Lydia Alcock

How to Integrate the Arts into Your Nonprofit Work: Science and the Visual Arts – A Beautiful Friendship

Guest Blog by Rob Levit, Founding Director, Creating Communities, Member of Maryland Nonprofits Read the original blog here. Join Rob Thursday, October 16th to learn how to integrate the arts into your nonprofit’s mission & program for ONLY $25! Learn...

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How we talk about elected officials matters, a lot

Guest blog by Elaine Mejia, Senior Program Associate, Public Works Read the original blog here. September 23rd marked National Voter Registration Day, when 1000 organizations launched activities to register and encourage more Americans to vote because greater civic...

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TheGoodMuse Volunteer Journal: Episode 52 – CHILL The Boys Are Just Snowboarding

Guest Blog by Raegan Payne, Creator of TheGoodMuse and Keynote Speaker for Maryland Nonprofits’ 2014 Annual Conference “Connecting for Impact” Join Maryland Nonprofits’ 2014 Annual Conference “Connecting for Impact!” November 5th at...

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5 Big Tips for Writing Compelling Year-End Letters & Emails

Guest Blog by Joanna Joslyn, Founder and Lead Consultant, Joslyn Creative Read the original blog here. 1. Stay On-brand! Year-End Appeals can inspire between one-third and a half of an organization’s fundraising revenues, they reach the largest pool of an...

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Finance and Fundraising: Don’t Underestimate the Power of Collaboration

Guest Blog by Erica McGeachy Crenshaw, CEO of Execute Now!, Member of Maryland Nonprofits Read the original blog here. Communication between the development office and the finance department is a highly critical competency as it relates to sound nonprofit leadership....

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Nonprofit Year-End Planning & Strategy

Guest Blog by Joanna Joslyn, Project Manager and Principal Consultant, Joslyn Creative As a bonus, get a Year-End Campaign Calendar, courtesy of Joslyn Creative! Read the original blog here. For many nonprofits, year-end revenues can account for between 20% and 60% of...

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Bad Hires – What Do They Cost? How To Avoid?

Guest Blog by James Randisi, Randisi & Associates, Associate Members of Maryland Nonprofits Join James for a special webinar Tuesday, September 30th to learn “How to Select Quality Employees and Volunteers.” Read the original blog here. A Bad Hire can...

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TheGoodMuse Volunteer Journal #99 – Reading to Kids

Guest Blog by Raegan Payne, Creator of TheGoodMuse and Keynote Speaker for Maryland Nonprofits’ 2014 Annual Conference “Connecting for Impact” Join Maryland Nonprofits’ 2014 Annual Conference “Connecting for Impact!” November 5th at...

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How Nonprofits Are Building Their Social Media Community

  Guest Blog by Gayle Carney, Principal, Center for Community Technology Services (CCTS), Member of Maryland Nonprofits  When it comes to your nonprofit’s social media, do you ever feel like a NASA scientist experimenting with interstellar communications? You’ve...

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