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On the Frontlines: Nonprofits Led by People of Color Confront COVID-19 and Structural Racism

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10/02/2020

The Building Movement Project’s report, On the Frontlines: Nonprofits Led by People of Color Confront COVID-19 and Structural Racism, shines a spotlight on how 2020’s social upheavals are affecting people of color-led (POC) nonprofit organizations and their communities, programs, leadership, and financial sustainability. The report also provides recommendations to strengthen these nonprofits, leaders of color, and their communities well beyond the crisis response and recovery period and for decades to come.

Live Casino & Hotel awards $19.2 million in local grants for fiscal 2021

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10/15/2020

Live Casino & Hotel's annual grants to Anne Arundel County organizations will total more than $19 million this year, casino and county officials announced Thursday.

For the Greater Good

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10/19/2020

In the spring of 2015, Jamye Wooten took a reverend from Ferguson, Missouri, on a tour through Baltimore. It was several weeks after Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man, died while in police custody.

Program Resources for Maryland Community Foundations Association Quarterly Meeting - October 2020

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26th Funder and Partner Coordination Briefing

Friday, November 06, 2020 at 11:00 to 12:00 PM

As the COVID-19 outbreak evolves, we are convening members, grantees, and government sector partners to stay connected, informed, and to support collaborative action.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disaster Relief

Health Access and Care

Program Resources from Reducing Bias in Decision-Making and Grant Awards

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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All Funders

How employees react to lack of human interaction during COVID-19 pandemic

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10/12/2020

The coronavirus pandemic has pushed many people into a new workplace exclusively at home, while others go into the office one or two days a week. Some essential employees are always at the office, but the number of employees in a workspace has dr

6 Mistakes Philanthropists Make During A Crisis (And What They Can Do Instead)

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10/23/2020

Crises bring massive social, health and economic uncertainties, along with challenges and hardships. They also unleash unprecedented philanthropic leadership and opportunities for transformational social change.

Nonprofits went virtual due to COVID-19. Some aren’t planning to go back

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10/22/2020

When the pandemic began, BEACON House, Inc., a Hagerstown nonprofit dedicated to providing STEAM education to low-income and minority students, lost not only most of its revenue streams but also the school buildings out of which it operated its be

Battle plan for Baltimore’s disproportionately high childhood asthma rates

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10/22/2020

Children in Baltimore suffer from asthma at a rate more than double the national average, but the city’s response to this long-recognized disparity has continued to fall short, according to a new report.

Inside the tech and community collaborations that drove 4 grassroots pandemic responses in Baltimore

Release Date:

10/22/2020

The pandemic brought a lot of the systemic disparities that exist in society in stark relief, from digital access to education and health.

Maryland, U.S. are realizing that day care is an economic problem, not a women’s issue. That was before the pandemic.

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10/22/2020

Shanea Napper’s distress is evident in every line of the email she sent to Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young.

Executive Summary from the 24th COVID-19 Funder and Partner Coordination Briefing

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MCPS superintendent, other Maryland school leaders seek more clarity on state COVID-19 guidelines

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10/24/2020

Weeks after Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said schools can begin to reopen, school leaders are still deciding on when to do just that.

Hundreds of Thousands More Marylanders Turned to SNAP Benefits to Eat During Pandemic

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10/23/2020

Maryland residents’ enrollment in federal food assistance programs has increased sharply since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March, according to a report that Maryland Hunger Solutions released Wednesday.

Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative November Meeting

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 02:30 to 04:30 PM

The Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative (PN-5 Impact Collaborative) meets each month.

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Community Issues

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Prenatal to Five Affinity Group

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Education: Early childhood

Families and Children

Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative December Meeting

Tuesday, December 01, 2020 at 12:00 to 02:00 PM

The Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative (PN-5 Impact Collaborative) meets each month.

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Community Issues

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Prenatal to Five Affinity Group

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Education: Early childhood

Families and Children

Transforming Older Adults Lives through Better Transit

Monday, December 07, 2020 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

The Affinity Group on Aging invites you to a program focusing on the critical determinant of health; the lack of affordable, accessible transportation for older adults. As Baltimore City residents age, they often lose their capacity to drive which negatively impacts their independence and quality of life contributing to ill health due to social isolation and loneliness.

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Community Issues

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Aging/Older Adults Funders

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Older Adults

Program Resources from Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore Meeting - October 2020

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