Greater Washington Region Nonprofit Organizations Recognized

The Center for Nonprofit Advancement is pleased to announce five finalists for The 16th Annual Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management. Each year this competitive award recognizes outstanding achievement in nonprofit management by a Greater Washington-area nonprofit organization.

Finalists for the 2010 Post Award include:

On March 31, more than 100 leaders from Baltimore and Washington region nonprofit organizations convened for the release of two reports on diversity among the region’s nonprofits—the first major study of nonprofit leadership diversity in the Baltimore-Washington region.

Washington, DC—Thursday, January 21—The Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington and the Center for Nonprofit Advancement announced today a joint advocacy campaign for the 2011 fiscal year budget cycles in the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland. The campaign, “Think Twice Before You Slice,” is designed to advocate for and educate local elected officials during this critical budget cycle about the incredible assets and services nonprofits bring to their communities.

Washington, DC —November 16, 2009—A survey by the Center for Nonprofit Advancement shows that nonprofit organizations across the greater Washington region continue to experience increasing demand for services while funding continues to decrease.

Nearly (46%) half of respondents to a summer 2009 survey of nonprofits across the region have experienced an increase in demand for services in 2009. As a result of current economic conditions, another 15% have partially eliminated services.