Maryland Nonprofits 2025 Annual Conference
2025-10-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Maritime Conference Center, 692 Maritime blvd,, Linthicum Heights, MD, 21090, United States
MANOAC25, the Maryland Nonprofits 2025 Annual Conference, is a two-day event dedicated to strengthening the nonprofit sector through connection, learning, and inspiration. This year’s conference is centered on building organizational resilience, advancing equity, and fostering collective action.
Whether you’re a nonprofit leader, staff member, board member, or sector partner, MANOAC25 is designed with you in mind. Come ready to connect with sector experts, deepen your skills, and explore new strategies to elevate your organization’s mission and effectiveness.
The Comptroller’s second annual “Bridging Communities Conference” as part of Maryland Nonprofits Annual Conference (MANOAC25). The MANOAC25 is on Oct 9 at the Maritime Conference Center in Linthicum Heights. The Bridging Communities Conference will take place at the same location on Oct 8 (half day, from 9 to 12:30).
The Bridging Communities Day will be focused on work in the nonprofit space that the Comptroller has been focused on over the past year: community development. Here is a draft agenda:

8:30am: doors open, coffee, breakfast, networking
9am: Comptroller welcome and opening remarks
9:30am – 10:15am: Panel 1: Maryland Community Investment Corporation – community revitalization
10:15am – 11am: Panel 2: Maryland Clean Energy Center – MoCo Green Bank
11:15am – 12pm: Panel 3: Community development state tax credits

Enterprise Climate Resilience Webinar
2025-10-09 13:00 - 14:30 | Webinar
Our Resilience Academies program has supported 140 affordable housing providers across 25 states, delivering $525,000 in pass-through grants to advance climate resilience.
Join us on October 9 from 1-2:15 PM ET to explore the academies’ real-world impact and dive into climate resilience in affordable housing, specifically the current landscape, innovative funding and financing mechanisms, portfolio assessment tools, and climate resilience and rebuilding strategies.
Enterprise’s Krista Egger will moderate a dynamic panel featuring:
– Abby Ross, CEO, The Resiliency Company
– Steve Morel, CEO of Montgomery County Green Bank
– Andrew Rumbach, Senior Fellow and Co-Lead, Climate and Communities Practice Area, Urban Institute
– Lauren Westmoreland, VP of Energy and Sustainability, SAHF
Click here to register to attend the webinar.

B.O.S.S. October Community Meeting
2025-10-16 13:00 - 14:00 | MD
What Are Incentives Going to Look Like in 2026, and Are You Ready?
Cindy McCabe, Director of Renewable Energy at Montgomery County Green Bank
Join us for an engaging session as Cindy McCabe, Senior Director at Montgomery County Green Bank, shares insights on the future of renewable energy incentives and how to prepare for 2026.
This event is free. To RSVP, complete the online registration form and you will then receive an email with information on how to access the community meeting via Zoom. We look forward to seeing you!
Questions? Contact membership@blacksolar.org.

2025 OFN Conference
2025-10-20 08:00 - 2025-10-23 17:00 | Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave NW, DC, 20009, United States
At a time when our nation needs bold solutions for job creation, affordable housing development, disaster relief, and place-based opportunity, CDFIs are answering the call.
For more than 40 years, the community development finance industry has invested capital where it’s needed most in rural, urban, and Native communities. Our investments have fueled economic growth and built thriving communities nationwide.
And we’re just getting started.
From October 20-23, more than 2,100 CDFI practitioners, investors, funders, policymakers, and partners will gather in Washington, D.C., for OFN41. This year’s theme — Opportunity Next — builds on the foundation of the last four decades and charts a future driven by innovation, capital access, and bold leadership.
Through thought-provoking plenaries, breakout sessions, training, Capitol Hill advocacy, and tours of CDFI impact, we’ll explore what’s now — and what’s next — for our industry.

Financing Circular Economy Initiatives
2025-10-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Maryland Department of Legislative Services Building Joint Hearing Room, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
This high-level, invitation-only event will convene policymakers, legislators, financial institutions, business leaders, and civil society representatives from both sides of the Atlantic.

Novogradac 2025 Fall Renewable Energy Tax Credits Conference
2025-11-06 08:00 - 2025-11-07 17:00 | The Fairmont Washington, D.C. Georgetown, 2401 M Street NW, Washington DC, DC, 20037, United States
Essential insight for clean energy professionals
Connect with professionals driving progress in renewable energy finance during our fall renewable energy tax credits conference. Attendees will gain timely insights into the evolving landscape of clean energy incentives, with discussion centered around policy developments, market trends and practical approaches to structuring deals.
Whether you’re an investor, developer, consultant or advocate, this event offers a valuable opportunity to expand your network and stay informed on the latest in renewable energy tax credit financing. Take advantage of in-person conversations with key stakeholders and peers working to advance clean energy projects nationwide.

2025 Montgomery County Farm-to-Table Symposium
2025-11-10 08:00 - 13:00 | Black rock center for the arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr,, Germantown, Maryland, 20874, United States
The countdown is on! Montgomery County’s Inaugural Farm-to-Table Symposium, hosted by Councilmember Laurie-Anne Sayles in collaboration with Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) and Visit Montgomery, is right around the corner on Monday, November 10, 2025 | 8:00 am – 1:00 pm | BlackRock Center for the Arts (Please Note Venue Change)
If you have been thinking about joining us and may want to have a table to promote your establishment, now is the time to RSVP! The first-of-its-kind gathering will bring together farmers, restaurateurs, chambers, and policymakers to strengthen our local food economy and showcase the power of farm-to-table connections.
Why You Should Join:

Network: Build relationships with key players in agriculture, dining, and county leadership.
Visibility: Position your business as a leader in sustainability.
Collaboration: Learn actionable ways to source and serve locally.
Impact: Contribute to a resilient, thriving Montgomery County food system.

Want a Display Table?

Interested in having a table at the symposium to promote your establishment? A limited number of tasting/vendor/resources tables remain on a first-come, first-served basis! To express your interest, please complete the RSVP form below.

RSVP Today!
Space is limited. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this milestone event. To join us, RSVP by the End of the Day Thursday, November 6: https://forms.gle/yoZ7w332A1ka3ZVU7
If you have any questions, please contact us at councilmember.sayles@montgomerycountymd.gov.
Let’s strive to make Montgomery County a model for farm-to-table innovation!

2025 Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference
2025-11-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Graduate Hotel, 126 West St,, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
ALEI hosts an Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference annually. This event attracts agricultural service providers, attorneys, educators, environmentalists, producers, landowners, policymakers, and students to discuss the complex intersection of environmental regulation and agriculture in Maryland. ALEI prides itself on hosting an event that brings agriculture and conservation experts together in a forum that allows for exchanging ideas and education for conference attendees on current legal topics of interest.
This year’s conference will be held in person on November 10, 2025, at the Graduate Hotel in Annapolis. Registration is now available!

Hidden Dollars in Your Building: How Energy Audits Unlock Savings
2025-11-19 14:00 - 15:00 | MD
Energy audits shine a light on hidden opportunities and deliver practical, low-cost solutions to cut costs and improve comfort. From scheduling and controls tweaks to retrocommissioning existing equipment, these improvements can reduce energy use immediately—often with paybacks measured in months, not years. Join Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection and the Montgomery County Green Bank. In this webinar, we’ll show how energy audits uncover real savings, highlight case studies, and provide simple steps you can take now to capture opportunities to get the most out of the equipment in your building.
Register to attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mh7YlsckRPidsrb9lj8LkA#/registration

Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference (BMAC) East
2025-12-02 08:00 - 18:00 | Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Rd, Rockville, MD, 20852, United States
Dive into the latest trends shaping multifamily, including investment strategies, development pipelines, capital markets, rent growth, supply & demand, economic shifts, policy impact and more.

SCIENTISTS SERVING COMMUNITIES Community Workshop Advancing Climate Resilience in Maryland
2026-01-20 08:00 - 2026-01-21 17:00 | Adele H. Stamp Student Union, 3972 Campus Dr, College Park, MD, 20740-3823, United States
Scientists Serving Communities (SSC) is the Climate Resilience Network’s annual forum between University of Maryland experts and Maryland community leaders to discuss ongoing environmental issues facing Maryland community leaders, stakeholders, and decision-makers and identify how emerging research can strengthen community climate resilience efforts. This workshop is attended by a diverse group of participants, including policymakers, researchers, community advocates, and industry professionals. With SSC, the Climate Resilience Network hopes to bridge the gap between academic research and practical implementation in community settings.
Takeaways
Stakeholders and researchers should gain knowledge about the challenges that need to be
addressed in different subject areas to move research science into applied science. At a minimum, stakeholders should leave the workshop with several points of contact in subject matter that is most relevant to their efforts in the community. Ideally, longer lasting collaborative efforts are started at the workshop that carry on-the-ground, co-developed projects that Do Good in the region.
Fee
SSC attendance is free of charge for stakeholders, experts, and researchers.
