In January 2009, the Foundation was pleased to partner once again with the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations to underwrite the Standards for Excellence training program for select nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County, Maryland.  Participating organizations were chosen to receive coaching from peers and expert facilitators on topics including Advocacy, Fundraising, Legal Compliance, Board Development, and other challenging areas facing nonprofit organizations. 

In 2008, the Foundation worked with the Community Development Partnership to offer the training sessions to nonprofits in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.  In the past the Foundation has worked with the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations to underwrite the training program for organizations in Montgomery, Anne Arundel, Talbot and Worcester Counties in Maryland as well as Sussex County, Delaware.

Partnering with the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle, Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation, and Shepherd University, the Carl M. Freeman Foundation was pleased to offer a year-long series of community workshops designed to help nonprofits in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia during 2008.  Workshops addressed a range of topics from fundraising to technology needs, and we were pleased to be able to assist in the increased capacity of these worthy organizations.

The Carl M. Freeman Foundation partners with Montgomery College to present the Nonprofit Leadership Training Institute (NPLTI) for emerging nonprofit leaders in Montgomery County, Maryland. This intensive, interactive training applies the best research and resources for the next generation of nonprofit managers and directors.

The Foundation is pleased to have worked with NPower Greater DC Region, a nonprofit organization that provides technology support and services to nonprofits in the area, to offer free trainings to nonprofits in Montgomery County, Maryland. Trainings focus on designing effective websites and building useful and easy to use databases.

The Foundation offers opportunities for nonprofit leaders to gather with one another to network and learn from other professionals. Nonprofit leaders wear so many hats, they often do not make the time to participate in occasions where they can network with other leaders. We offer the chance for leaders to talk, collaborate and support one another. Invaluable partnerships have resulted from these sessions.  Nonprofit leaders from both Maryland and Delaware have been included in this opportunity