Today, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) announced its new initiative, "Care, delivered," a $5 million public-private sector philanthropic endeavor that will distribute personal... READ MORE
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore just donated $5,000 to make sure hospitality workers get the training they need to keep them safe during the pandemic.
CFES awarded the grant... READ MORE
As we contend with two seismically important events — the Covid -19 pandemic and the uprisings over police brutality and systemic racism — foundations and nonprofits need to work harder than ever... READ MORE
The Fulton Forward Foundation recently donated $75,000 to the Washington County COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund. The fund is a campaign organized by the Community Foundation and United Way of... READ MORE
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC) has announced $162,250 in grants awarded through its Fund for Anne Arundel to six local nonprofit organizations that provide opportunities... READ MORE
The United Way of Washington County and the Community Foundation of Washington County have raised $300,000 to help the community get through the COVID-19 crisis, according to a news release from... READ MORE
The COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund, a coordinated fund established by the Greater Washington Community Foundation, has issued new investments of $2.8 million as part of phase two of rapid... READ MORE
At the Frederick Rescue Mission Thursday, local food banks met to receive $5,000 from the Ausherman Family Foundation.
It was the start of F.O.O.D. or the Frederick Organizations... READ MORE
The Horizon Foundation is the largest independent health philanthropy in Maryland and as President and CEO, Nikki Highsmith Vernick has led many campaigns and efforts to improve... READ MORE
A new food security fund will help Montgomery County nonprofits and residents get access to a steady supply of food. The new Montgomery County Food Security Fund will establish a response strategy... READ MORE
Maryland Philanthropy Network (the Network), a statewide membership association representing more than 130 organizations, announced the appointment of five new members to its... READ MORE
Mid-Atlantic Community Network connects social service organizations across region as pandemic’s economic impact sets in
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to demonstrate... READ MORE
Over the past several years, we have seen women rising up in all kinds of powerful ways. In addition to the unprecedented surge of women running for office and organizing grassroots movements,... READ MORE
The virus has made us go virtual. We bank online, shop for groceries online, spend time with loved ones online, attend schools online and even access a ballot online. Today, the Internet
... READ MORE Governor Larry Hogan today announced that more than 200 Maryland companies and nonprofit organizations across the state have supported their communities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.... READ MORE
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. is donating $2 million to organizations fighting racial injustice.
The Baltimore-based money manager did not specify which organizations would get the donation,... READ MORE
We are in a trifecta of crises that threatens our nation’s public health, economic security and democracy. Though this pandemic is new, racism and economic injustice are not. The pandemic has served to further reveal preexisting inequities in housing, education, health care, food security, policing and criminal justice, income and employment. READ MORE
The nation is once again at a critical point in the centuries-long struggle to live up to its founding ideals. In government agencies, corporate workplaces, news organizations, sports leagues,... READ MORE
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County's (CFAAC) Community Crisis Response Fund is proud to announce that it recently awarded the third cycle of rapid response grant... READ MORE
We are thrilled to announce that the PEAK Grantmaking Board of Directors has hired Satonya Fair to be the first President and CEO of PEAK Grantmaking.
Known to many of us... READ MORE
A newly introduced $10.5 million special appropriation could help alleviate the issue of food security and also support local food banks, restaurants and farmers.
The special... READ MORE
On June 17, The Associated held their first, virtual Annual Meeting. Hundreds of community members joined us on Facebook and YouTube as they recounted their 100-year history and reflected on their... READ MORE
What will the business community do this time?
As I continue to think about how it will respond to the killing of George Floyd, I can’t help but flash back five years to the commitments... READ MORE
Maryland Legal Services Corporation is facing a funding decline of approximately $4.5 million for the fiscal year that begins July 1, threatening the availability of crucial civil legal services... READ MORE
Tonia Wellons was named permanent CEO of the Greater Washington Community Foundation on April 2
You were announced as CEO the day after D.C.’s initial stay-at-home order... READ MORE
For John Brothers, the death of a black man at the hands of police in Minneapolis has been felt personally.... READ MORE
During the coronavirus pandemic, government leaders and the news media have focused their attention on the economic struggles facing business. But America’s nonprofits are in the gravest danger.... READ MORE
Baltimore is a one-party city, so much so that it hasn't had a Republican mayor since 1967. Registered Democrats vastly outnumber any other party registration, having a tenfold advantage over the... READ MORE
The media is full of the economic consequences of the coronavirus. Here in the United States, 40 million people have lost jobs. Prominent businesses—from Hertz to J. Crew—have declared bankruptcy... READ MORE
The Baltimore Health Corps launched this week to train and hire unemployed city residents to work in neighborhoods hit hardest by COVID-19. The initiative is seeking to hire 300 people to perform... READ MORE
In the last week, Baltimore has joined other cities in taking up the call for racial equality, with thousands pouring into city streets to protest for equal treatment of African Americans and... READ MORE
In response to the COVID-19 crisis and rising levels of hunger in communities nationally, United Way Worldwide is expanding Ride United, its transportation access initiative, to launch a “last... READ MORE
New research shows that well-meaning efforts have not closed disparities. We need grant makers to do more to help nonprofits run by people of color build sustained support to meet the challenges ahead. READ MORE
Whenever classes return to school buildings, they’re likely to be very different than the day... READ MORE
To ensure that a greater number of residents affirmatively vote for municipal candidates and create a broader mandate for elected officials, we should examine the options for reforming Baltimore... READ MORE
The number of working African American business owners in the United States plummeted more than 40 percent as the coronavirus shut down much of the economy — a far steeper drop than other racial groups experienced, according to an analysis confirming fears the pandemic would deepen inequalities in the business world. READ MORE
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC) recently distributed a second cycle of grants through its Community Crisis Response Fund. To date, CFAAC has distributed 58... READ MORE
CLLCTIVLY launches a no-strings-attached micro-grant to support Black-led and Black-owned organizations on the frontlines— serving children and families who have become even more economically... READ MORE
CLLCTIVLY launches a no-strings-attached micro-grant to support Black-led and Black-owned organizations on the frontlines— serving children and families who have become even more... READ MORE
United Way of Central Maryland Thursday announced it received a $150,000 grant from Truist Financial Corporation for the nonprofit’s COVID-19 Community Fund to support people and... READ MORE
With the COVID-19 pandemic highlighting the city’s persistent problems with internet access, Baltimore City government could play a greater role in expanding technology to low-income homes and... READ MORE
Across the country, foundations and nonprofits across the board are increasingly working to incorporate an equity lens in their work. At the ... READ MORE
Many hospitals are limiting visitors because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so have you considered who should make decisions about your care if you’re incapacitated?
“We really want you to talk... READ MORE
Protective films around bus drivers, temperature checks at schoolhouse doors, playgrounds marked with social distancing markers. Those are just a few examples of what might become the “new normal... READ MORE
As president of the Maryland Philanthropy Network, a statewide, Baltimore-based association that represents some 130 organizations, Celeste Amato helps manage some $9 billion in charitable assets... READ MORE
Coastal Hospice has been awarded a $2,ooo dollar Emergency Response Grant for Personal Protection Equipment. The grant was provided by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. ... READ MORE
To solve today’s complex social problems, foundations need to shift from the prevailing model of strategic philanthropy that attempts to predict outcomes to an emergent model that better fits the... READ MORE
The Horizon Foundation is thrilled to welcome Kenitra Fokwa Kengne to our staff as a Senior Program Officer.
Kenitra will direct our equity initiative, managing our collaborative of equity... READ MORE
An unusual collaboration among news guilds, two local foundations, and other investors would transform the famed ... READ MORE
Maryland has launched a new online portal designed to connect the state's manufacturers of personal protective equipment and other essential items with buyers.
The state Department of... READ MORE
Howard Bank announced Tuesday it will host its “Keep It Local” contest for the second consecutive year to support small businesses in and around the Baltimore region. The goal is to recognize and... READ MORE
M&T Bank will contribute $200,000 to the Maryland Food Bank and Capital Area Food Bank to help them buy and distribute food to those impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and related economic... READ MORE
Maryland Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Christine Ross Tuesday announced the launch of the ... READ MORE
Echoing Green and Bridgespan collaborated to research the depth of racial inequities in philanthropic funding. Based on what we see in our work as intermediaries in the sector, two of the biggest... READ MORE
On May 4, WYPR held a program on the role of non-profits and philanthropies in confronting the community challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, as seen through the experience of two local... READ MORE
For those of us working in HIV philanthropy, advocacy, and research, it’s impossible to ignore the ... READ MORE
When Jaclyn Mathias was told she was going to be the new executive director of the Community... READ MORE
An outline of a potential school day was drawn from interviews with more than 20 education leaders determining what reopened schools might look like come fall. In the absence of a vaccine for ... READ MORE
