Standards for Excellence
What Are the Steps of a Nonprofit Strategic Planning Process?
Nonprofits should engage in ongoing long and short-term strategic planning activities as necessary to determine the mission of the organization, to define specific goals and objectives related to the mission, and to evaluate the success of the organization’s programs...
What Should Be Covered in a Nonprofit Strategic Plan?
Nonprofits should engage in ongoing long and short-term strategic planning activities as necessary to determine the mission of the organization, to define specific goals and objectives related to the mission, and to evaluate the success of the organization’s programs...
How Do I Create or Revise a Nonprofit Mission Statement?
Nonprofits are founded for the public good and operate to accomplish a stated purpose through specific program activities. A nonprofit should have a well-defined mission, and its programs should effectively and efficiently work toward achieving that mission....
Preserve Nonprofit Nonpartisanship and the Johnson Amendment
Take action today by calling and tweeting your representatives. Congressional leaders are, right now, writing the bill to fund the government through the rest of the current fiscal year. This “must pass” bill is attracting many controversial issues – like anti-Johnson...
Should I Hire an External Consultant for Nonprofit Program Evaluation?
A nonprofit should engage in organizational evaluation to ensure that all financial resources and human capital are being used toward fulfilling its mission. Defined, cost-effective procedures must be used for evaluating, both qualitatively and quantitatively,...
The Colored Waiting Room: The American Civil Rights Movement Then and Now
The Colored Waiting Room: The American Civil Rights Movement Then and Now Author and panelist event on Friday, April 6th, 4-6p.m. at MICA ‘s Brown Center Imagine Montgomery, Alabama at the height of the civil rights movement – a place where one man’s...
Succession Planning: Preparing for Smooth Transitions
Organizations rarely have playbooks for how employees execute their jobs. The recipe for success is mixed: one part job description, one part best practices, one part professional development, and one part personality. In an ideal world, every nonprofit position would...
6 Interesting Facts About Compensation in MD’s Nonprofit Sector
Regularly reviewing salaries to keep your salary and benefits structure up-to-date is an important step in helping your organization attract and retain talented employees (and avoiding costly turnover!). Maryland Nonprofits’ Salary Survey, conducted every...
Attention: Don’t Let This Happen To Your Nonprofit!
Blog by Paddy Morton, General Counsel, Maryland Nonprofits Imagine this: A nonprofit is hard at work, advancing its mission and expanding its service area. The executive director is juggling a variety of responsibilities related to programming, fundraising, and...
New Tax Law Implications on Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy
Guest Blog by Conner Wolfe, Principal, Conner Wolfe Consulting The new tax law, with its increase in the minimum standard deduction, is certainly a reason for nonprofits to worry. What will the impact be? Will fewer people donate? Will people donate less? POLITICO...