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10/07/2019
By expanding support to arts and cultural organizations in diverse neighborhoods, funders can provide a missing ingredient in the effort to advance equity.
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04/09/2024
Americans don’t understand philanthropy, and the sector’s own messaging is a big part of the problem. The Council on Foundation's new report with the Center for Public Interest Communications, is the largest study to date on philanthropy and its narratives. The report shares science-backed strategies from their research that build understanding and trust.
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11/21/2024
A windfall of housing and financial development grants totaling more than $150 million were awarded by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott this fall.
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05/26/2019
Frederick County is rich in history, from the Revolutionary War forward. Originally, Memorial Day honored those who lost their lives fighting in the Civil War.
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05/31/2019
When James Wahls came to the Annie E.
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06/09/2019
Each year, the Community Foundation [of Frederick County] presents hundreds of postsecondary scholarships to deserving students who are working toward degrees or certifications and training that will provide the skills necessary t
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06/18/2019
The racial wealth gap has been a widely acknowledged phenomenon in the academic and policy realms for years, and has become an important issue in the run-up to the 2020 election.
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07/22/2019
Christmas in July has become a popular marketing theme in recent years. Store promotions, the Hallmark Channel’s run of holiday movies throughout the month, and other deals and incentives to buy for the holidays now.
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07/17/2019
By almost any measure you choose, philanthropic giving in the US has grown exponentially in the past 25 years.
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07/30/2019
From where Barbara Ehrenreich sits, 2019 represents the latest sad act in an ongoing tragedy.
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08/05/2019
Some of you, dear readers, will remember a time, not so long ago, when summers were lazy, hazy and slow. There seemed to be an endless string of days at the beach or the mountains, or Grandma’s house. Not so anymore.
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08/06/2019
One of financier Eddie Brown’s biggest regrets in life is never having thanked the donor who paid for his university education.
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10/02/2019
Place-based giving has long been a cornerstone of the American philanthropic tradition.
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07/09/2019
The world of philanthropy has shown renewed interest in curbing racism and hate, and several grant makers have teamed up to urge more collective action.
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11/03/2019
The Chesapeake Bay Trust introduces four new Councilmembers, four new ex officio Trustees, and one new Governor-appointed Trustee to its organizational leadership.
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11/01/2019
Just over a decade after the conclusion of the American Civil War, six black Union Army veterans — Reuben Walker, David Ireland, William Adams, Lewis Dorsey, William Massey and Samuel Bowens — established the Ellsworth Cemetery on
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12/03/2019
It’s the season of giving and what better way to give back than to donate to local non-profits that do great work right in our backyard. That’s the premise of the Shore Gives More.
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01/05/2020
After Charles Worthington “Chipper” Hoff IV became president of Farmers and Mechanics Bank in 1977, he quickly became involved in some of the community’s largest and most active organizations.
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01/14/2020
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS), the largest provider of pro bono civil legal services to low-income Marylanders, today announced a generous grant from the Venable Foundation to support its Human Traffic
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01/18/2020
Carroll County is a community on fire — a fire of love and concern and giving, lots of giving. It nearly makes me cry whenever I stop to think about the depth of what goes on this little county, yet so many have no idea.