BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Maritime Washington - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Maritime Washington X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://maritimewa.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Maritime Washington REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260903 DTSTAMP:20260708T172632Z CREATED:20260708T172632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T172632Z UID:4583-1785888000-1788393599@maritimewa.org SUMMARY:Back to School: Nonprofit Fundamentals Webinars DESCRIPTION:Join Maritime Washington virtually from August 5 through September 2 for a free webinar series designed to strengthen the foundations of nonprofit management. Built with leading experts and peer practitioners from and for Maritime Washington—as well as our friends from the Washington Main Street Program—this series will cover management best practices so you can better celebrate\, maintain\, and share our state’s maritime heritage. \nSessions will be held on Wednesdays from 12:00 – 1:15 pm via Zoom. Each webinar includes a 45-minute presentation (recorded for later viewing)\, followed by a 30-minute live discussion with the presenter and fellow participants. \nThe series is open to staff\, board members\, and volunteers from all Maritime Washington partner organizations\, as well as Washington Main Street Communities and Affiliates. While the content is tailored primarily to nonprofits\, governmental and for-profit Maritime Washington partners are also welcome to join\, and may find particularly valuable takeaways from the Work Planning and Volunteer Engagement sessions. \nSessions include: \nAugust 5\, 12:00 – 1:15 pm: Sharing Leadership\nDiscuss the roles of board and staff as complementary leaders of nonprofit organizations\, including tips on working together effectively. Presented by Jonelle McCoy\, Main Street Specialist for Washington State Main Street Program\, who coaches and cheers on local nonprofits across the state’s Main Street network. \nAugust 12\, 12:00 – 1:15 pm: Financial Management\nLearn high level strategies and best practices for sound money management\, including examples of tools and budgets that organizational leaders need to understand for good decision-making. Presented by David Sadowsky\, Director of Finance + Operations for Downtown Bellingham Partnership\, who brings a wealth of real-world experience managing finances for nonprofit organizations. \nAugust 19\, 12:00 – 1:15 pm: Nonprofit Governance\nNonprofit boards play a critical role in steering their organizations toward a sustainable future\, and it’s important that both board members and staff fully understand a board’s legal\, fiduciary\, financial\, and risk management responsibilities. Learn the basics and connect to resources you can bring back to your nonprofit. Presented by Julia Hunter\, Learning Manager at Nonprofit Association of Washington\, who will guide attendees through sound\, ethical\, and legal governance practices. \nAugust 26\, 12:00 – 1:15 pm: Work Planning\nExplore practical strategies to break down your mission-driven goals into actionable\, right-sized workplans aligned with your organization’s resources and staff capacity. Presented by Maria Kolby-Wolfe\, President and CEO of Washington Women’s Foundation\, who has brought her expertise to University of Washington courses and now brings them to this series. \nSeptember 2\, 12:00 – 1:15 pm: Volunteer Engagement\nNo mission moves forward without people\, and creating a culture that effectively engages volunteers can make a nonprofit’s work more sustainable\, scalable\, and impactful. Presented by Norma Ramirez de Miess\, President of Community Revitalization Strategies\, a community builder with over 30 years of nonprofit leadership. URL:https://maritimewa.org/event/back-to-school-nonprofit-fundamentals-webinars/ LOCATION:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://maritimewa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MWNHAPartnerMeeting-03-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260821T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260821T143000 DTSTAMP:20260728T165908Z CREATED:20260716T004900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T165908Z UID:4645-1787306400-1787322600@maritimewa.org SUMMARY:Partner Field Trip: čičməhán Trail and Fort Worden DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next partner field trip! Meet in Port Townsend to explore how you can utilize self-guided tours and living history to share stories of maritime heritage. Stops include: \n\nčičməhán (Cheech-ma-han) Trail: a self-guided interpretive trail that chronicles the history of the S’Klallam people and the European settlers as they worked to co-exist. The trail includes 18 sites and signs throughout the city of Port Townsend. During our field trip\, we’ll explore several of these signs\, walking 1.5-2 miles total.\nCommanding Officers Quarters Museum at Fort Worden Historical State Park’s: a sprawling site overlooking Admiralty Inlet\, Fort Worden was originally constructed at the turn of the century to protect Puget Sound from invasion by sea. Today\, it’s one of Washington’s most popular State Parks\, featuring beach access\, camping\, dozens of preserved and re-used historic buildings\, vendors\, and much more. During our field trip\, we’ll visit the Commanding Officer’s Museum within the park\, which provides a glimpse into the family life of officers who served in the Coast Artillery Corps during the early 1900s and talk with interpretive volunteers and staff who are using living history to tell the story.\nLunch & debrief at Taps at the Guardhouse \n\nField trips are free for all partner organizations\, but pre-registration is required using the form below. \n\n\n \n \n Register for čičməhán Trail + Fort Worden Field Trip\n Use this form to register for the Maritime Washington Partner Field Trip to the čičməhán Trail + Fort Worden in Port Townsend on Friday\, August 21st from 10:00 am - 2:30 pm. Additional details will be provided to registrants via email. \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n \n PhonePreferred pronounsOrganization(Required)Please note that Maritime Washington Field Trips are open only to formal partners. Title / Role(Required)Have you previously attended an interpretation-focused workshop or field trip with Maritime Washington?(Required)\n \n Yes\, I attended or watched a recording of Basics of Interpretation virtual workshop in October 2023\n \n \n Yes\, I attended the Interpreting Maritime Heritage 101 workshop at the April 2024 Partner Meeting in Seattle\n \n \n Yes\, I have attended a field trip with Maritime Washington in the past\n \n \n No\, but I'm willing to review recap materials before my field trip!\n Anything you'd like to let us know in advance of this field trip?Please include any notes on what you hope to learn from this field trip!CAPTCHA URL:https://maritimewa.org/event/partner-field-trip-cicm%c9%99han-trail-and-fort-worden/ LOCATION:Port Townsend ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://maritimewa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CommandingOfficersQuarters2.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR