The Nonprofit Village Making a Difference Nominations
Know a nonprofit Making a Difference? Nominations are open for the 2018 awards presented by The Nonprofit Village. Apply online by November 9 and the awards will be announced in January 2019.
Interesting Reads
Unemployment is down. But do the new jobs pay enough to live? (The New York Times, September 11)
Political nonprofits must now name many of their donors under federal court ruling after Supreme Court declines to intervene (Washington Post, September 18)
Five ways your body language is inadvertently offending people (Fast Company, September 19)
About Nonprofit Waste, Overhead, and Financial Subservience (The Nonprofit Quarterly, September 21)
2018 Giving is Dropping. Now What? (Independent Sector, September 26)
Provide Feedback on the MCPS Operating Budget
MCPS is working on developing the superintendent’s recommended operating budget for FY20 over the next few months. MCPS is reaching out for community input, specifically feedback on what areas need to be prioritized in the budget and will use the feedback help guide it in the formulation of the budget. Click here to take the survey.
Hospice Caring is Now CaringMatters
Hospice Caring changed its name to CaringMatters. They also have a new tagline, “Facing Illness & Grief. Finding Compassion & Support.” and website CaringMatters.org.
TechImpact and IdealWare Merger
Tech Impact, a 501(c)(3) provider of nonprofit technology solutions and the operator of IT training programs for underserved youth will be merging with Idealware, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and authoritative source for independent, thoroughly-researched technology resources for the social sector. The merger will be effective on September 30.
Interesting Reads
Nonprofits Need Ethical Leaders: Here’s How To Be One And How To Create Them (Forbes, August 13)
These are the reasons you can never make a decision (Fast Company, August 30)
The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light (Harvard Business Review, September 3)
Will the United Way Have a Role in the Future of Philanthropy? (Nonprofit Quarterly, September 6)
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Interesting Reads
America has 1.5 million nonprofits and room for more (The Conversation, August 13)
Is Your IRS Form 990 Telling the Right Story? And What Can You Do About It? (Nonprofit Quarterly, August 15)
No room for raises this year? You can still reward high performers (Fast Company, August 17)
Data Collection Should Be A Key Priority In Nonprofit Management(Forbes Nonprofit Council, August 17)
How Nonprofits Can Keep Employees Motivated Until Year-End (Forbes Nonprofit Council, August 21)
20 ways majority-white nonprofits can build authentic partnerships with organizations led by communities of color (Nonprofit AF)
Interesting Reads
To Get The Best From Your Board, Add These Governance Best Practices(Forbes, July 30)
Your Tweets Live Forever (Kojo Nnamdi Show, August 2)
9 examples of funders being awesome partners to nonprofits (Nonprofit AF, August 6)
When you host an unpaid internship, a unicorn loses its pancreas(Nonprofit AF, August 13)
Grant Writing USA and COG Grant Training
Grant Writing USA and COG are presenting a two day granting writing workshop on how to write grant proposals start to finish and how to locate and track relevant grant opportunities. It will be on September 17-18, 2018 at the office of Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Please use discount code “MDNPO” to receive a $30 discount off full price at registration.