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Standards for Excellence Institute Director Appointed to ACT Committee
The Standards for Excellence Institute is pleased to announce that its Director, Amy Coates Madsen, has been appointed to the Internal Revenue Service’s Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT). Read the full press release here.
The Value of Stakeholder Analysis in the Strategic Planning Process for Nonprofit Organizations
Guest Blog by Carolyn Mattocks, Executive Director of I Can Do Anything Organization and Member of Maryland Nonprofits Join Maryland Nonprofits for Strategic Planning: How to Align Everything You Do to Your Mission and Vision, September 4th Stakeholders are critical...
Maryland Nonprofits’ August Member Spotlight
Congratulations to our members who were featured on our Members Spotlight for August! Click on each member’s link below to find out more about their organization and to get involved. Are you a member who would like to be featured on our Spotlight? Contact Us!...
Financial Costs of Mergers
Guest Blog by Erica McGeachy Crenshaw, CEO of Execute Now! and Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits Read the original blog here. “The benefits of mergers are what motivate organizations to consider this option, but the costs are not always clear at the...
TheGoodMuse Volunteer Journal #67 –Take a Shower with PETA
Guest Blog by Raegan Payne, Creator of TheGoodMuse and Maryland Nonprofits’ 2014 Annual Conference Keynote Speaker Read the original blog here. Ladies and Gentleman, the following is an account of my weirdest volunteer activity as TheGoodMuse- yet. I had never...
Greenpeace: A Cautionary Tale of Financial Mismanagement
Guest Blog by Erica McGeachy Crenshaw, CEO of Execute Now! and Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits Read the original blog here. The blogosphere and nonprofit trade publications are all abuzz with the story of Greenpeace’s loss of $5.2 million thanks to a...
Workplace Investigation Tips from Sherlock Holmes
Guest Blog by Erin Gloeckner, Project Manager, Nonprofit Risk Management Center, Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits Read the original blog here. Recently, many of our clients have focused on increasing their readiness to respond to and manage employee complaints,...
Finding the Right Look: Redesigning a Logo for My Heroes Network
Guest by RedStart Creative, Associate Members of Maryland Nonprofits Read the original blog here… This spring, Redstart Creative began work with My Heroes Network on a comprehensive branding and website package through our Jumpstart Program. Throughout this...
TheGoodMuse Volunteer Journal: Episode 55 – Nashville Flood Relief
Guest Blog by Raegan Payne, Creator of TheGoodMuse and Keynote Speaker for Maryland Nonprofits’ 2014 Annual Conference “Connecting for Impact” #MDNPAC2014 Read the original blog here. I never go back home. Not just because of the expensive plane...
The Power of Goals – Free E-Book
Guest Blog by Robert Sheehan, Principal of Sheehan Nonprofit Consulting and Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits Learn to increase your effectiveness by setting goals as outcomes, not activities. Discover the seven steps to higher levels of performance,...