On May 4, WYPR held a program on the role of non-profits and philanthropies in confronting the community challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, as seen through the experience of two local... READ MORE
For those of us working in HIV philanthropy, advocacy, and research, it’s impossible to ignore the ... READ MORE
When Jaclyn Mathias was told she was going to be the new executive director of the Community... READ MORE
An outline of a potential school day was drawn from interviews with more than 20 education leaders determining what reopened schools might look like come fall. In the absence of a vaccine for ... READ MORE
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Thursday announced it committed an additional $6.5 million in emergency grant funding to nonprofits in all of its priority communities... READ MORE
Unions representing journalists at the Baltimore Sun launched a "Save Our Sun" campaign Thursday in an effort to detach the newspaper from its corporate ownership and create a nonprofit news model... READ MORE
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. The sustained... READ MORE
Although the focus of the Goldseker Foundation’s grantmaking has evolved over time, we have always sought to honor Mr. Goldseker’s wish that the foundation serve the Baltimore... READ MORE
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield CEO Brian D. Pieninck is encouraging Baltimore's businesspeople to continue working remotely "well beyond" when local leaders give clearance to... READ MORE
Low-income families in Maryland will receive a combined $49 million in additional funding to... READ MORE
Community College of Baltimore County is pleased to announce it has recently received a three-year, $213,237 grant from the Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Foundation ... READ MORE
The Surdna Foundation announced today a nearly $13 million commitment to support artists of color working to advance racial justice within their local communities. The funds will... READ MORE
It is not news to anyone that the Covid-19 pandemic has been hard on nonprofits, many of which are working with the communities hardest hit by this disease. In the past month, many nonprofit... READ MORE
The Baltimore City Health Department is working closely with some of the largest local players in the health care industry to track and share data that could prove critical in the city's fight... READ MORE
In the midst of an unprecedented public health crisis, Mark and Susan Butt have come forward in a big way to provide funding to help The Community Foundation of Frederick County... READ MORE
THE CORONAVIRUS has thrown many of the ills of American society into sharp relief: slow decision-making, inequality and a safety-net full of holes. A superpower that should have been well prepared... READ MORE
In celebration of National Volunteer Week, the Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism today announced the initial impact of... READ MORE
During this crisis, local philanthropy has an essential role to play in bolstering a pillar of their local economies: child care. Two immediate ways they can do this: offer direct emergency... READ MORE
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC) established the Community Crisis... READ MORE
Maryland Philanthropy Network joined a public statement issued today by our colleagues at the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers regarding funding for... READ MORE
