Standards for Excellence
Grant Writing Success Starts with Doing Your Homework!
By Michelle Nusum -Smith, Owner & Principal Consultant, The Word Woman LLC & Maryland Nonprofits’ Associate Member In teaching grant writing, I always start with the quote below. I think is summarizes perfectly what any prospective grantee needs...
Creative Arts: A Pathway to Inclusion
Guest Blog by Rob Levit, Licensed Consultant, Standards for Excellence® Institute, www.creativityexpert.com Art, music, and creative writing are too often overlooked as vehicles for increasing community outreach, stakeholder involvement, and new avenues of...
A Blueprint to Building an Effective Nonprofit Board
Guest Blog by David Schriver, Director, Ellin & Tucker and Kimberly Fusco, Principal, Ellin & Tucker Maryland is currently home to more than 32,000 nonprofits, and that number grows annually! As the marketplace becomes more competitive, having the...
What Do the New Overtime Regulations Mean for Your Nonprofit?
What Do the New Overtime Regulations Mean for Your Nonprofit? View our Recent Webinar on the Updated Overtime Regulations Many employers will be affected by the updated overtime regulations. Nonprofit employers in particular need to take action now to determine...
Communication, Strategy & Action
Guest Blog by Karen Cheeks, President and CEO, Cheeks Communications, LLC Karen Cheeks will join Maryland Nonprofits to host two webinars focusing on communication plans (8/23/16) and media relations (8/30/16). Recently, I stumbled upon a town hall meeting...
National Association of Nonprofit Organizations & Executives (NANOE) Invitations
We are aware that many of you received a nomination message to participate on the Board of Governors of NANOE (National Association of Nonprofit Organizations & Executives). We did not share our members’ contact information with the nominating committee....
A Smart Way to Save Money While Gaining Top-Notch Talent
Guest blog by Claudia Thorne, Ph.D., M.S.W., L.I.S.W., Director, Mid-Atlantic ReServe As a nonprofit CEO for many years, I lived in a world of “so much to accomplish with such limited resources.” Doing more with less is the new (or not so new) normal...
AHA! Business Radio Interview: Nonprofits vs. Businesses
What is the difference between a nonprofit and a business? Is it beneficial for nonprofits to be more business-like, and vice-versa? Tune-in to AHA! Business Radio and listen to host Allan Hirsh’s conversation with President and CEO of Maryland Nonprofits, Heather...
Report from the Road: What I Learned from Maryland Nonprofits
Guest blog by Jim Lynch, Staff Writer, TechSoup Some of us lucky TechSoupians have had the pleasure to hit the road this year and attend nonprofit state association events. I just attended the Maryland Nonprofits Tech to Tell Your Story event outside of Baltimore....
Celebrating Success – Inspiring Innovation
YOU WORK HARD TO MAKE YOUR ORGANIZATION THE BEST DELIVERY VEHICLE FOR YOUR MISSION. Celebrating Success – Inspiring Innovation will bring best practices to life and help you become a pioneer in your field. This conference will help you work smarter,...