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Strategic Planning is the Key to Sustaining Your Nonprofit Organization
Guest Blog by Carolyn Mattocks, Executive Director, I Can Do Anything Organization, Inc., and Member of Maryland Nonprofits What is strategic planning? Strategic planning is an essential process for the sustainability of a nonprofit organization. The term, strategic...
2013 Annual Report Infographic
Here it is! Our 2013 Annual Report Infographic! Connect with Maryland Nonprofits on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+, tell us what you think and what kind of topics you would like to see more of on our blog. Find the perfect...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Nonprofits
Guest Blog by Rob Sheehan, Principal of Sheehan Nonprofit Consulting and Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits Read the original blog here. 1. “IT’S JUST SITTING ON THE SHELF.” The rest of the sins are not necessarily in order of severity, but this...
Talk is cheap, implementation is not
Guest Blog by Erica McGeachy Crenshaw, CEO of Execute Now! and Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits Read the original blog here. “A mediocre plan well implemented will outperform the most brilliant plan accompanied by mediocre implementation,” say the...
Employer-Employee Issues to Watch
By Henry Bogdan, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy, Maryland Nonprofits Employee “wage and benefit” issues generated intense activity in this year’s legislative session. An increase in the state minimum wage successfully passed. Proposed requirements for “paid...
TheGoodMuse Guest Blog, Volunteer Journal #69 – Lucky
Guest Blog by TheGoodMuse creator, and Maryland Nonprofits’ 2014 Annual Conference Keynote Speaker, Raegan Payne Read the original blog here. It took a long time to write this one, as I’m still a little sad about it: I was driving across country over the...
The Sixth Deadly Sin of Nonprofit Strategy: No Annual Review
Guest Blog by Rob Sheehan, Principal of Sheehan Nonprofit Consulting and Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits Read the original blog here. A major complaint about strategic planning is that it is not worthwhile because no one can predict the future—so...
Is Your Nonprofit Prepared for an Emergency Part I or What Would You Do If Zombies Came?
Guest Blog by Gayle Carney, Owner, Center for Community Technology Services and Member of Maryland Nonprofits A couple of months ago our building lost power. Without air conditioning in our sever room, the equipment had to be shut down before it melted down. Staff...
The Fifth Deadly Sin of Nonprofit Strategy: Lots of Plans, No Strategy
Guest Blog by Associate Member Rob Sheehan, Principal, Sheehan Nonprofit Consulting Read the original blog here. When I ask for a copy of a strategy or a strategic plan, I usually get a lot of paper with plans and lists and budgets and—sometimes—a few vague...
Minimum Wage Act Reduces Inequality and Represents a $2 Billion a Year Bonus For Maryland’s Economy
WASHINGTON – By reducing inequality, boosting consumer spending and reducing underemployment, Maryland’s new Minimum Wage Act (HB 275) could generate over $2 billion a year in economic benefits for the state according to a new analysis by Center for Sustainable...