IBM recently inaugurated the Smarter Cities Challenge, a competitive grant program that will award $50 million worth of technology and services to help 100 municipalities across the world — including Baltimore. Teams of IBM experts will provide city leaders with ...

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Each year on Nov. 15, our country celebrates National Philanthropy Day, the occasion set aside to recognize and pay tribute to the great contributions that philanthropy — and those people active in the philanthropic community — have made to our ...

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We’ve got good news, Baltimore. Living Cities, a collaborative of 22 of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions, announced last week that Baltimore is one of five cities selected to participate as part of its national Integration Initiative. The ...

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The start of a new school year is a good time to think about some of the most pressing issues facing students. Unfortunately, bullying at school is a pervasive problem that affects students of all ages. According to national data ...

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“Leverage” is a word that we are hearing a lot lately, and it’s something that has recently been done very effectively by local government and the nonprofit sector. In July 2009, Baltimore received $15.7 million in federal stimulus funds for ...

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You probably know the positive impact a benevolent person can have on an individual in need, or what a group of volunteers can accomplish together when working toward a common goal. Now imagine what the impact could be if the ...

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If you’ve served on a nonprofit board, there’s a 50-50 chance you’ve faced or will face the challenge of replacing your chief executive. What happens when the skilled and committed leader, who knows everyone and is beloved by all, leaves? ...

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Philanthropies in Maryland often focus their resources on specific jurisdictions or regions, whether Baltimore City, the Eastern Shore or Southern Maryland. This makes sense, because targeting resources can help funders have a measurable impact over time.  However, it is important ...

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As leaders in all areas of society, women are celebrating and understanding their full potential as philanthropists and shapers of society. They have discovered how to use the power of their purses to better society. Women now have a significant ...

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In the coming weeks the 2010 Census forms will arrive in mailboxes and census enumerators will be knocking on doors, fulfilling a constitutional mandate requiring that every 10 years, everyone in the U.S. is counted. On April 1, be counted! ...

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