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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="5-1203" title_number="5" title_name="Economic Development and Financial Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program">
  <text>The Program shall provide assistance to qualifying nonprofit entities, including:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>operation of an information exchange governing current and new technical information and data about all aspects of nonprofit management, including:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>nonprofit start–up;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>budgeting and financial management;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>facilities development and management;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iv">
      <text>board development;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="v">
      <text>organizational development and strategic planning;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="vi">
      <text>marketing;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="vii">
      <text>federal and State contracting and grant making;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="viii">
      <text>individual, corporate, and foundation fund–raising;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ix">
      <text>volunteer management;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="x">
      <text>personnel management;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="xi">
      <text>federal and State tax law and regulations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="xii">
      <text>federal and State law and regulations governing charitable solicitations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="xiii">
      <text>federal and State regulations applicable to licensing or accreditation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="xiv">
      <text>federal and State financing programs; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="xv">
      <text>information technology; and</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>individual consultation and technical assistance to any qualifying nonprofit entity that requests the service, including assistance on any of the subjects identified in item (1) of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
