Monday, September 26, 2022
Ten Baltimore organizations each received $25,000 to continue their work supporting Black residents in the Baltimore area. The Baltimore Community Foundation’s Black Philanthropy... READ MORE
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Thursday, September 22, 2022
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
For 40 years, Enterprise Community Partners made a good home possible for the millions of families without one. When there wasn’t a path forward, they built one.
As they celebrate their... READ MORE
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Americans overwhelmingly support legislation to allow everyone to receive a tax break for their charitable gifts, according to a poll released Tuesday by Independent Sector, a membership organization of nonprofits that is pushing the idea. It is possible that Congress will vote to expand charitable deductions in a pending disaster funding package, but the biggest obstacle is the calendar. Congress has a limited time to consider legislation before going into recess for the entire month of October before the November midterm elections. READ MORE
Monday, September 19, 2022
Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal a major public policy success. The nation’s child poverty rate dropped by half in 2021, from an estimated 10% in 2020 to a historic... READ MORE
Monday, September 19, 2022
Jayeesha Dutta, co-founding member of Another Gulf Is Possible and program director at Windcall Institute, and Miwa Tamanaha, in residency in community-building... READ MORE
Monday, August 22, 2022
The Bainum Family Foundation President and CEO David Daniels recently spoke with PEAK President and CEO Satonya Fair to discuss what it means—and looks like—to share power... READ MORE
Monday, August 22, 2022
We Give Black Fest raised more than $233,000 over the weekend for local Black-led organizations. The three-day festival, held in West Covington Park, included CLLCTIVLY’s dynamic events, including... READ MORE
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Between May 2020 to May 2021, Funders Together to End Homelessness (Funders Together) embarked on a strategic planning process in collaboration with Wayfinding Partners. The goal... READ MORE
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Collected through FOMR data, surveys, and interviews with members, this new report from Exponent Philanthropy centers on the relevance of racial equity to their members’ mission, as well as board and staff demographics. The report also describes how racial equity relates to good governance, grantmaking, and investment practices. READ MORE
Monday, August 15, 2022
This month, we celebrate Black Philanthropy Month, a worldwide, month-long celebration of Black giving, launched in August 2011 by Jackie Bouvier Copeland and the Pan-African Women’s Philanthropy... READ MORE
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Whether it’s trust-based philanthropy, participatory grantmaking, common data platforms, or calls for alternate reporting formats, important shifts are underway in philanthropy. How do we know... READ MORE
Friday, August 05, 2022
Two years ago, the pandemic was an emergent, novel crisis. Last year, it was “the new normal,” but the Baltimore Community Foundation’s response and that of its fundholders, donors and partners... READ MORE
Sunday, July 31, 2022
Part of what makes Frederick County unique is its mix of charming small towns and Main Streets, rural farmlands, and bustling city centers. That level of diversity serves citizens well, but it... READ MORE
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Family League of Baltimore and Morgan State University School of Community Health and Policy in partnership with Share Our Strength and ... READ MORE
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
In late 2020, there was much talk about how the world of philanthropy was being upended by the confluence of historic events, namely COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S. Based on research commissioned by Spring Strategies in January 2022, this article from Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy identifies four emerging phenomena that resulted from what have been recognized as the dual crises of unaddressed systemic racism and a global pandemic. READ MORE
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
The head of a Baltimore nonprofit implores grant makers to stop asking him to tell his story about the night he was shot and nearly died. When, he asks, will Black nonprofit leaders no longer need... READ MORE
Monday, July 25, 2022
Mental health, affordable housing and disparities related to diversity are the top three needs facing Frederick County, according to a study commissioned by The Community Foundation of Frederick... READ MORE
Friday, July 22, 2022
Black women philanthropists are essential to the growth of the philanthropic space and yet are often sidelined. Seemingly, some of the core guiding principles responsible for their philanthropic... READ MORE
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