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Make a New Year’s Resolution to Strengthen Your Nonprofit
By Amy Coates Madsen, Director, Standards for Excellence Institute Happy New Year! There are so many things that mark the beginning of the calendar year for me. Choosing or designing a new calendar, enjoying the holiday decorations for a few more...
Kick Dull, Boring Annual Reports To The Curb
Guest Blog by Alizah Epstein, Chief Creative Officer, Epstein Creative Group THE END OF THE YEAR IS FAST APPROACHING, and if you’re like some fellow nonprofits, you may be scrambling around to compile that dreaded annual report. But before you...
Order Blocking the New DOL Overtime Rule to be Appealed
The National Council of Nonprofits has reported that the U.S. Departments of Labor and Justice on Thursday, December 1, filed a Notice of Appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the district court judge’s order (issued last Tuesday) blocking...
Keeping It Simple: How to Go Short with Your Nonprofit’s Annual Report
Guest Blog by Alizah Epstein, Chief Creative Officer, Epstein Creative Group When many of us in the nonprofit sector think of creating an annual report, the words long, boring and complicated come to mind. While they’re not legally required for...
POLICY ALERT: Take Action Against “Pay to Play” Combined Federal Campaign Fees
The federal Office of Personnel Management announced that all organizations seeking to participate in the 2017 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) will be required to pay a non-refundable upfront fee, in addition to a listing fee and a distribution fee assessed...
Notes on the 2016 Governor’s Grants Conference
The annual Maryland Governor’s Grants Conference offers training to give you the competitive edge you need in today’s grants world. This conference is an ideal opportunity to network with federal, state, and private funders up close and personal....
Overtime Requirements for Nonprofits
Employers in the U.S. are subject to a dual system of federal and state laws and regulations that apply in the workplace. Federal and state regulations largely overlap and often ‘interconnect,’ but where they vary, compliance with the more stringent standards...
Five Opportunities for Nonprofits in a Trump Administration
By Heather Iliff, President & CEO of Maryland Nonprofits One of the biggest strengths of nonprofit organizations is that we are non-partisan, and can create a space for community problem-solving that is not muddled by political conflict. Nonprofit...
Need a Brand Overhaul? Don’t Just Skim the Surface, Plunge Deep
Guest Blog by Gayle Carney and Kate Purcell, Pulse Forward At Pulse Forward, we hardly ever help organizations with neatly packaged answers to the questions we’ve proposed. That’s why we’re equipped to meet you wherever you are on your “organizational...
How to Get Started with Social Media
Guest Blog from Cate Cannavino, Redstart Creative Social Media has quickly taken the place of various forms of traditional marketing, headlining digital marketing plans across diverse industries. Using social media effectively is an important component of...