Quality of Life

Visionary Leadership in Action: Six Leadership Best Practices that Inspire Action

Guest Blog by Ellyn McKay, CEO Vision LLC. As leaders, many of us have spent way too much time pursuing “generic” leadership advice that passes over our natural leadership strengths, forcing us to adopt a leadership style that just doesn’t seem to fit…or work. For any...

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Nonprofit Montgomery Action Alert: County Savings Plan Update

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal has shared a “tracking report” prepared by staff that indicates the savings agreed to by Council Committees as of July 17, 2015 as compared to the $51 million FY16 reductions recommended by the County...

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Maryland Nonprofits Supports Regulatory Reform

Last week the Baltimore Sun ran an article that characterized Maryland Nonprofits as a “critic” of Governor Hogan’s new panel on regulatory reform. We are glad to report the Sun also ran our letter to the editor to clarify that we are not critics of the effort –...

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Strategic Media That Happens To Be Social

Guest Blog by Kaaryn Keller, Director of Communications, Araminta Freedom Initiative Join Kaaryn Keller and Ron Beazer for Member Success Stories on Sept. 8th at the Tech to Tell Your Story mini full-day conference! See a full list of sessions & descriptions here....

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State Regulatory Reform

By Henry Bogdan, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, Maryland Nonprofits Maryland Nonprofits believes, and I was quoted in the Baltimore Sun article, “Panel to assess Md. business regulations” (Thursday, July 9, 2015) saying, that a commission to determine...

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Maryland Medicaid Redeterminations

Guest Blog by Matthew Celetano and Stephanie Klapper, Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative, Member of Maryland Nonprofits Health care reform is here to stay but we certainly know that doesn’t mean our work is over. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...

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Update on OMB Guidance Implementation

By Henry Bogdan, Public Policy & Advocacy Director, Maryland Nonprofits The National Council of Nonprofits (“NCN”) and Maryland Nonprofits are trying to assure that nonprofit service providers are getting the benefit of new OMB rules governing federal grant...

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Members! You’re Invited to Our Party!

We’re celebrating our Members with a Member Appreciation party! Join us for fun, food, and a special musical guest, Nelly’s Echo, a local musician who appeared on the hit show The Voice! Watch a clip here. Enjoy a FREE meet and greet opportunity to connect...

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Are You Prepared for an Emergency? Tips for Creating an Action Plan

By Rachel Mygatt, Administrative Coordinator, Maryland Nonprofits Does your nonprofit have a plan in place in case of a natural disaster? In the event of a fire or threat, would your staff and volunteers know what to do? Most often the Executive Director of your...

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Learn How to Influence Policy! Maryland’s Legislative and Budgeting Processes

  Maryland’s Legislative and Budgeting Processes  Don’t miss it…. Thursday, July 9, 2015 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Nonprofit Village Center,Jewish Council for the Aging12320 Parklawn Drive,Rockville, MD. 20852 REGISTER NOW Members:...

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