Engagement and Advocacy
Maryland Latinos Unidos Names Dr. Gabriela Lemus As First Executive Director
Maryland Latinos Unidos (MLU), a new statewide organization with the goal of addressing issues of special concern to Maryland’s Latino and immigrant communities, has hired its first executive director, Dr. Gabriela Lemus.
52 Tips in 52 Weeks: How are you Engaging Volunteers in These Times?
I was intrigued by an article in the New York Times last week entitled, “Demand on Nonprofit Groups Rose in the Pandemic, Even as Volunteering Fell.” The article cited a recent study by Fidelity Charitable which found that two-thirds of all volunteers had either...
This #GivingTuesday, take ACTION for Racial Equity in Maryland – Gift these Organizations with your Support.
If you are looking for ways to increase the diversity of your giving this season, Maryland Nonprofits is on board with you! Maryland’s African American and Latino communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic crisis, and are coping with the...
52 Tips in 52 Weeks: “This is the way it’s always been done!” – is this mentality stopping you from achieving excellence?
As frequent readers of this blog know, the Standards for Excellence: and Ethics Code for the Nonprofit Sector document is a consensus model for how the most well-managed and responsibly-governed nonprofits operate. This means that when nonprofit leaders review the...
52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Ensure That You Do Not Fall Victim to Paying Invoices that should NOT be Paid…
There are few things that upset me more than people who steal from nonprofits or scam them out of valuable resources. Every time I read a story about a nonprofit that has fallen victim to a scam or impropriety, I am incensed. Two times in the last week, when I looked...
Are you taking advantage of the CARES Act to maximize year-end giving?
Happy Thanksgiving from Maryland Nonprofits to our member community! A Maryland Nonprofits member, Vince Connelly of Connelly & Assoc. Fundraising, LLC, authored this draft on making the most out of nonprofit giving using the CARES Act that is believed to have a...
52 Tips in 52 Weeks – To Accept or Not To Accept: A Question For Campaign Leftovers
It’s been a week since the general election and there’s still a lot to take in. So much news in our 24/7 news cycle. I spoke with someone today who announced that she deliberately turned off all news outlets from November 2nd to November 9th. I was a bit taken...
A Reflection on the 2020 Election
Maryland Nonprofits congratulates President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect, Kamala Harris. We applaud the record numbers of Americans and of Marylanders who voted in the election. Nonprofit organizations played a big role in non-partisan voter registration...
52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Take the time to check your list – and check it twice
So many lists in this time of year! Whether I’m planning out my task list for the day, planning for Thanksgiving dinner, or trying to get a jump on my holiday shopping, I find myself sitting down with pen and paper to capture my thoughts. Some days, I’ve got a...
Post-Election Space for Nonprofits: A Call to Leadership, Peace, and Counting Our Blessings
Nonprofit leaders have an important role to play in supporting our communities through times of uncertainty, advocating for voters, for peace, and for democratic institutions. Now is the time for nonprofit organizations to demonstrate the power of nonpartisanship, the power of bridging divides, and the power of caring for one another.