Thursday, June 25, 2020
The Horizon Foundation is the largest independent health philanthropy in Maryland and as President and CEO, Nikki Highsmith Vernick has led many campaigns and efforts to improve... READ MORE
News & Updates
Recent Updates
Thursday, June 25, 2020
A new food security fund will help Montgomery County nonprofits and residents get access to a steady supply of food. The new Montgomery County Food Security Fund will establish a response strategy... READ MORE
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Maryland Philanthropy Network (the Network), a statewide membership association representing more than 130 organizations, announced the appointment of five new members to its... READ MORE
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Mid-Atlantic Community Network connects social service organizations across region as pandemic’s economic impact sets in
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to demonstrate... READ MORE
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Over the past several years, we have seen women rising up in all kinds of powerful ways. In addition to the unprecedented surge of women running for office and organizing grassroots movements,... READ MORE
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
The virus has made us go virtual. We bank online, shop for groceries online, spend time with loved ones online, attend schools online and even access a ballot online. Today, the Internet
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Monday, June 22, 2020
Governor Larry Hogan today announced that more than 200 Maryland companies and nonprofit organizations across the state have supported their communities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.... READ MORE
Friday, June 19, 2020
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. is donating $2 million to organizations fighting racial injustice.
The Baltimore-based money manager did not specify which organizations would get the donation,... READ MORE
Friday, June 19, 2020
We are in a trifecta of crises that threatens our nation’s public health, economic security and democracy. Though this pandemic is new, racism and economic injustice are not. The pandemic has served to further reveal preexisting inequities in housing, education, health care, food security, policing and criminal justice, income and employment. READ MORE
Thursday, June 18, 2020
The nation is once again at a critical point in the centuries-long struggle to live up to its founding ideals. In government agencies, corporate workplaces, news organizations, sports leagues,... READ MORE
Thursday, June 18, 2020
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County's (CFAAC) Community Crisis Response Fund is proud to announce that it recently awarded the third cycle of rapid response grant... READ MORE
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
We are thrilled to announce that the PEAK Grantmaking Board of Directors has hired Satonya Fair to be the first President and CEO of PEAK Grantmaking.
Known to many of us... READ MORE
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
A newly introduced $10.5 million special appropriation could help alleviate the issue of food security and also support local food banks, restaurants and farmers.
The special... READ MORE
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
On June 17, The Associated held their first, virtual Annual Meeting. Hundreds of community members joined us on Facebook and YouTube as they recounted their 100-year history and reflected on their... READ MORE
Monday, June 15, 2020
What will the business community do this time?
As I continue to think about how it will respond to the killing of George Floyd, I can’t help but flash back five years to the commitments... READ MORE
Friday, June 12, 2020
Maryland Legal Services Corporation is facing a funding decline of approximately $4.5 million for the fiscal year that begins July 1, threatening the availability of crucial civil legal services... READ MORE
Monday, June 08, 2020
Tonia Wellons was named permanent CEO of the Greater Washington Community Foundation on April 2
You were announced as CEO the day after D.C.’s initial stay-at-home order... READ MORE
Monday, June 08, 2020
For John Brothers, the death of a black man at the hands of police in Minneapolis has been felt personally.... READ MORE
Monday, June 08, 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, government leaders and the news media have focused their attention on the economic struggles facing business. But America’s nonprofits are in the gravest danger.... READ MORE
Monday, June 08, 2020
Baltimore is a one-party city, so much so that it hasn't had a Republican mayor since 1967. Registered Democrats vastly outnumber any other party registration, having a tenfold advantage over the... READ MORE
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