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5 Key Documents Your Board Members Must Have at Every Board Meeting

  Guest Blog by Rob Levit, Standards for Excellence® Licensed Consultant.                               Are you looking to revamp your board meetings? Do you need help bringing life and purpose...

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Legislative Status Report: Sine Die

  The General Assembly adjourned sine die at midnight on Monday, 4/10, closing the 2017 Legislative Session with final day passage of a flurry of legislation. Advocates in the nonprofit community scored many significant successes during the...

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POLICY ALERT: Contact your Senators and urge them to vote FOR the HOME Act – HB 172

On March 20, 2017, the  Maryland House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly in  support of The HOME Act, HB 172, which will promote fair and equitable housing in Maryland by ending “source of income” discrimination against renters! ...

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Spotlight on Member Benefits: Unemployment Cost Savings from UST

  If your nonprofit is a 501c3 and you have 10 or more full-time employees, be sure to check out the Unemployment Services Trust (UST), a valued partner since 2010. As allowed by Federal law, UST helps nonprofits exercise their unique unemployment tax alternative...

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Impact of the Trump Budget on Nonprofits in Maryland

We’ve read through the Trump Budget with an eye for programs that fund nonprofit organizations, and the list of cuts is pretty devastating. Members, please review and let us know in the Member Portal if your programs are funded through any of these sources, and what...

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Getting Your Next 1,000 Donors

Guest Blog by Rob Leighton, Executive Director, iMission Institute Could your nonprofit use a rapidly growing list of new donors? Of course, the answer is a resounding yes! Your nonprofit’s ability to make our world a fairer, healthier and more humane place can be...

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Call for Speakers: Present at Our Annual Conference!

This October, share your experience with nonprofit leaders from across the state as a featured presenter at our Annual Conference! Maryland Nonprofits’ Annual Conference is our premier event each year. This year, to celebrate our 25th Anniversary, we’re...

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Donation Page Blunders That Hurt Fundraising Efforts

By Alizah Epstein, Chief Creative Officer, Epstein Creative Group If there is one thing you want to get right on your nonprofit website, it’s the donation page. After all, it is what helps keep your organization operational and allows you to continue providing...

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POLICY UPDATE: Minimum Wage, Nonprofit Non-partisanship, Heathcare Reform, and the state “Crossover” Deadline

By Henry Bogdan, Public Policy Director Major policy challenges are facing nonprofits this week, on all fronts:   Locally, the Baltimore City Council gave tentative (2d Reading) approval to a phased increase in the minimum wage for city employers – Council Bill...

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Avoiding Information Indigestion: How to Consume Data Responsibly

Guest Blog by Susan Crystal-Mansour, PhD , and Polly Karpowicz, CAE, MBA  Nonprofit leaders face a vast flow of information, both in volume and speed. Most organizations and their leaders are expected to respond to the vast...

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