Amy Coates Madsen
We Need Your Help – Reforming the State’s Grants Process
Maryland Nonprofits will be hosting two important discussion sessions on possible state grant reforms in the next few weeks. Legislation will be proposed in the 2020 Legislative Session to begin a streamlining and standardization of state grants procedures...
Meet the 2019 Class of Licensed Consultants
The Standards for Excellence Institute, an initiative designed to help nonprofit organizations operate more ethically and accountably, announces its 2019 Class of Licensed Consultants. Twenty-nine class members hailing from nine states recently completed the intensive, three-day training seminar and can assist nonprofits nationwide.
Policy Update: Spending Affordability Committee Briefing
Last Wednesday, the annual Department of Legislative Services (DLS) briefing to the Spending Affordability Committee and the fiscal committees took place in Annapolis. This event is viewed by many as the real start of the legislative season.
Regulatory Attacks on SNAP Benefits
The USDA has proposed changes to the way people become eligible for SNAP assistance. Make your voice heard before the comment period is over.
Maryland Nonprofits Remembers Representative Elijah E. Cummings
It is with heavy hearts that we observe the passing of Representative Elijah E. Cummings, who served Maryland, the City of Baltimore, and our nation with integrity and had a passion for justice that inspired us all.
Education Funding & the Kirwan Commission
Education Funding is vital for our community to be able to thrive. The Kirwan Commission is holding community forums to bolster support for long-term education funding for Maryland's public schools
Participants, sponsors, exhibitors: Look who’s coming to #MANOAC19!
#MANOAC19 is just two weeks away, on October 3 and 4 in Linthicum Heights, Maryland! Check out the organizations, sponsors, and exhibitors who you’ll meet and connect with at the conference. Haven’t registered yet? Don’t worry, there’s...
Spotlight on Penelope Burk, #MANOAC19 Keynote Speaker
Just any kind of thank you call, done whenever and by whoever, is not donor-centered and likely won’t work.
#MANOAC19 SPOTLIGHT: Leaders at All Levels
Leadership is a privilege to be honored, cared for, and refined on a daily basis. Every individual contributing to the mission has the potential to act and be viewed as a leader. While the business structure might have a top CEO position holding the reigns, leadership can also come from any position within an organization.
#MANOAC19 SPOTLIGHT: Three Tips to Prevent Conflicts of Interest at Your Nonprofit
There have been a series of high-profile conflict of interest situations and ethical challenges in the nonprofit sector in the last few weeks and months. To many, these high-profile stories have served as a wake-up call to nonprofit board and staff leaders that they should be more focused on their governance in a way that is as ethical as possible.