Community Development/Neighborhoods

How a neighborhood-focused Baltimore initiative is employing patience, partnership, and resident leadership to drive long-term change

Release Date:

06/07/2023

At the corner of North and Cecil Avenues in Central Baltimore sits the newly constructed home of Roberta’s House. The building represents a transformational investment designed to bring new life to a vacant block that was previously occupied by rowhomes. This piece tells the story of lessons from the Greenmount Life, Opportunity, and Wellness (GLOW) Initiative, a new effort to concentrate financial and social investment in select neighborhoods that have long experienced underinvestment.

Port Covington developers announce $2.5 million in grants to South Baltimore community groups

Release Date:

07/21/2022

Developers of the Port Covington waterfront community in South Baltimore have distributed $2.5 million in grants and other funds to help revitalize neighborhoods near the site where offices, shops and apartments are under construction.

How the Weinberg Foundation Is Working to Move the Needle on Poverty in Baltimore

Release Date:

06/30/2022

There was a time, not so very long ago, when Baltimore seemed to be turning a corner, with a relatively affluent metro area, new development, and rising incomes during the 2000s.

Philanthropy & The City What Does An Inclusive and Equitable Recovery Look Like?

Release Date:

02/15/2022

How Place-Based Funders Build Better Community Partnerships

Release Date:

01/13/2022

When place-based funders from 12 regions across the country formed a learning group in 2020, chronicled in this five-part series, they shared practical, tactical steps to grapple with a range of thorny questions. When they turned to engaging stakeholders, the funders focused on three core challenges to building community partnerships.

COVID-19 Jobs Update December 2021 | A final update on the nonprofit jobs recovery

Release Date:

01/11/2022

In their continuing effort to track the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on nonprofit employment, the Center for Civil Society Studies Archive reports their estimates of COVID-induced nonprofit job losses through December 2021, as reflec

You can’t have a digital city without connecting to the community

Release Date:

10/28/2021

Think about a city’s digital future, and the conversation has typically turned to technical topics — internet of things, sensors, automated functions.

Baltimore Community Foundation Grants $1 Million to Support Majority-Black Communities and Black-led Nonprofits in Baltimore

Release Date:

10/22/2021

The Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF) announced $1 million in grants to 20 nonprofits providing programs or services that directly support the resiliency of majority-Black communities in targeted neighborhoods of West and Northwest Baltimore.

Baltimore pilot targets new way to build neighborhood trust with 10 hyper-local grants

Release Date:

08/09/2021

M&T Bank and Weave: The Social Fabric Project, a program of the Aspen Institute, on Monday announced winners of the inaugural Weaver Awards celebrating and suppo

West x Northwest Baltimore Impact Grants

Release Date:

06/14/2021

The Baltimore Community Foundation promotes the success of Baltimore’s communities, its residents and particularly its young people by supporting effective public schools and equipping neighborhoods with the resources they need to

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