To ensure that a greater number of residents affirmatively vote for municipal candidates and create a broader mandate for elected officials, we should examine the options for reforming Baltimore City’s election process to expand participation, inc
Grantmakers commonly invest time developing and strengthening relationships with their grantees and community-based partners in their fields of interest.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our Interim President and CEO Kevin McHugh.
The Community Foundation of Frederick County has launched a campaign to raise $10 million in hopes of addressing current and future needs in the county.
The Community Foundation has long been a conduit for hope and change in Frederick County.
Article 1, Section 2 of the United States Constitution mandates an enumeration every ten years of a jurisdiction’s population to apportion congressional representation to the states. Pursuant to Section 141 of Title 13 of the United States Code, the next Federal Decennial Census of the population and housing will be taken on April 1, 2020.
Exelon Corp.'s nonprofit foundation is launching a $10 million fund to invest in startups in six cities including Baltimore that are working on new technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change.
A growing number of grant makers of all ideologies see restoring constructive dialogue among citizens and fairness at the ballot box as vital to their cause.
Through the Peace and Security Funding Index, Candid and the Peace and Security Funders Group aim to illuminate the field of peace and security grantmaking and provide a nuanced understanding of the issues and strategies peace and security funders support.
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County held their 19th Annual Celebration of Philanthropy Awards Luncheon Friday at the BWI Marriott in Linthicum.
The T. Rowe Price Foundation announced Friday it will be granting $500,000 to global and local organizations working to relieve the widespread impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting gaps in community services.
The COVID-19 pandemic has become an economic tsunami for Maryland’s thousands of nonprofits, striking at their financial resources even as the demand for their services has escalated.
During this unprecedented time of critical need, the Community Foundation of Frederick County is taking action to support local nonprofits that have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
This week, amid global panic surrounding Covid-19, financial markets took the worst hit of any single day since 1987. Invest
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 leaders. How are charities and grant makers responding
Across the country, foundations and nonprofits across the board are increasingly working to incorporate an equity lens in their work.
Almost half of the licensed daycare providers in Prince George’s County, Maryland, were forced to close their doors since the pandemic began.
The COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund, a coordinated fund established by the Greater Washington Community Foundation, has issued new investments of $2.8 million as part of phase two of rapid response grantmaking.
Nonprofits that serve communities of color struggle to survive because of systemic racial disparities and biases. To surmount these challenges, we recommend seven approaches that have emerged from our work with these communities.
