PRESS RELEASE  Media Contact: Imany Dye, Communications & Marketing Coordinator, Iadye@mdnonprofit.org | (443) 238 2336   March 10, 2023 / ANNAPOLIS, MD – During the Maryland House of Delegates Appropriations Committee hearing yesterday, nonprofit advocates presented in-person, virtual, and written testimony in support of House Bill 1226. Sponsored by Delegate Anne Healey (D-22), House Bill 1226 would establish a Nonprofit Sustainability Fund within the Maryland Department of Commerce funded at $100 million annually, to benefit small and mid-sized 501(c)(3), (4), and (6 ..read more

Sign the letter today to strengthen our collective support of HB 1226 It’s been more than a month since Maryland Nonprofits released our open letter to Governor Wes Moore, Speaker Adrienne Jones, and Senate President Bill Ferguson calling for the establishment of a $100 million state-funded general operating nonprofit grant fund. The response to the letter has been strong, with more than 600 organizations and individuals signing on in support, and more joining each day. “With an unprecedented projected budget surplus in 2023,” the letter reads, “now is the time for Maryland to make good on its ..read more

  For Immediate Release Media Contact: Imany Dye, Communications & Marketing Coordinator Iadye@mdnonprofit.org | (443) 238 2336 In a recent partnership with The Black Executive Directors Network (BLK ED Network), we are pleased to announce a new benefit for our Maryland Nonprofits members. With a mission to empower Black Executive Directors as they navigate the systemic challenges in the nonprofit sector, BLK ED Network focuses on three core areas: community, capital, and capacity building. If you are not already a member of BLK ED Network, you now have an opportunity to access a FREE ..read more

To help kick off the New Year, we wanted to highlight the inspiring work that Kits to Heart has been doing in Maryland and across the U.S. Founded in 2020 by a three-time cancer alumna, Kits to Heart gives ​thoughtfully​​ ​designed, curated cancer care kits to patients and their caregivers. In 2021, they were a winner of the Changemaker Challenge in Howard County, Baltimore County, and Anne Arundel County, and they received a Rise to the Challenge award in 2022 for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.    MISSION​ & VISION​  Kits to Heart’s​ ​mission is to bring smil ..read more

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Imany Dye, Communications & Marketing Coordinator Iadye@mdnonprofit.org | (443) 238 2336 Maryland Nonprofits is pleased to announce our newly elected board members and officers for 2023: Walter Simmons of Employ Prince George’s as Chair, Will Pass of Park Heights Renaissance, Inc as Vice Chair, Cheryl Thomas, CPA of Thomas & Associates as Treasurer, and Katy McGuire of The Arc Baltimore as Secretary. Joining the board for three-year terms beginning in 2023 are: Nona Carroll of the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education, Ernesto Lopez of Hospice ..read more

  January 26, 2023  /  BALTIMORE, MD  –  The Baltimore Children and Youth Fund (BCYF) awarded CLLCTIVLY and Maryland Nonprofits $150,000 to pilot the CONNECT program. CONNECT is a nine-month cohort of ten organizations focused on deepening relationships and collaboration among nonprofits to improve organizational sustainability, increase fundraising, and move towards a liberatory framework for serving young people in Baltimore City. As conveyed by Jamye Wooten, CLLCTIVLY’s Founder, “Nonprofit culture often promotes competition and scarcity. We work to center the assets ..read more

Image from The Baltimore Sun By Neil Bergsman, Senior Policy Analyst, Maryland Nonprofits On January 20 -as required by the Maryland Constitution- the newly installed Governor presented his proposed budget for the fiscal year that will start in July. The budget totals $63.1 billion, which is actually a 3 percent reduction below the current year’s budget. The reduction is not because Governor Wes Moore made cuts to current state services. It reflects a reduction from the unusually large amounts of federal funds and state surplus revenues incorporated in this year’s budget. Although the budget w ..read more

For Immediate Release  Media Contact: Imany Dye, Communications & Marketing Coordinator Iadye@mdnonprofit.org | (443) 238 2336  At its 2023 Legislative Preview event on January 9, Maryland Nonprofits launched an open letter directed to Governor-Elect Wes Moore, Speaker Adrienne Jones, and Senate President Bill Ferguson calling for the establishment of a $100 million state-funded general operating nonprofit grant fund. Within 24 hours, over 100 organizations and individuals signed on to the letter.  “With an unprecedented projected budget surplus in 2023,” the letter reads ..read more

2023 is showing signs that it will be a big year for Maryland Latinos Unidos, as well as for Maryland’s Latine community, largely due to global economic and domestic political winds.   A number of large events are predicted to take place, as well as ongoing ones inherited from 2022. The economy is still rolling out of its pandemic mode and is impacted by ongoing international conflicts that challenge US labor and consumer markets.  The US political system experienced a significant transition as well. The House of Representatives changed hands during the mid-terms. What we can co ..read more

Contact: Amy Coates Madsen Director, Standards for Excellence Institute® acmadsen@standardsforexcellence.org    Baltimore, MD – December 14, 2022 – The Standards for Excellence Institute, an initiative dedicated to promoting the highest standards of nonprofit ethics and accountability, announces its 2022 Class of Licensed Consultants. Thirty professionals completed the intensive, three-day training seminar and are now equipped to assist nonprofits nationwide. The members of the class have more than 525 collective years of nonprofit experience and represent organizations from states a ..read more