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The Third Deadly Sin of Nonprofit Strategy, Guest Blog by Rob Sheehan

Guest Blog by Rob Sheehan, Principal, Sheehan Nonprofit Consulting, Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits Read the original blog here Like so many sins, this one starts out innocently enough. An organization has financial challenges and decides it needs a big new...

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Montgomery County Executive Candidates Forum

Nonprofit Montgomery and Montgomery Moving Forward are sponsoring a Montgomery County Executive Candidates Forum, June 3 at the Manna Food Center in Gaithersburg. Click here for Registration and Event Information.     

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Standards for Excellence Forum Quiz – The Answers!

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony from the Standards for Excellence Version 2.0 Forum Guest Blog by Susan Fort If you were unable to join us at the Standards for Excellence Forum on May 28th, you missed a great event!  Click here for photos of the event.  During the...

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SFX Featured in the Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Standards for Excellence Institute has been featured in an article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, “Institute Overhauls Accreditation Process for Nonprofit Accountability.” Read more…

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Cost per outcome: The new crystal ball for nonprofit success, Guest Blog by Erica McGeachy Crenshaw

Guest Blog by Erica McGeachy Crenshaw, CEO, Execute Now!, Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits Read the original blog here Nonprofits are constantly looking for new ways to demonstrate impact to funders, particularly to foundations that have less to invest and...

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A Facelift or a Rebuild? 3 Questions to Ask Before Changing Your Nonprofit Logo, Guest Blog by Christine Batta

Cancer Research UK used a new design to add the theme of “our progress is your progress” to their existing “together we can beat cancer” message. Guest Blog by Christine Batta, Graphic Designer, SW Creatives Read the original blog here A thoughtful logo redesign has...

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Sine Die – 2014 General Assembly Wrap-Up By Henry Bogdan

By Henry Bogdan, Director of Public Policy, Maryland Nonprofits This is a brief review of legislation with broad impact on nonprofits and other bills that Maryland Nonprofits lobbied based on our Policy Principles. Click here to learn more. Connect with Maryland...

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The Second Deadly Sin of Nonprofit Strategy, Guest Blog by Rob Sheehan

Guest Blog by Rob Sheehan, Principal, Sheehan Nonprofit Consulting, Associate Member of Maryland Nonprofits The Second Deadly Sin of Nonprofit Strategy is what I call “Insular Mountaintop Planning.” It can be good for a strategy planning group to go to the “mountains”...

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How to Give a Great User Experience on Your Nonprofit Website, Guest Blog by SW Creatives

Smoking Takes Lives, Starved for Attention, and Target Nuclear Weapons are all fantastic examples of a great nonprofit user experience. Guest Blog by Ryan Phillips, Design and Web Development, SW Creatives, Associate Members Read the original blog here In nonprofit...

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Building Boundaries, Guest Blog by Justin Pollock, OrgForward

Guest Blog by Justin Pollock, Principal and Founder, Orgforward Read the original blog here Do you want to push boundaries and expand your connections?  Consider signing up for Maryland Nonprofits’ Leader Connections, gain peer support, connections and...

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