Standards for Excellence

Inclusive and Safe Maryland for Everyone

By Heather Iliff, President & CEO, Maryland Nonprofits The Paris attacks heightened the level of fear and anxiety around the world. And, now we are dealing with the aftermath of attacks on two nonprofit organizations in the United States that occurred within a...

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Breaking the Green Ceiling

Guest Blog by Chante Coleman, Field Director, Choose Clean Water Coalition At this point, we are all too familiar with the Green 2.0 report titled “The State of Diversity in Environmental Organizations: Mainstream NGOs, Foundations & Government Agencies.” This...

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Liability Insurance 101 for Nonprofits

Guest Blog by Kelli Tyler, Associate at Georgetown Insurance Service, Member of Maryland Nonprofits     Meet Kelli at our 2015 Annual Conference on November 13th in the exhibit room and learn more about nonprofit insurance with Georgetown Insurance Services....

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Annual Appeals Part IV: Acknowledgement Ideas

Guest Blog by Rebecca Teaff, Owner & Chief Creative Officer, Redstart Creative, Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits   Join Rebecca and Jenn Pak, of Redstart Creative, for the pre-conference session Focus on Marketing, Thursday, November 12th at the Alice...

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Domestic Violence & Mobility: Beyond Office Walls

Guest Blog by Janae Winder, Nancy’s Transitional Services, Nonprofit Member of Maryland Nonprofits Each month, Maryland Nonprofits selects a nonprofit member to help raise awareness with a guest blog. Thank you to Nancy’s Transitional Services for donating their...

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National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month: Tails of Hope

Guest Blog by Kelly Gillis, Tails of Hope, Nonprofit Member of Maryland Nonprofits Each month, Maryland Nonprofits selects a nonprofit member to help raise awareness of certain issues with a guest blog. Thank you to Tails of Hope for donating their time to share...

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Annual Appeals Part III: Trends in Giving

Guest Blog by Rebecca Teaff, Owner & Chief Creative Officer, Redstart Creative, Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits   Join Rebecca and Jenn Pak, of Redstart Creative, for the pre-conference session Focus on Marketing, Thursday, November 12th at the Alice...

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Annual Appeals Part II: Lists and Envelopes

Guest Blog by Rebecca Teaff, Owner & Chief Creative Officer, Redstart Creative, Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits Join Rebecca and Jenn Pak, of Redstart Creative, for the pre-conference session Focus on Marketing, Thursday, November 12th at the Alice...

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Annual Appeals: Trends and Tips

Guest Blog by Rebecca Teaff, Owner & Chief Creative Officer, Redstart Creative, Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits Read the original blog here.  Image to the Right: For Blue Water Baltimore’s 2013 End of Year Appeal they carried over the...

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Branding vs. Marketing and What Nonprofits Need to Know

Guest Blog by Alizah Epstein, Chief Creative Officer, Epstein Creative Group, Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits Alizah Epstein is the Chief Creative Officer at the Epstein Creative Group. As a passionate creative thinker and problem-solver, she is the driving...

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