Standards for Excellence

Giving USA Data From 2022 Released Tuesday

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...

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Gov. Miller, Senator Kagan, 200+ nonprofit advocates join 2023 Advocacy Recharge

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.

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Spring is here! Are you ready?

Spring is here! Are you ready?

Start your spring cleaning now with the free Standards for Excellence online self-assessment!

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Nonprofits Receiving ARPA Funding Face Funding Cliff: Maryland Nonprofits Responds with Support for  Capacity Building

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...

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A Budget for Maryland

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...

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Bills to promote prompt payments advance

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...

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HB 1226 – How A Bill Doesn’t Become a Law (At Least For Now)

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.

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Women in the nonprofit sector: Leading the change!

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. 

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March is Women’s History Month! The Future is Latina – or is it?

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....

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