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07/22/2024
Maternal and child health has been in the news a lot recently, for all the wrong reasons. The maternal mortality rate in the United States is rising, and racial disparities are widening over time.
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07/14/2024
July is Disability Pride Month, marking the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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07/23/2024
The Bainum Family Foundation announced a $100 million commitment to funding early childhood issue areas over the next five years — the largest single commitment in the foundation’s 56-year history. With this investment, the Foundation is doubling down on its mission to create lasting systems change for the well-being of children and families.
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08/05/2024
The Women's Giving Circle of Howard County is proud to continue support for Black Philanthropy Month (BPM), observed every August.
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07/29/2024
This resource provides context about the Annie E.
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08/22/2024
The Bainum Family Foundation recently announced its largest investment ever: a $100 million, five-year commitment for early childhood education.
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08/28/2024
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09/05/2024
In the 2021-22 school year, only one in three fourth graders in the United States was reading at grade level, only one in four eighth graders was proficient in math, and rates of chronic absence had skyrocketed.
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09/16/2024
Everyone agrees that teens need more sleep. So why does school start so early? This report from the Abell Foudation examines the research on school start times and the implications for students in Baltimore City.
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12/12/2024
Governor Wes Moore announced the inaugural grant awardees of the Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) initiat
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01/15/2025
The ninth annual report on trends in philanthropy from the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy aims to help fundraisers, grantmakers, donors, consultants, and more anticipate and prepare for what's next in our field. Five years since the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped our daily lives and presented us with challenges unlike any we’d faced before. Half a decade later, we’re left to reflect on how much has truly changed — and what remains the same.
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02/25/2025
All children, especially older children in foster care, need and deserve a loving family to support their lifelong growth.
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03/07/2025
Philanos is pleased to announce Crickett Woloson, Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle, as the 2025 recipient of The Willoughby Award.
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03/04/2025
Racial bias in home appraising can harm individuals by making home purchases more expensive or refinancing unattainable, but when compounded on the community level, it can have profound impacts on minority communities’ ability to build wealth. Using newly available federal data, this report finds evidence of systemic appraisal bias that undervalues homes in predominantly Black communities in Baltimore City and the surrounding counties.
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02/21/2025
Emerging adult justice focuses on achieving positive outcomes for people ages 18 to 25 involved in the criminal justice system. Why focus on this age range?
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04/10/2025
2025 is a big year for long-time Baltimore resident Chrissy Thornton. She’s turning 50, and the organization she’s led for more than two years turns 40.
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04/16/2025
So much of The Annie E.
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07/03/2012
Updates from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
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04/02/2015
Updates from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
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10/20/2021
Thank you to the 79 members who responded to our member survey, the first in many years but not the last.