Standards for Excellence

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Workplace Harassment: An Unacceptable Risk

  Guest Blog by Melanie Lockwood Herman, Executive Director, Nonprofit Risk Management Center Last week I attended a leadership conference hosted by an organization near to my heart, Camp Fire. Camp Fire’s mission is to provide opportunities for young people to “find...

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Heather Iliff Featured in Baltimore Sun

The Baltimore Sun recently published an op-ed by our CEO, Heather Iliff, about the House tax plan . Iliff writes, “T he “ Tax Cuts and Jobs Act H.R. 1 ” recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives will take us a giant step backward and erode our state’s...

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Heather Iliff on 98 Rock Baltimore

  Heather Iliff, CEO of Maryland Nonprofits, was recently interviewed on 98 Rock Baltimore’s segment, Maryland Perspectives with Amelia. Listen to the segment and learn about free resources for your nonprofit and how Maryland Nonprofits can help make the...

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3 Ways for IT Leaders to Communicate with Internal Audiences

    Guest Post by George Breeden, CAE, Executive IT Advisor, Hartman Executive Advisors Over the years, business technology has evolved from a back-office function to a strategic resource for organizational success. Chief information officers (CIOs), now in...

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Heather Iliff on The Clarion Call TV Show

  Heather Iliff, President & CEO of Maryland Nonprofits, recently appeared on The Clarion Call TV Show to speak with host Janice Liggins. Iliff discussed the statewide impact of nonprofits on Maryland’s economy, workforce, and policy landscape....

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5 Ways to Turn Around Your Stagnant Nonprofit

Heather Iliff, CEO, Maryland Nonprofits Nonprofit organizations go through different stages of development. The start-up organization is full of energy and vitality, sometimes leading to breakneck growth as systems and infrastructure struggle to keep pace. Once an...

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