Lydia Alcock
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.
Share Your Input on Needs for Human Services Transportation Plans
The Maryland Department of Transportation's Mass Transit Administration, working with KFH Consultants, is holding a series of full-day meetings starting next week to gather stakeholder input on adequacy and needs for “human services transportation” in order to update Regional “Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plans” across the State.
Responding to Attacks on our Values
The language and tone of recent statements from the White House both display and incite views reminiscent of the darkest xenophobic and racist periods in our history. We believe these policy actions are contrary to the values that underpin our democracy.
5 Reasons to Attend #MANOAC19
On October 3 and 4, 2019, hundreds of Maryland’s nonprofit leaders will converge to share solutions in the human services and nonprofit management fields, capitalize on individual and collective strengths, and look ahead towards emerging issues. Early...
OP-ED: Giving locally affects communities and the giver
Your mailbox is probably full of charitable solicitations, and, if you are like me, you probably don’t even open many of them. Sometimes that can give us compassion fatigue or just make us feel annoyed by the waste of paper and postage and turned off to giving. One easy solution to this problem is to get to know local nonprofits in your community and keep your donations close to home.