Standards for Excellence
Giving USA Data From 2022 Released Tuesday
On Tuesday, Giving USA released its annual report on private giving for 2022. This is the preeminent source of annual giving data. A few highlights from the Giving USA report: Overall giving in 2022 was $499.33 billion Compared to 2021, giving was down in current...
Gov. Miller, Senator Kagan, 200+ nonprofit advocates join 2023 Advocacy Recharge
An opportunity for nonprofit sector advocates to reflect on the 2023 Maryland General Assembly session and organize for 2024.
Prompt Pay Requirement on State Grants Signed into Law; Nonprofit Loan Fund Increased; Provider Rate Increases Accompany Minimum Wage Increase
Maryland Nonprofits celebrates important wins in the 2023 Legislative Session.
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Nonprofits Receiving ARPA Funding Face Funding Cliff: Maryland Nonprofits Responds with Support for Capacity Building
May 11, 2023 / BALTIMORE, MD – Maryland Nonprofits is launching a new program to provide training, technical assistance, and capacity building services to a group of Baltimore City nonprofits that received federal pandemic recovery funds under the American Rescue Plan...
A Budget for Maryland
The Maryland General Assembly enacted a balanced budget for the state government on the constitutional target date of April 3. The budget totals $63.1 Billion. The total actually is $933 million under this year’s amount. That reduction is mostly due to the large...
Bills to promote prompt payments advance
For nonprofits that receive funds from government agencies, payment delays have been a major management problem for years. Nonprofits in Maryland continually face delays in payments on grants or contracts that may extend many months. Additionally, they may need to...
HB 1226 – How A Bill Doesn’t Become a Law (At Least For Now)
The bill will not become law this year but we think it’s a good investment for the state, and we are going to try again next year.
Women in the nonprofit sector: Leading the change!
Before we close out Women’s History Month, it is only right that we honor the fantastic leadership of the executive directors of MARFY, MLU, and MANO, and take a dive into their experience.
March is Women’s History Month! The Future is Latina – or is it?
¡En marzo le damos la bienvenida al mes de la historia de la mujer! Welcome to Women’s History Month – when for a moment, we consider the contributions that women have made during their lifetimes. Yet, few women appear in history books and even fewer Latinas....