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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.
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01/21/2020
Among the many trends in giving we have seen advancing over the last decade is a shift toward entertaining shorter time frames for the philanthropic spending of personal fortunes. Now, a new report from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors suggests the number of time-limited foundations, sometimes referred to as “spend-down foundations,” is gaining on those organized to give in perpetuity.
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01/07/2020
Organizations supported by philanthropy have unquestionably had a meaningful positive impact on our world and society.
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01/23/2020
From the top floor of Hotel Revival, I marveled at a sunny 360-degree view of Baltimore. Directly south along the water I could see Port Covington, a former industrial area being redeveloped into a new metro ecosystem.
A survey asked thousands of Baltimoreans about their priorities for the city. Here’s what they said.
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01/27/2020
Last fall, city residents themselves got the chance to weigh in. More than 5,000 filled out a survey designed to capture their top priorities ahead of the 2020 mayoral and City Council races.
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02/10/2020
Amanda Cage, previously of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, will lead the organization’s work around good jobs, economic stability for all, and frontline worker advancement.
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02/17/2020
As business leaders, we strongly support the Kirwan Commission legislation that would dramatically improve education practice, funding and accountability in
Maryland.
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03/18/2020
BGE is joining with Exelon and Constellation to donate $175,000 to Maryland relief organizations including the United Way of Central Maryland, the Maryland Food Bank
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03/20/2020
The United Way of Frederick County has announced the launch of an emergency relief fund with the backing by community philanthropists [the Ausherman Family Foundation, Community Foundation of Frederick Cou
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03/18/2020
The financial, emotional, and physical toll that the COVID-19 health pandemic has put on our country can’t be overstated. This is a time for federal policymakers to come together – using every policy lever possible, every public resource available
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03/24/2020
Life has taken a drastic, unexpected turn.
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03/31/2020
As the coronavirus spread endangers millions of lives around the globe, nonprofits and foundations are scrambling to find the best ways to help.
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04/02/2020
In its coverage of the COVID-19 crisis, the Baltimore Business Journal highlighted a white paper
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04/02/2020
In central Maryland and across the state and country, the number of COVID-19-infected citizens continues to rise.
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04/06/2020
Four local philanthropies established HoCoRespond.com and set a goal of raising $100,000 in 10 days to support Howard County nonprofits with emergency funds in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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04/09/2020
Through a new partnership, 10,000 needy families in the city will receive half a million diapers over the next two months, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced today. Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr.
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04/29/2020
The nationwide misalignment between the science of how to teach children to read and how reading is actually taught in most schools has been in the news for more than a year.
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04/17/2020
As part of their commitment to equity, The Libra Foundation takes grantee feedback seriously. Find out how they narrow the power gap by listening deeply to grantee partners to guide their work.
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04/20/2020
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04/15/2020
The decision to spend down all the assets of the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation was made in 2008, creating significant opportunities as well as some real challenges.