ACS Calendar of Events

Upcoming events

• FIRST FRIDAYS: Managing Social Media (for Nonprofit Executive Directors Only)

  • Start
    September 10, 2010
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    08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    ACS Office, 10480 Little Patuxent Parkway, Ninth Floor, Columbia, MD 21044

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  Our culture has made a significant shift to using various aspects of 'social' media for all types of business reasons.  Come share your experience, what works and what does not, and how you are managing this culture shift.
  
  This event is cosponsored by ACS and the Columbia Foundation. Refreshments will be served.
  
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• GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Tapping Non-traditional Funding Sources

  • Start
    September 15, 2010
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    12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
  • Location
    Owen Brown Interfaith Center, 7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045

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  Need a revenue strategy that goes beyond, grants, special events, and annual campaigns?  Join us as we explore opportunities to develop a broader base of support that taps into non-traditional sources of financial capital. 
  
  Speakers:  Kari Ebeling, The Arc of Howard County; Richard Story, Howard County Economic Development Authority;  Dave Bittner, The Rotary Club
  
  PLEASE NOTE THE NEW LOCATION OF OUR GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AT THE OWEN BROWN INTERFAITH CENTER.
  

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• BACK-OFFICE GROUP: More Google Tools

  • Start
    September 29, 2010
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    08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    ACS Office, 10480 Little Patuxent Parkway, Ninth Floor, Columbia, MD 21044

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  Google offers a wide variety of free, on-line tools to help you stay organized, connected and informed, sell your services and products, collaborate, and navigate.  Join us as we explore applications such as Calendar, Reader, Checkout, Alert, and Chat.  Discuss your experiences with these tools, and find out how your back-office colleagues are benefiting from using them.

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• CULTURAL CONNECTIONS: Optimizing Opportunities with Workforce Diversity

  • Start
    September 30, 2010
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    08:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    ACS Office, 10480 Little Patuxent Parkway, Ninth Floor, Columbia, MD 21044

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  Learn strategies for recruiting, training and retaining a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community. Discover the opportunities, efficiencies and increased effectiveness of a diverse workforce.
  

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• HOT TOPIC: Make the Right Referral

  • Start
    October 04, 2010
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    01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
  • Location
    ACS Office, 10480 Little Patuxent Parkway, Ninth Floor, Columbia, MD 21044

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  Where do you send clients in need of help - particularly those who seem to have "called everyone"?  How do you assess their real needs?   Let a panel of representatives from Grassroots Crisis Center, Dept of Social Services, Christ Church Link, Maryland Access Point, FIRN, Office of Children's Services, and 2-1-1 provide you with the information that you need to point them in the right direction.This program is designed to help front-line staff and volunteers to make the first referral the right one!
  
  

   This session is open to the staff, board members and volunteers of all ACS member organizations.
  

  
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• First-time Managers Series

  • Start
    October 12, 2010
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    08:30 AM
  • End
    May 11, 2011
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    10:30 AM
  • Location
    ACS Office, 10480 Little Patuxent Parkway, Ninth Floor, Columbia, MD 21044

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  Providing human services is tough work and managing the process presents special challenges.  This series is designed to assist the beginning manager by introducing basic management concepts, providing for discussion of real issues, and supplying resource materials for the monthly topic. 
  
  Each two-hour session will be facilitated by an expert with extensive experience in human services.
  
  Participants will have to opportunity to get acquainted with colleagues from other organizations, and develop collegial relationships and a network of support.
  
  Schedule and Topics
  
  October 12       Understanding the Supervisory Process
  
  November 10    Managing the Employee as an Individual
  
  December 8      Hiring Practices
  
  January 12        Presentation Skills
  
  February 9        The Art and Science of Motivation
  
  March 9             Performance Evaluations
  
  April 13             Balancing Your Life
  
  May 11              Managing Change
  

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• CULTURAL CONNECTIONS: Youth Bridging Cultures

  • Start
    October 14, 2010
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    08:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    ACS Office, 10480 Little Patuxent Parkway, Ninth Floor, Columbia, MD 21044

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  Explore the opportunities, challenges, joys and frustrations experienced by culturally diverse youth in our community.  Hear their first-person stories.  Learn about programs that help them to bridge the cultural divides, and how you can better tailor your outreach efforts to meet their needs.
  

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• CULTURAL CONNECTIONS: Aging in a Different Tradition

  • Start
    October 28, 2010
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    08:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    ACS Office, 10480 Little Patuxent Parkway, Ninth Floor, Columbia, MD 21044

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  Explore the special challenges that the foreign-born face as they age in a society with different traditions, expectations, and services.  Learn how you can better engage and assist foreign-born seniors.  Hear their stories, and how programs in our community have successfully adapted to better meet their needs.

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