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Standards for Excellence Institute: New Educational Resources Available
By Issela Sono, Nonprofit Management and Governance Intern, Standards for Excellence Institute® Read the original article on Standards for Excellence Institute’s blog. Issela has volunteered in various nonprofit organizations in the Maryland and Washington,...
Nonprofit Advocacy Results Wrap-Up
The 2015 Legislative Session is over, and nonprofits have accomplished quite a lot advocating for the passing of bills that will seek to improve our quality of life. Below is a brief wrap-up of the accomplishments from this session… For a review of Maryland...
Still Want to Hear from Us?
We’re cleaning up our email list and will remove your address unless we hear from you by May 22, 2015. No one likes superflous emails that crowd their inbox (and we don’t want to be that organization whose emails you never open), so we’re...
Policy Alert: Advocacy Results Review
By Henry Bogdan, Director of Public Policy & Advocacy, Maryland Nonprofits Our first, quick snap shot of General Assembly results: Sine Die came at midnight Monday and the 2015 legislative session went away. The State Operating Budget Bill (HB 70), the Budget...
Our Volunteer Day of Service: Project Clean Stream
This week, April 12th – 18th, is National Volunteer Week! How will your nonprofit celebrate? Our staff celebrated by rolling up their sleeves and joining Project Clean Stream to help clean-up trash left along the riverbank of the nearby Jones Falls River. As...
Public Information Act Passes Third Reading in House of Delegates!
House Bill 755 – reforming our State’s Public Information Act – has passed third reading in the House of Delegates and will now head to the Senate for approval! Thank you to everyone who acted on our alert earlier this week. HB 755 has essentially only technical...
Spotlight on Members: Keep America Beautiful Month
Did you know? April is National Keep America Beautiful month. In celebration, we’re shining the spotlight on just a few of our members who work tirelessly on preservation, conservation, and beautification projects to help keep Maryland one of the best looking...
Spring into Action with Networking Across Maryland!
Springtime is for new beginnings and opportunities. As the weather warms-up and flowers begin to bloom, now is the perfect time to get away from your desk and out of the office for connection opportunities across the state. We hope to see you at one of these events!...
A Better Quality of Life
By Jabari Jackson, IT Coordinator, Maryland Nonprofits I had the pleasure of attending the Quality of Life Summit hosted by Maryland Nonprofits that was held on March 24, 2015 at the McDonogh School. The wealth of knowledge and insight provided by the panel of...
Health Insurance – Who needs it?
Guest Blog by Rob Cannon, Executive Vice President, Gorges & Company, Inc. Learn more about Maryland Nonprofits’ insurance and benefit programs available exclusively for our members. Everybody– with few exceptions. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) included an...