Thursday, 29 July 2010
Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2010 Kids Count Data Book According to data in the Annie E. Casey Foundation's just released, 21st annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, overall improvements in child well-being that began in the late 1990s stalled in the years just before the current economic downturn. Find national data and state-by-state data and rankings on 10 key indicators of child well-being. Chief Service Officer - City of Baltimore The Office of Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake seeks a creative, collaborative, and talented professional to serve as the Chief Service Officer for the City of Baltimore. Posted: 7/27/10 "Data Makes Case to Scrap New Juvenile Jail" The Daily Record recently ran an op-ed by Diana Morris, Director of OSI-Baltimore, and Tom Wilcox, President of the Baltimore Community Foundation, urging the state to scrap the proposed $104 million jail for youth charged as adults. Read the entire op-ed. 2010 Social Innovation Fund Grantees On July 22, 2010, the Corporation for National and Community Service awarded Social Innovation Fund grants to 11 organizations. Congratulations to ABAG members The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Harry & Jeannette Weinberg Foundation, Citi and OSI for being a part of these new grants! And, exciting news that Baltimore is a focus for a Youth Development Grant, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Healthis a partner in a National Aids Fund! Charitable Giving: Nonprofits Should Be Putting Data to Good Use" Nonprofits and community leaders don't need a Ph.D. in statistics to effectively use data anymore. With advances in Web-based tools and other technology, data is quicker, cheaper, more reliable, and more effective to use than ever - By Betsy Nelson, Special to The Daily Record, July 23, 2010 "Charitable Giving: Nonprofits Need to Develop Strong Leaders" 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 - By Betsy Nelson, Special to The Daily Record, July 8, 2010 "Baltimore: 10, Environment: Zip" The persistent advocacy of the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance, housed at the Baltimore Community Foundation, ZipCar launched its Downtown Baltimore fleet last week.  "10 New Cities Picked to Receive Service Leadership Grants" In a second round of awards, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean's bipartisan coalition of mayors - Cities of Service - will award grants of $200,000 to 10 new cities - The Chronicle of Philanthropy, July 1, 2010 ABAG's "Guide for Funding Basic Human Needs in a Challenging Economy" To inform the funding community about the scale and scope of need among Central Marylanders, the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers (ABAG) has produced the Guide for Funding Basic Human Needs in a Challenging Economy, which focuses on eight areas critical to maintaining self sufficiency, which suffer during an economic downturn.