Independent Sector regularly releases Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector reports – an evolving and growing resource of data, analysis, and recommendations about key areas powering more than 1.8 million U.S. nonprofits.
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New research shows that well-meaning efforts have not closed disparities. We need grant makers to do more to help nonprofits run by people of color build sustained support to meet the challenges ahead.
In 2010, the Horizon Foundation staff took a routine look at local health data and noticed some troubling trends. Data indicated that most deaths in our community were related to heart disease, cancer, stroke, and/or diabetes.
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.
Developers of the Port Covington waterfront community in South Baltimore have distributed $2.5 million in grants and other funds to help revitalize neighborhoods near the site where offices, shops and apartments are under construction.
Six years ago, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s staff was 58 percent white. Today, that figure is 43 percent.
The Maryland Community Foundations Association will learn from Betsy Grossman, Partner with Trister, Ross, Schadler, & Gold, PLLC
This report lays out a range of strategies that can help address Baltimore’s urgent need to do more to create new opportunities for the city’s large population of disconnected youth.
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Building trust has been a key part of philanthropy for years for lean funders. Nevertheless, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, trust and strong relationships have taken on an even greater significance.
The most important way to improve Baltimore neighborhoods, according to respondents in the Blueprint for Baltimore survey, is by creating safer streets.
Although the focus of the Goldseker Foundation’s grantmaking has evolved over time, we have always sought to honor Mr.
The Goldseker Foundation works in partnership with the city’s civic leadership, a well-established nonprofit sector, and a growing community of entrepreneurs to serve the Baltimore community, through grantmaking primarily in the areas of community
In their continuing effort to track the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on nonprofit employment, the Center for Civil Society Studies Archive reports their estimates of COVID-induced nonprofit job losses through December 2021, as reflec
Not all young people have the benefit of growing up in a safe and stable home.
Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore is hosting a special conversation with Jeff Olivet, Executive Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and Dr. Joe Savage, Regional Advisor for USICH, about the newly released federal strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness, “All In.” This new plan establishes a goal to reduce homelessness by 25% by the end of 2025. This is an opportunity to learn together about the plan and understand how it connects with local priorities and investments. Irene Agustin, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services and Janice Miller, Chair of the Continuum of Care, will provide insight about how the plan will affect work in Baltimore to make homelessness rare and brief.
The T. Rowe Price Foundation has announced $6.5 million over three years in grants in support of Baltimore nonprofits.
Please join our Green Funders Affinity Group to hear outcomes from this year’s Maryland General Assembly session.