Standards for Excellence
My Summer Internship with Maryland Nonprofits
Blog by Olivia Dwelley, Maryland Nonprofits Marketing Intern, Summer 2017 My time as a Marketing Intern at Maryland Nonprofits is coming to an end, and a reflection of the last 3 months shows what a valuable experience it has been. Arriving late on my first day...
Advice for Working with Diverse and Emerging Donor Groups
Guest Post By Cody Switzer, assistant managing editor and director of digital products at The Chronicle of Philanthropy Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the forefront of the work of the nonprofit world – but are you thinking about it enough in your...
Cause Marketing Campaigns – Look Before You Leap
This guest post is by P.J. Chambers of WebIXI, presenter of “Cause Marketing: Convincing the For-Profit World to ‘Out Care’ Their Competition”, part of the Speak Up, Speak Out track at this year’s conference. Learn more and register here:...
What Should You Include In Your Marketing Plan?
This guest post is by Rebecca Stevens Teaff of Redstart Creative, presenter of “Marketing Essentials: What Should Be In Your Plan?”, part of the Speak Up, Speak Out track at this year’s conference. Learn more and register here:...
Understanding Autism
This guest post is by Trish Kane of Pathfinders for Autism, co-presenter of Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders Through the Lifespan, part of the MARFY – Excellence in Service track at this year’s conference. Learn more and...
Energized Leadership
This guest post is by Chrissy M. Thornton, Executive Director of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, and presenter of “Energized Leadership,” part of the Leadership Development track at our 25th Annual Conference. Learn more...
Finding My Self-Care Practice
This guest post is by Jackie Pearce Garrett of HGVenture, LLP, presenter of “Self-Care,” part of the Leadership Development track. Learn more about the conference and register here: bit.ly/MANOAC17. My self-care journey started from a...
Motivate Your Board to Fundraise!
This guest post is by Derry Deringer of Deringer Consulting, LLC, presenter of Win at Engaging Your Board Members in Fund Development, part of the STRONGER ORGANIZATIONS, STRONGER NETWORKS track. Learn more about the conference and register...
The Knowledge is Already in the Room
This guest post is by Pamela Ruiz, presenter of How to Manage Organizational Change, part of the STRONGER ORGANIZATIONS, STRONGER NETWORKS track. Learn more about the conference and register here: bit.ly/MANOAC17. Your organization’s...
POLICY UPDATE: Budget, Healthcare, Non-Partisanship and Overtime Rules
FEDERAL BUDGET We circulated a sign-on letter to Governor Hogan asking him to speak out publicly against the cuts in federal programs and protections now being considered in Congress. If you missed that request, we urge you to read and sign that letter here. As...