December 2024 Roundup

A brief word from Spur Local, followed by local nonprofits to support, ways to get involved, and job openings. Have thoughts or feedback to share? Don't hesitate to email Amanda Liaw at [email protected].

?? Together, we raised over $1 million for 220+ local nonprofits this GivingTuesday!

Every year, GivingTuesday continues to show just how much our region's full of heart. Thank you for your generosity, attention, and unwavering support for local nonprofits and communities. Each and every donation makes a real difference. Throughout our Give Local Together campaign, donors shared about how their lives have changed because of a nonprofit, how they're paying it forward, and why a nonprofit's mission means so much to them. These are the stories we carry with us, and they connect us all. Together, we are a catalyst for good.

Local Nonprofits to Support

Looking to support local organizations that make our region a better place? We've partnered with local news outlets Washingtonian, Washington City Paper, and Bethesda Magazine to bring you suggestions!

• Find dozens of DC-area nonprofits that focus on health care and reproductive justice, violence prevention, education, and the environment, and more in Washington City Paper.
• Here are twenty organizations in Washingtonian if you want to support education and youth mental health, civic engagement and justice, the environment, women and girls, and food and housing security.
• In partnership with the Greater Washington Community Foundation and Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, explore more than 100 local nonprofits in Bethesda Magazine.

Ways to Get Involved

?? "I have seen how real change begins at the local level, with neighbors coming together to create a more vibrant, interconnected, and thriving region. As we approach this holiday season with reflection and gratitude, how do you plan to invest in the well-being of our region?" Spur Local board member Brandelyn Anderson writes in The Washington Informer about why and how you can give where you live this season!

?? The Next Gen Giving Circle, a Spur Local initiative, has given $30,000 in grant funding to ten organizations working to advance economic justice for individuals and families of color in the Greater Washington region, including $5,000 in multi-year support to 2023 grantees!?Interested in joining the collective giving movement? Learn more about the giving circle, a DMV-based group of neighbors pooling their dollars to invest in local causes, and members' commitment to trust-based philanthropy.

??? Know a critical local nonprofit? Spur Local has two opportunities available!

• Our 2025?application?is?now open?through February 11, 2025. This is the annual?application?to join Spur Local's network of nonprofit partners.?Learn more about eligibility requirements,?upcoming?application?webinars, and how to?apply.
• Spur Local is also running an identity-based ED cohort in 2025 for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Executive Directors, offered in partnership with?LeaderBridge, an initiative of the?Crimsonbridge Foundation.?This cohort offering is available to BIPOC Executive Directors of local nonprofits headquartered in the DMV and doing the majority of their work locally. Participating organizations do not need to be Spur Local partners to participate in this cohort.?Learn more and sign up?here.

Job Openings

Spur Local collates job openings from local nonprofits as a resource for our community, with the majority of these positions at nonprofit partners in the Spur Local network. For more information or to apply for the positions listed below, please reach out to the appropriate organization directly.

Full-Time Positions

Executive Director | Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy | $150,000 - $170,000. Contact LeaderFit at [email protected].

Program -- Case Counseling Attorney | Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless | $72,000+. Contact Deborah Chandler at [email protected].

Volunteer Coordinator | Fellowship Square | $55,000 - $65,000. Contact [email protected].

Development Manager | Girls on the Run of Montgomery County, MD | $70,000 - $75,000. Contact [email protected].

Community Green Spaces Coordinator | City Blossoms | $55,605. Apply online.

Communications and Development Coordinator | City Blossoms | $55,605. Apply online.

Part-Time Positions

Program Assistant | Dream Project | $25 per hour. Contact [email protected].

Operations and Volunteer Coordinator | Shepherd's Center of Northern Virginia | $20-22 per hour. Contact Carolyn Pennington at [email protected].

Social Media Intern | Alliance of Concerned Men | Unpaid. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Missed last month's roundup? View more news, ways to get involved, and opportunities from November 2024.