Public Awareness
Community Advocacy Wins Major Additional Commitments from Port Covington Development
By Henry Bogdan, Public Policy Director, Maryland Nonprofits Last week representatives from the South Baltimore Six (SB6), the six communities most impacted by the Port Covington redevelopment plan, announced an agreement with project...
The New Overtime Regulations – Is Your Nonprofit Ready?
By Melissa Sines, Education & Accreditation Director, Maryland Nonprofits & Standards for Excellence Institute By now, you’ve heard about the new overtime regulations going into place December 1 and you’ve probably had a chance to think about how this...
Revenues Miss the Mark, Adding to Future Budget Concerns
By Henry Bogdan, Public Policy Director, Maryland Nonprofits State general fund revenues in Fiscal Year 2016 fell $250 million below March estimates, according to the end of year ‘close-out’ by the Bureau of Revenue Estimates. The difference is primarily in...
NANOE: New Guidelines for Tomorrow’s Nonprofit – A Review
Nonprofit leaders who haven’t found the time to make their way through the 111-page nonprofit manifesto released by the National Association of Nonprofit Organizations & Executives (NANOE) will be forgiven. No worries, I am here for you. I present to you a...
Are Your Fundraising Expectations Unrealistic?
Guest Blog by Elise Saltzberg, CFRE, Saltzberg Consulting Nonprofits need money to fulfill their missions, and for most this requires fundraising. Everyone in our sector knows raising money is challenging. In an effort to help nonprofits be as successful as...
Talent Mapping to Increase Staff Satisfaction and Reduce Turnover
Heather Carpenter, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator, M.A. in Nonprofit Management, Notre Dame of Maryland University, and Nonprofit Consultant, Momentum for Impact When was the last time you revised your job descriptions? For many organizations,...
Survey: What Should Be in Maryland’s Budget?
The 2017 legislature will see more discussion of cutting state taxes (less revenue for needed services) or calls to ‘streamline government’ to deal with deficit concerns (again, less revenue for needed services). These proposals will assume that...
Collaborations are fun! Collaborations are horrible! Collaborations can definitely be better.
By Joy Spencer, Consultant, Joy Spencer Consulting Twitter: @joyful9802 During more than 13 years working across a broad range of social justice and community mobilization issues, I’ve had my fair share of triumph and pain through collaboration. Whatever your...
Grant Writing Success Starts with Doing Your Homework!
By Michelle Nusum -Smith, Owner & Principal Consultant, The Word Woman LLC & Maryland Nonprofits’ Associate Member In teaching grant writing, I always start with the quote below. I think is summarizes perfectly what any prospective grantee needs...
Nonprofits Count: The Economic & Social Impact of Nonprofits in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia
Maryland Nonprofits and the Center for Nonprofit Advancement are pleased to partner on the release of Nonprofits Count: The Economic & Social Impact of Nonprofits in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia, a first-ever report to illustrate the significant...