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Reflections on an Exceptional Civic Leader: Mark Fetting's Many Contributions to BCF

Release Date:

08/21/2025

BCF President & CEO Shanaysha Sauls shares a heartfelt reflection on the late Mark Fetting, a rare civic leader whose vision, candor, and deep commitment shaped Baltimore and BCF in lasting ways.

From Vacant Lots to Classrooms: Baltimore Community Foundation Investments in Arts Strengthen Baltimore’s Schools and Neighborhoods

Release Date:

03/04/2026

Through Stronger Schools and Stronger Neighborhoods grantmaking, Baltimore Community Foundation is helping organizations use arts and culture as tools to improve education outcomes and revitalize neighborhoods, creating more opportunity for students and residents alike.

Why Strategic Philanthropy (Almost) Always Involves Advocacy

Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 02:00 to 03:00 PM

Join us to learn how to navigate the advocacy landscape and explore how funders are leveraging their grantmaking to undertake advocacy activities and/or support advocates that are addressing some of the most pressing issues facing the city (e.g. housing, education, water).

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Policy Staff

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Public Policy

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Advocacy

Anne Arundel Funders Roundtable: Best Grant/Worst Grant

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Our presenters will be YOU and your colleagues. We will have an open conversation to deepen our relationships and learn from each other's grantmaking experience in the community.

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Stand for your Mission

Monday, November 16, 2015 at 01:00 to 02:00 PM

No matter what mission your organization and your members are committed to, we’re confident that more people standing up for your mission can help make the difference.

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Program

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Board & Trustees

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Leadership Development

Making it Real: The Link Between Issue Organizing, Ballot Initiatives, and Building Power

Friday, November 01, 2019 at 02:00 to 03:00 PM

When looking at our issue advocacy strategies, how can we strengthen our understanding of evolving concepts like ballot initiatives, organizing, and direct action that together advance this work for the long term? Join us for a conversation moderated by Julie Fernandes, Rockefeller Family Fund, to help break down those interrelated approaches. Leaders in the field will share how ballot initiatives are an integral part of issue advocacy, followed by how these measures are implemented in combination with community-driven organizing through ways that lead to increased civic engagement.

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Program

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Democracy and Social Sector

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Advocacy

COVID-19 and the Impact on 2020 Census Outreach: Shifting tactics to get out the count

Friday, May 15, 2020 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Join us to learn how COVID-19 and the Census Bureau’s adjusted operational timeline are impacting 2020 Census outreach and about creative approaches to reach historically undercounted communities and how census engagement can support long-term capacity building.

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Partner Event

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Census 2020

Grant Reporting: 10 Key Strategies for Supporting Your Mission and Serving Grantees

Release Date:

10/06/2021

Intergenerational Transfer of Wealth: Review of Trends from Across the Country

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 12:00 to 01:00 PM

We are witnessing an unprecedented transfer of wealth from one generation to the next.

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Community Foundation/Grantmaking Public Charity

Community Investment Funders

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Fundraising

Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative

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Economic Development

Connecting Baltimore's Opportunity Youth to Careers

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Report

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Children's and Youth Services

Employment/Workforce development

New Insights on State Kinship Diversion Policies

Release Date:

07/15/2024

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Postponed: A Good Job Is...

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to postpone this program. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Member Sponsored Briefing

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Workforce Development Funders

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Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative

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Community Development/Neighborhoods

Employment/Workforce development

Poverty

Toward Zero Waste in Maryland

Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

This session offers a panoramic view of policies and practices that are gaining traction in Maryland and leading toward a Zero Waste society. We will hear from Brenda Platt of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Mike Ewall of Energy Justice Network, on trends in incineration, composting, recycling, etc. and their work with specific Maryland communities.

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Green Funders

Environment/Sustainability

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Focus on City Schools: The Blueprint for the District's Focus Areas

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

In April, City Schools CEO Dr. Sonja Santelises, launched a workgroup to look deeply into the research and effective practices across the globe in each of the district's three focus areas: wholeness, literacy, and leadership.

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Networking

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Education Funders

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Focus on City Schools

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Education

Cybersecurity Essentials for Philanthropy Series: White Paper: Building a 360° Security

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Technology Affinity Group has released two new resources as a part of its Cybersecurity Essentials for Philanthropy series. This publication offer best practices and suggestions based on the collective on-the-ground knowledge and experience of philanthropic organizations across North America.

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Report

CANCELED | Searching for Maryland’s Next State Superintendent: A Conversation with Dr. David Steiner and Pastor Michael Phillips

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

This program has been canceled. Apologies for any inconvenience.

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Education Funders