Community Foundation of Harford County has elected Jesse Cunningham IV and Fred Merchant to its board of directors for a three-year term.
The truest test of any society is how its most marginalized members fare during times of crisis. While many of our lives are being inconvenienced during this COVID-19 crisis, roughly 53,000 children in low-income families in the District ― most of which are families of color ― are facing significant challenges from many angles.
Join us for a briefing designed to provide insight into the economic impacts of COVID-19 including employment trends and disparate effects across race and geography.
The twin crises of pandemic and recession are straining the region’s philanthropies and could force as many as a third of nonprofits to close or merge before the economy recovers, according to top executives in the sector.
As a follow-up to a conversation begun at the Baltimore City Leaders Budget Briefing, please join Molly McGrath, Director of Baltimore City Department of Social Services, and Karen Sitnick, Director of Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Employment D
Diane Bell-McKoy, CEO of Associated Black Charities, and Mark and Patricia Joseph of the Shelter Foundation were all named to the Baltimore Sun’s 2018 Business and Civic Hall of Fame.
On August 14, 2021, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti. Hundreds have been deeply affected and thousands are injured while others will be left homeless or jobless. It can be tricky to determine how to sift through the information to prioritize philanthropic action. Our colleagues at Hispanics in Philanthropy and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy have both compiled lists of trusted resources to help philanthropy bring attention and aid to affected communities. We encourage you to review these resources and share your generosity by making donations to affected residents of the island.
There was a time, not so very long ago, when Baltimore seemed to be turning a corner, with a relatively affluent metro area, new development, and rising incomes during the 2000s.
Baltimore is a city of opportunity. And opportunity requires investment.
In philanthropy, it’s often assumed that the more money you spend, the bigger the impact you can have.
It’s a transaction that would be commonplace for a corporation or a sports team, but it’s the kind of deal that is practically unheard of in the nonprofit sector.
In the past few months, there [has] been some critical feedback for philanthropy. The criticisms are not new.
In light of the crises of 2020—a global health pandemic and resulting economic crisis, which have exacerbated long-standing inequities in our society, as well as a nationwide reckoning with anti-Black racism—nonprofits and funders alike have calle
Join the Affinity Group on Aging as we present another program in our Innovative Aging series.
In 2014, when Baltimore agreed to go with a universal free lunch program under the Community Eligibility Provision, we forfeited the annual and laborious collection of income information to account for students who were eligible for free and reduc
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) recently unveiled its Spark Campaign in honor of the foundation’s 35th anniversary.
For 24-hours on Tuesday, Washington County Gives wanted to break their record of donations given to nonprofits.
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.
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW) didn't need the 3,000-square foot space in its downtown Baltimore headquarters any longer for the investment center that served the company for years.