Standards for Excellence
Cost per outcome: The new crystal ball for nonprofit success, Guest Blog by Erica McGeachy Crenshaw
Guest Blog by Erica McGeachy Crenshaw, CEO, Execute Now!, Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits Read the original blog here Nonprofits are constantly looking for new ways to demonstrate impact to funders, particularly to foundations that have less to invest and...
A Facelift or a Rebuild? 3 Questions to Ask Before Changing Your Nonprofit Logo, Guest Blog by Christine Batta
Cancer Research UK used a new design to add the theme of “our progress is your progress” to their existing “together we can beat cancer” message. Guest Blog by Christine Batta, Graphic Designer, SW Creatives Read the original blog here A thoughtful logo redesign has...
Sine Die – 2014 General Assembly Wrap-Up By Henry Bogdan
By Henry Bogdan, Director of Public Policy, Maryland Nonprofits This is a brief review of legislation with broad impact on nonprofits and other bills that Maryland Nonprofits lobbied based on our Policy Principles. Click here to learn more. Connect with Maryland...
The Second Deadly Sin of Nonprofit Strategy, Guest Blog by Rob Sheehan
Guest Blog by Rob Sheehan, Principal, Sheehan Nonprofit Consulting, Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits The Second Deadly Sin of Nonprofit Strategy is what I call “Insular Mountaintop Planning.” It can be good for a strategy planning group to go to the “mountains”...
How to Give a Great User Experience on Your Nonprofit Website, Guest Blog by SW Creatives
Smoking Takes Lives, Starved for Attention, and Target Nuclear Weapons are all fantastic examples of a great nonprofit user experience. Guest Blog by Ryan Phillips, Design and Web Development, SW Creatives, Associate Members Read the original blog here In nonprofit...
New Standards for Excellence Code
A new enhanced Standards for Excellence code has been launched! Learn more…
Building Boundaries, Guest Blog by Justin Pollock, OrgForward
Guest Blog by Justin Pollock, Principal and Founder, Orgforward Read the original blog here Do you want to push boundaries and expand your connections? Consider signing up for Maryland Nonprofits’ Leader Connections, gain peer support, connections and...
The First Deadly Sin of Nonprofit Strategy, Guest Blog by Rob Sheehan
Guest Blog by Rob Sheehan, Principal, Sheehan Nonprofit Consulting and Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits This is the first blog in a series that will review Robert Sheehan’s, author of Mission Impact, Seven Deadly Sins of Nonprofit Strategy....
Jazz Fest overcomes harrowing debt through leadership, collaboration and sustainability, Guest Blog by Erica McGeachy Crenshaw
Guest Blog by Erica McGeachy Crenshaw, CEO, Execute Now! and Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits The details of the last decade for the New Orleans Jazz Fest read like a famous story. There are villains, heroes and a lot of drama in between. But nothing other than...
How to Build (or Rebuild) a Nonprofit Identity by Christine Batta of SW Creatives
Your brand is made up of much more than just a logo, as shown by the website, brochure, and other print collateral that we created for the Lawyers’ Committee’s 50th Anniversary Toward Justice Campaign below. By Christine Batta, Designer, SW Creatives,...