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Executive Order Barring Refugees Puts Families at Risk, Weakens Communities
Guest Blog by Mike Mitchell, Maryland Nonprofits Board Chair and Associate Vice President of U.S. Programs at HIAS For most of my adult life, I’ve been helping those seeking refuge to build a place they could call home. Early in my career, it was...
POLICY ALERT: GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET
By Henry Bogdan, Director of Public Policy, Maryland Nonprofits Major points of contention developing in the legislative session include budgeting decisions made by the Governor and budget reconciliation bills he submitted. The Maryland Center on Economic...
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...
Call for Proposals: Tech to Tell Your Story
Maryland Nonprofits is seeking individual or panel presentations that will inspire, teach and connect nonprofit leaders across the state of Maryland at our annual Tech to Tell Your Story Conference to be held on March 21, 2017. Speaker proposals must be...
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...
MEDIA ALERT: #GivingTuesday 2016 in Baltimore
MEDIA ALERT CONTACT: Allison Albert, Membership/Marketing Director, Maryland Nonprofits aalbert@mdnonprofit.org or 443-239-0685 WHAT: #GivingTuesday 2016 in Baltimore WHEN: Tuesday,...
POLICY ALERT: Federal Judge Blocks Overtime Rule
Late last Tuesday, a federal district judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the Overtime Final Rule, ruling that the U.S. Department of Labor exceeded its authority. Barring a last-minute appeal, the overtime rule will not go into...
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...