Quality of Life
52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Sustainability Planning
The Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies recently released the 2020 Nonprofit Employment Report. In this timely report by Lester Salamon and Chelsea L. Newhouse, with the technical assistance of S. Wojciech Sokolowski, we learn that the nonprofit...
52 Tips in 52 Weeks: It’s Time to Review Your Organization’s Advocacy Policy
Advocacy efforts are front and center in these challenging times. For my colleagues who focus on advocacy efforts, 2020 has been a year with literally no downtime. I am grateful to have the opportunity to work in the midst of folks that are dedicated to the Standards...
52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Investing in Volunteer Orientation
In these unusual times, sometimes the things that we cling to the most are the activities and programs that proceed as they would in non-COVID times. I am truly grateful for individuals who volunteer their time to support our organization’s mission. I’m especially...
52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Board Meeting Minutes are Important Now and Always
Things are changing at what feels like lightning speed. It seems that if I turn off my mobile phone for just an hour or two, I miss all kinds of news headlines and updates that impact my work, family, and community. It’s more important than ever to keep careful...
Announcing Author and Activist Dr. Angela Davis as Keynote Speaker for Maryland Nonprofits & MARFY Annual Conference 2020
Maryland Nonprofits is delighted to announce activist, author, and social justice pioneer Dr. Angela Davis as the keynote speaker at the 2020 Maryland Nonprofits & MARFY Annual Conference on the morning of October 14, 2020. Through her activism and scholarship...
52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Fall Brings Board Development Efforts for Many Nonprofits
It’s fall and along with it—the start of school and even in these unusual times, the beginning of many new activities. One traditional fall activity for many nonprofits is the annual (or semi-annual) board member development effort in anticipation of the nominations...
52 tips in 52 Weeks: Responsibilities of Board Members in the Midst of Dissolution
By Amy Coates Madsen and Paddy Morton Since its inception, the Standards for Excellence Institute has always stressed the importance of a strong and well-functioning board of directors. As stated in the Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for...
Risk Management is More than Just Insurance Coverage
Like many, the nonprofit for which I work is finding that the traditional ways we offer programs has had to adjust and pivot in the midst of the times of the COVID-19 pandemic. One such example is the move of our annual in-person conference to a virtual conference. A...
52 Tips in 52 Weeks: CEO Evaluations—Time to Take Care of this Important Responsibility
Written by Heather Iliff, President and CEO of Maryland Nonprofits At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us put a range of routine items on hold while we handled the many complexities of the crisis. Now that we have taken stock of the long-term nature of the...
52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Helping Your Nonprofit Live Its Best Life
Earlier this summer, I read an interesting article in Parade magazine called, “Secrets to Living to 100.” I was struck by the tips that the article offered. Some of the tips were the kinds of things you’d definitely expect on such a list, like “eat less,” “exercise...