Nonprofits and foundations must share stories of their successful strategies to address community needs. This is the message Mark Sedway delivered to members of the Maryland Philanthropy Network... READ MORE
The foreclosure crisis and subsequent financial fallout for homeowners have been headline news for years now. But a less visible aspect of the crisis has quietly emerged — the plight of renters... READ MORE
As communities across the country celebrate April as National Volunteer month, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced details about a new comprehensive volunteer plan called ... READ MORE
Our thoughts continue to be with those affected by the recent earthquake, aftershocks and tsunami in Japan. The preliminary numbers on those affected by these disasters are staggering. Japanese... READ MORE
In spite of gains over the recent decades, inequities in income, employment, educational attainment, housing and business ownership rates persist between African-American and white communities at... READ MORE
Mergers are common in the business world, but relatively rare in the nonprofit sector. That’s why I am intrigued by the story of Blue Water Baltimore.
Baltimore’s four watershed... READ MORE
There may be snow on the ground, but Baltimore City’s YouthWorks summer jobs program... READ MORE
In my previous column, I outlined the public policy challenges ahead for nonprofits and philanthropy in 2011. One of my colleagues, Adam Donaldson, member services director at the Maryland... READ MORE
Congress is back to work and, candidly, the nonprofit sector is nervous.
In addition to calls to cut spending and reduce the deficit, the Obama administration is pushing a tax code... READ MORE
It's always inspiring to start a new year with some good news.
Just before the holidays, it was announced that Baltimore is one of 10 communities to receive a total of $5.5 million in new... READ MORE
