About the Nonprofit Resource Council

The Nonprofit Resource Development Council (NRDC) is the product of a strategic partnership between the Horizon Foundation and the Association of Community Services, and is also strongly supported by Howard County government. It is embodied in the strategic plans of the Foundation and Association and includes in its membership all of the local nonprofit funders. Horizon Foundation President Richard Krieg and ACS Executive Director Anne Towne are the Council’s co-chairs. The Council’s 12 members will lead a collaborative effort designed to ensure the long-term health and resilience of local nonprofit organizations.

The Council has been initially launched for a three-year term, to December 31, 2012.  After the first year, the NRDC will review its impact before deciding to continue into the following years.  Continuation into the following years may be approved if the program has met measurable criteria (e.g. to-be-defined measures of organizational sustainability and stability that indicate a “home” for initiatives is effective and still needed).

The NRDC will offer support for nonprofit organizations located in and/or serving Howard County residents.   It may place  a specific emphasis on particular nonprofit sectors, neighborhood locations or nonprofits of a defined size, based on the NRDC’s determination of specific needs.  The audience for the NDRC’s initiatives will include board members, management and key staff of County nonprofits.