Standards for Excellence
Should I Hire an External Consultant for Nonprofit Program Evaluation?
A nonprofit should engage in organizational evaluation to ensure that all financial resources and human capital are being used toward fulfilling its mission. Defined, cost-effective procedures must be used for evaluating, both qualitatively and quantitatively,...
The Colored Waiting Room: The American Civil Rights Movement Then and Now
The Colored Waiting Room: The American Civil Rights Movement Then and Now Author and panelist event on Friday, April 6th, 4-6p.m. at MICA ‘s Brown Center Imagine Montgomery, Alabama at the height of the civil rights movement – a place where one man’s...
Succession Planning: Preparing for Smooth Transitions
Organizations rarely have playbooks for how employees execute their jobs. The recipe for success is mixed: one part job description, one part best practices, one part professional development, and one part personality. In an ideal world, every nonprofit position would...
6 Interesting Facts About Compensation in MD’s Nonprofit Sector
Regularly reviewing salaries to keep your salary and benefits structure up-to-date is an important step in helping your organization attract and retain talented employees (and avoiding costly turnover!). Maryland Nonprofits’ Salary Survey, conducted every...
Attention: Don’t Let This Happen To Your Nonprofit!
Blog by Paddy Morton, General Counsel, Maryland Nonprofits Imagine this: A nonprofit is hard at work, advancing its mission and expanding its service area. The executive director is juggling a variety of responsibilities related to programming, fundraising, and...
New Tax Law Implications on Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy
Guest Blog by Conner Wolfe, Principal, Conner Wolfe Consulting The new tax law, with its increase in the minimum standard deduction, is certainly a reason for nonprofits to worry. What will the impact be? Will fewer people donate? Will people donate less? POLITICO...
What to Know and Where to Go Regarding 1099 Filings
Guest Blog from The Goldin Group LLC. 1099 Forms are due by the end of January both to the contractors and to the IRS. If you pay independent contractors, you may have to file Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, to report payments for services performed...
5 Ways Nonprofits Can Connect With Their Audiences Through CRM
Guest Blog by George Breeden, CAE, Hartman Executive Advisors Nonprofit leaders know how vital it is to develop meaningful and lasting relationships with their current and prospective members, donors and other stakeholders. However, many organizations struggle...
Keeping Your Nonprofit’s Technology Modern, Safe and Cost-Efficient with an IT Audit
Guest Blog by Alina Stone, Marketing Coordinator, Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman CPAs For smaller or start-up nonprofits, infrastructure elements like information technology (IT) are often small and uncomplicated allowing the greatest...
Can you afford NOT to conduct an HR Audit?
Guest Blog by Kimberly Prescott, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Maryland Nonprofits Associate Consultant Finances aren’t the only things that your organization should audit each year. Just as important is an audit of a business’ human resources policies and procedures. An HR...