Monday, June 15, 2020
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
News & Updates
Recent Updates
Friday, June 12, 2020
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
Monday, June 08, 2020
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
Monday, June 08, 2020
For John Brothers, the death of a black man at the hands of police in Minneapolis has been felt personally.... READ MORE
Monday, June 08, 2020
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
Monday, June 08, 2020
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
Monday, June 08, 2020
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
Friday, June 05, 2020
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
Friday, June 05, 2020
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
Tuesday, June 02, 2020
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
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