The number of working African American business owners in the United States plummeted more than 40 percent as the coronavirus shut down much of the economy — a far steeper drop than other racial groups experienced, according to an analysis confirming fears the pandemic would deepen inequalities in the business world.
United Way of Central Maryland Thursday announced it received a $150,000 grant from Truist Financial Corporation for the nonprofit’s COVID-19 Community Fund to support people and organizations in need during the pandemic.
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County's (CFAAC) Community Crisis Response Fund is proud to announce that it recently awarded the third cycle of rapid response grant funding to 28 nonprofits totaling $65,622; the largest
Join City Schools, Maryland Philanthropy Network and the Fund for Educational Excellence, for the first of a two-part stakeholder engagement series to discuss details of the district’s plan to reopen schools.
Join City Schools, Maryland Philanthropy Network and the Fund for Educational Excellence, for the second of a two-part stakeholder engagement series to discuss details of the district’s plan to reopen schools.
In response to the ongoing mental health challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Horizon Foundation recently awarded over $56,000 in new grants to 25 community organizations to launch projects to mitigate the negative effec
As we contend with two seismically important events — the Covid -19 pandemic and the uprisings over police brutality and systemic racism — foundations and nonprofits need to work harder than ever to build trust in their programs and policies.
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.
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC) has announced $162,250 in grants awarded through its Fund for Anne Arundel to six local nonprofit organizations that provide opportunities for children living in Anne Arundel County to be hea
Washington, DC - Mary’s Center announced today a partnership with five foundations to establish and administer the D.C.
On Monday, August 10, 2020, a gas explosion rocked Labyrinth Road in the Fallstaff neighborhood, leveling three homes and damaging approximately 20 others.
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.
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield invested $1 million in the distribution of care packages including masks, hand sanitizer and no-touch tools for high-risk members in Maryland, the District of Columbia and northern Virginia.
Technology is now an essential part of learning for many children across Maryland who are about to begin school virtually. But not every family can afford the computers and tablets that are needed to keep students in class.
A new effort is underway to help raise and distribute an additional $200,000 to support the nonprofits working on the front line in Howard County during the global coronavirus pandemic.
ALICE is an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.
Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group invites you to hear from Dr. Khalilah Harris, Managing Director of K-12 Education Policy for the Center for American Progress, and Joseph Kane, Chair of the Parent and Community Advisory Board (PCAB) of Baltimore City. Dr. Harris will begin with a primer on the gaps in federal funding and the impact on Maryland’s public schools. Dr. Harris and Mr. Kane will then engage in a conversation discussing a vision for redesigning schools that moves beyond safety precautions to a system of education that makes it possible for all children to thrive.
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in California made her ruling late Thursday, two days after hearing arguments from attorneys for the Census Bureau, and attorneys for civil rights groups and local governments that had sued the Census Bureau in an effort to halt the 2020 census from stopping at the end of the month. Attorneys for the civil rights groups and local governments said the shortened schedule would undercount residents in minority and hard-to-count communities.
Today, Baltimore City Mayor Jack Young announced new relief for child care providers. Grant funding will be available to help them recover from the financial hit of being closed and operating under limited capacity.
With the start of a remote school year rapidly approaching, Baltimore families and educators scramble to prepare.
