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10/07/2025
Listen first. Find unlikely allies. Point to the helpers.
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This peer group is focused on promoting and strengthening a dynamic arts scene in Maryland and engages and educates area funders about existing and emerging opportunities. Members interested in the arts and culture can build relationships with each other; share information; research and ideas; and learn together along with local and national experts.
Member Leadership: Lara Hall, Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation and Steven Skerritt-Davis, Maryland State Arts Council
Staff Contact: Elisabeth Hyleck
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View materials from "Focus on City Schools: A Budget Conversation with John Walker"
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04/15/2019
Poverty stands in the way of far too many children in the United States, particularly kids of color.
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How has place-based family philanthropy evolved over time? Rather than look first to comparing the contrasting decisions—why a place or issue basis for giving—this study is designed to examine how family foundations and funds committed to place are sustaining (or not sustaining) that commitment over generations.
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01/04/2022
Even the best-intentioned philanthropies can’t support what they don’t see.
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01/13/2025
A new book titled “Participatory Grantmaking in Philanthropy: How Democratizing Decision-Making Shifts Power to Communities,” includes trenchant analysis, case studies penned by leaders at participatory grantmaking practitioners, and evidence-based approaches in areas ranging from climate justice to disability rights.
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01/10/2025
Philanthropy California is an alliance of Northern California Grantmakers, Southern California Grantmakers, and Catalyst of San Diego and Imperial Counties.
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09/05/2025
This resource from the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores strategies aimed at helping young parents succeed in college.
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01/13/2020
Nonprofit advocacy is vital to advancing the mission of every organization, so it’s essential to spend time engaging on the issues that matter. It’s not just our constitutional right and civic duty but also our obligation to the missions and communities we hold so dear.
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04/22/2020
During this crisis, local philanthropy has an essential role to play in bolstering a pillar of their local economies: child care.
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07/26/2022
The head of a Baltimore nonprofit implores grant makers to stop asking him to tell his story about the night he was shot and nearly died.
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03/05/2026
More than 150 donors, nonprofit leaders, and community partners gathered for the Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County’s Annual Celebration & Pink Party - celebrating The Power of WE: Courageous Philanthropy for Complex Times and the impact that happens when women come together to invest in women and girls in our community.
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View Materials from The Shifting Landscape of Corporate Social Responsibility
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02/22/2011
There may be snow on the ground, but Baltimore City’s YouthWorks summer jobs program is getting ready for the summer.
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02/17/2020
As business leaders, we strongly support the Kirwan Commission legislation that would dramatically improve education practice, funding and accountability in
Maryland.
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01/14/2020
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announced Tuesday that it has been promised pivotal gifts totaling $7.25 million that officials say will allow the b
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04/18/2024
Only about 40% of Baltimore public school graduates enroll in college, and many of them will not complete a four-year degree.
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11/10/2025
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore honored four award recipients and celebrated annual grant-making efforts at its Annual Meeting and Report to the Community on November 7th.