Engagement and Advocacy
Prompt Payment Updates for Nonprofits
What Nonprofits should know about the Prompt Payment legislation passed in June of this year.
Standards for Excellence® Institute partners with Social Venture Partners Dallas to assist nonprofits achieve the highest governance and management standards
The Standards for Excellence announces it's partnership with the Social Venture Partners Dallas to help nonprofits achieve the highest governance and management standards.
Member spotlight: Wide Angle Youth Media
In this blog we give our long time member, Wide Angle Youth Media, their flowers and tell you about all the great things they do for youth in Baltimore!
Streamlining Federal Grants Act
Learn about the Streamlining Federal Grants Act that was recently introduced, and how it can remedy the confusion around the federal grant process for your nonprofit.
Giving USA Data From 2022 Released Tuesday
On Tuesday, Giving USA released its annual report on private giving for 2022. This is the preeminent source of annual giving data. A few highlights from the Giving USA report: Overall giving in 2022 was $499.33 billion Compared to 2021, giving was down in current...
Gov. Miller, Senator Kagan, 200+ nonprofit advocates join 2023 Advocacy Recharge
An opportunity for nonprofit sector advocates to reflect on the 2023 Maryland General Assembly session and organize for 2024.
Prompt Pay Requirement on State Grants Signed into Law; Nonprofit Loan Fund Increased; Provider Rate Increases Accompany Minimum Wage Increase
Maryland Nonprofits celebrates important wins in the 2023 Legislative Session.
Spring is here! Are you ready?
Start your spring cleaning now with the free Standards for Excellence online self-assessment!
Nonprofits Receiving ARPA Funding Face Funding Cliff: Maryland Nonprofits Responds with Support for Capacity Building
May 11, 2023 / BALTIMORE, MD – Maryland Nonprofits is launching a new program to provide training, technical assistance, and capacity building services to a group of Baltimore City nonprofits that received federal pandemic recovery funds under the American Rescue Plan...
A Budget for Maryland
The Maryland General Assembly enacted a balanced budget for the state government on the constitutional target date of April 3. The budget totals $63.1 Billion. The total actually is $933 million under this year’s amount. That reduction is mostly due to the large...