Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF) Investment Committee and its Impact Investment Subcommittee announced Invest for More, a new impact investing program making focused, carefully selected investments into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention of generating a measurable, beneficial social impact in our Baltimore region, as well as a financial return. READ MORE
Every one of the 74 million children living in America is part of our nation’s future. Each one of them is important to building our country’s growth and its future prosperity – and that includes... READ MORE
Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated health system, announced an impact investing commitment today of up to $200 million through its Thriving Communities Fund to address housing stability and homelessness, among other community needs. READ MORE
We are pleased to share the Horizon Foundation’s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, which reflects an ongoing commitment to our mission and outlines our priorities for the next five years. READ MORE
Wells Fargo is providing $500,000 grant to help Jubilee Baltimore implement the Central... READ MORE
Source: Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore Corps, a social innovation nonprofit, received its largest private donation to date Tuesday — $500,000 from... READ MORE
Corporate Responsibility Magazine (CR Magazine) announced its 19th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens list, recognizing the standout environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of public companies across the United States. READ MORE
The Campbell Foundation is proud to announce that Julie Hester has been promoted to the position of Program Director, Civic... READ MORE
The Kirwan Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education has become a key talking point in the 2018 election campaign, and on Thursday it picks up its work where it left off in January for the legislative session. READ MORE
Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a thought-provoking, poignant and powerfully packaged event hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network for Baltimore Area Grantmakers (Maryland Philanthropy Network). This event included a discussion by Kevin Shird and Nelson Malden, authors of the recently published book The Colored Waiting Room: Empowering the Original and the New Civil Movements followed by a panel discussion on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. READ MORE
We are thrilled to announce that Tamara Toles O’Laughlin JD/MELP’09 has been chosen to receive the Social Justice Scholars Alumni Award. READ MORE
The Weinberg Foundation welcomes Earl Millett as the Foundation’s newest program officer. Millett will manage grants to nonprofits that serve low-income and vulnerable populations in the areas of... READ MORE
Read the latest update from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project of the Maryland Philanthropy Network. READ MORE
Many of us working to identify good strategies and support effective programs understand the great importance of involving communities in informing and implementing our work. But we do not always... READ MORE
The Daily Record has announced its 2018 Influential Marylanders, honoring 57 recipients who are leaving their mark throughout the state. READ MORE
The Daily Record has announced the honorees of its 2018 Maryland’s Top 100 Women awards.
Fourteen women will be inducted into the Circle of Excellence, receiving the award for a third and... READ MORE
Six years ago, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s staff was 58 percent white. Today, that figure is 43 percent.
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Baltimore’s anchor institutions and other businesses recently made news with results from inclusive hiring and purchasing initiatives Hopkins BLocal and the Baltimore Integration Partnership. ... READ MORE
Laureate Education will partner with IBM to design a science curriculum for the more than 1 million students at its nearly 70 for-profit schools around the world. READ MORE
The Maryland Philanthropy Network (Maryland Philanthropy Network), a statewide association of more than 130 private and community foundations, intermediaries, corporations, donor advised funds and... READ MORE
