"Baltimore Nonprofits Receive $100K Grant to Study Childhood Obesity"
Associated Black Charities and the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers (ABAG) were awarded a $100,000 planning grant to study obesity rates in children and share findings with lawmakers to craft policy initiatives - The Baltimore Business Journal, September 27, 2006
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"Charitable Giving - Start of a New School Year for Baltimore City Public School System"
The beginning of a new school year is an exciting and hopeful time. With every fall comes the possibility and promise of improvement and achievement for all children in Baltimore City - By Betsy Nelson, The Daily Record, September 22, 2006
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"Affluent Americans Could Afford to Give $27.5 Billion a Year More, Study Finds"
Charitable giving would jump by $27.5-billion a year if every wealthy American donated at the same rate as the most affluent people in the nation's five most- generous states, according to a new study by a San Francisco charity. That amounts to a 15 per-cent gain in the amount individuals contribute annually - The Chronicle of Philanthropy, September 25, 2006
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44 percent of adults volunteer. 83.9 million American adults volunteer, representing the equivalent of over 9 million full-time employees at a value of $239 billion. - Indpendent Sector