Maybe you’ve been too busy to get to the store this week, or you don’t feel like cooking and there are so many restaurants to choose from. This question has a quick answer for many, but for many other Marylanders, ...
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Read More »Seems to me that the much-anticipated leadership transition for nonprofit organizations is now occurring. Maybe it is reality or just my perception, since I recently announced that after 25 years I will step down as president of the Association of ...
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Read More »Last month, I was fortunate enough to attend the first of a four-part Redefining Capital series hosted by the Federal Reserve of Richmond/Baltimore Branch and a number of community partners — including, proudly, the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers. This ...
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Read More »It’s been some time since nonprofits have had something to cheer about. They have been hit hard by proverbial one-two punches. With the economy struggling and government budgets under duress, nonprofits have been called upon to deliver even more for ...
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Read More »As a membership organization of foundations and corporate giving programs, the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers has had a longstanding interest in increasing the funding community’s capacity to support and use data to inform decision making. We have seen increased ...
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Read More »Nationally, 22 percent of all foundation grants invest in quality private and public education, which makes education second only to health as a grantmaking area. Here at the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers, education grants are part of many of ...
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Read More »When asked, grantmakers had some interesting insights into the best and worst grants they have made. And the Center for Funds & Foundations at the ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore and the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers did the ...
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Read More »It is an exciting time for public education in Baltimore. In late December, the United States Department of Education announced the grantees for its highly competitive Investing in Innovation (i3) grants, awarded to support the validation and expansion of innovative ...
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Read More »It likely comes as no surprise to anyone that poor people haven’t seen their fate improve since the advent of the Great Recession. Nor would most people be surprised to learn that there are more people living in poverty in ...
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Read More »In today’s environment, nonprofit organizations are faced with numerous challenges, be they financial, administrative, or programmatic. Wondering how many boards of directors are up to the task, I contacted Nancy Hall, one of my “go-to” nonprofit professionals, for her opinion. ...
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