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 – Thank you!
We had a wonderful time celebrating Compass’ impact over the past 10 years. It was a pleasure to reconnect with old friends of Compass as well as new Compass supporters. We hope that those of you who were able to make the event had a nice time. We will be sharing pictures soon! THANK YOU [...]
Compass in the News
See recent coverage of Compass by local media: Compass Project Results in New Theatre Organization Compass spent two years working with the Helen Hayes Awards on a new strategic plan. Their transformation from the Helen Hayes Awards to Theatre Washington is described in an article from Sunday’s Washington Post. Click HERE to view the article. [...]
Compass Project Launch
Thank you to all of our wonderful clients and volunteers who attended the Project Launch on Wednesday!The energy in the room was amazing, we are very excited to be working with you this year! Below are just a few pictures from the Launch, please see our Facebook page for more! Compass Project Launch 2011 [...]
TEAM MEMBER APPLICATIONS DUE 9:00am TOMORROW!
We’ve extended the deadline to 9:00 am tomorrow, October 14! Business Professionals interested in volunteering as a Team Member for one of Compass nonprofit clients in 2011-12 can find the Team Member application here: Team Member Application. To learn more about the Team Member role and application process, CLICK HERE. Please contact Compass Assistant Program [...]
