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
As the year draws to a close, I have been reflecting upon the accomplishments of, and challenges for, the Maryland philanthropic community over the past 12 months. We continue to be in challenging... READ MORE
[Maryland Philanthropy Network Member] IBM recently inaugurated the Smarter Cities Challenge, a competitive grant program that will award $50... READ MORE
Each year on Nov. 15, our country celebrates National Philanthropy Day, the occasion set aside to recognize and pay tribute to the great contributions that philanthropy — and those people active... READ MORE
We've got good news, Baltimore.
Living Cities, a collaborative of 22 of the world's largest foundations and financial institutions, announced last week that Baltimore is one of five cities... READ MORE
