reflect on the time that has passed, and to consider and dream about the time that’s ahead. In preparing to celebrate a decade of service to the Greater Washington community, we have had [...]
Compass Client Selection – Jim Mayer
Thank you for this wonderful opportunity to help out with Compass’ client selection process this year. I only hope that your other candidates are as strong as mine. That makes the selection process more difficult, but it also means the DC area is only richer for the non-profits in our communities. Jim, former Project Leader [...]
