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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Baltimore Integration Partnership 2014 Year in Review

Building off of a successful first round of work and through support from Living Cities, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the Goldseker Foundation, the Baltimore Integration Partnership (BIP) launched 2.0 in 2014 to deepen anchor institution’s efforts to support area residents, businesses and communities.  READ MORE
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Anchoring Job Creation in Baltimore

Local purchasing strategies to support area businesses can generate much needed jobs for Baltimore.  However collective action is also needed to be successful as well as an enabling environment to intentionally leverage anchor institution purchasing to build opportunities for area businesses and residents. READ MORE
Friday, July 19, 2013
Summer Reading List

The Maryland Philanthropy Network’ Diversity and Inclusion Committee, has compiled this list of top picks for your summer reading. READ MORE
Thursday, January 24, 2013
PR with a Purpose

When I began my work as Director of Community Affairs for The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation in 2010, I knew that I had much to learn as I transitioned from 30-plus years as a broadcast journalist. For all that time, I had been part of the audience for public relations and marketing folk. READ MORE
Friday, November 09, 2012
Safe Charities to Contribute to Sandy Relief

Whether a hurricane or a superstorm, Sandy has left countless people seeking the basic necessities of shelter, clothing, food and water.

Individuals in the most affected areas will also... READ MORE
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO SUPPORT PHILANTHROPY

Raising the public’s awareness of the role philanthropy plays — especially the work of our member foundations and corporate giving programs — to improve the quality of life in our region is a... READ MORE
Thursday, October 04, 2012
TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY MEMBERS STILL STEP UP

It's hard to believe that the insights and observations of 26-year-old Alexis de Tocqueville recorded in 1831 are still relevant.

The young French thinker and historian recognized,... READ MORE
Monday, September 10, 2012
TO GROW CITY POPULATION, START IN THE MIDDLE

During her inaugural address in December 2011, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake proposed an ambitious goal to grow the city by 10,000 households over 10 years.

This summer, members of the ... READ MORE
Monday, August 27, 2012
NEW MOMENTUM IN BALTIMORE

Fall of 2010, when we first announced Baltimore as one of five sites selected to remake America's great urban places and reconnect residents to economic opportunity, I declared that there was no... READ MORE
Sunday, August 12, 2012
BRINGING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TO SCHOOL

The 2012-2013 school year will bring with it the new environmental literacy requirements passed by the legislature in June 2011. This new graduation requirement ensures that all public school... READ MORE
Monday, July 16, 2012
GRADE LEVEL READING

I am proud to report that the National Civic League has named Baltimore an All-America City to recognize the Baltimore Campaign for Grade-Level Reading as an outstanding example of... READ MORE
Sunday, July 01, 2012
INVOLVING THE PUBLIC SECTOR, POLICYMAKERS

Grantmakers commonly invest time developing and strengthening relationships with their grantees and community-based partners in their fields of interest. They value that collaboration and two-way... READ MORE
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
From Baltimore to the Twin Cities: Reflections on Collective Impact

I recently attended a Living Cities Integration Initiative site visit to the Twin Cities for some cross-site learning, and saw how affective their collective impact approach is. Through the Corridors of Opportunity initiative, they are working to build and develop a world-class regional transit system focused on seven transit corridors at various stages of operation, construction and planning. READ MORE
Monday, June 04, 2012
HUNGER HAS DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR US ALL

What are you eating for dinner?

Maybe you’ve been too busy to get to the store this week, or you don’t feel like cooking and there are so many restaurants to choose from.

This... READ MORE

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