Our Work, Updates
Kerry McHugh
Articulating Our Strategic Framework, and What ...

As we near the end of 2023, we are excited to step back into our strategic visioning work and share with you all, in the spirit of transparency, what that’s looked like and what it might mean for our work going forward.

Articulating Our Strategic Framework, and What It Means for 2024 and Beyond...
Grants, Updates
Kerry McHugh
2022 Major Grants Program: Prioritizing Renewal ...

Our 2021 grant process is now open and accepting LOIs through April 15th. As always, our mission-oriented funding supports innovative interventions that remove or address the root causes of systemic barriers to health, safety, shelter and opportunity in the communities where we work and live. We envision a world in which all individuals, regardless of means or identity, are treated equitably and provided opportunities to thrive.

2022 Major Grants Program: Prioritizing Renewal Requests
Grants, Updates
Kerry McHugh
2021 Major Grants Program: Priorities & ...

Our 2021 grant process is now open and accepting LOIs through April 15th. As always, our mission-oriented funding supports innovative interventions that remove or address the root causes of systemic barriers to health, safety, shelter and opportunity in the communities where we work and live. We envision a world in which all individuals, regardless of means or identity, are treated equitably and provided opportunities to thrive.

2021 Major Grants Program: Priorities & Application Process
Updates
Kerry McHugh
Year-End Wishes & Six-Word Memoirs

After a year like none other, it’s hard to know quite what to say. “Have a happy holiday season” feels insufficient; “thanks for fighting through a global pandemic to serve the community while also engaging in a continued racial reckoning” feels closer to sufficient, but an email newsletter also doesn’t seem like quite the right vehicle to deliver that message.

Rather than using more words to try to express everything this year has meant, both individually and as a collective, we’ve taken inspiration from this New York Times op-ed* and instead offer you just six words each to summarize our experiences of 2020:

Year-End Wishes & Six-Word Memoirs
Updates
Kerry McHugh
An Update on 2021 Grantmaking & Priorities

In “normal” years, we’re usually announcing our grant priorities and programs for the upcoming year right around this time. But, as we all know, 2020 has been anything but “normal,” and so this year’s update looks a little different.

An Update on 2021 Grantmaking & Priorities

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Educational Opportunity: Diversifying Your Board

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Educational Opportunity: Diversifying Your Board

Multiple reports assessing racial diversity of nonprofit boards in the region attest to lack of racial diversity being an on-going challenge – despite a shift of values and attitudes that may support increasing racial diversity.  So, what is happening?  Why can’t nonprofit boards – despite our best intentions – recruit and keep people of color? And what can we learn from those boards that do? Join the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County in welcoming Adar Ayira from Associated Black Charities for this free Strengthening Nonprofits event.

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Everybody Counts: What You Need to Know About the 2020 Census by Maryland Nonprofits

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Everybody Counts: What You Need to Know About the 2020 Census by Maryland Nonprofits

The data collected by the census determines the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives; where voting precincts are established; and to how to distribute billions in federal funds to local communities.

This upcoming session hosted by Maryland Nonprofits will bring together a variety of perspectives to discuss what the decennial census means for the nonprofit sector and our role in ensuring an accurate count.

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Educational Opportunity: Summit of Intersections

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Heartly House, Inc., Mental Health Association of Frederick County, Wells House, Inc., and the Frederick County Health Department are presenting the second annual “Summit of Intersections” later this month. This one-day conference, sponsored by Precision Diagnostics, Inc., United Way of Frederick County, and Whitesell’s Pharmacy, will focus on the intersection of adverse childhood experiences, mental health disorders, sexual abuse and substance use disorders. These topic areas are ones that separate conferences are held often to address but very few seek to bring content experts together.  

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Educational Opportunities: ABAG Events for Grantseekers

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The Association of Baltimore-Area Grantmakers (ABAG) has announced its 2018 line-up of educational events for grantseekers. The first three are listed here, and additional announcements will be made throughout the year as events draw closer. For more information, or to register, visit ABAG's website.

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Educational Opportunities: ABAG Events for Grantseekers

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The Association of Baltimore-Area Grantmakers (ABAG) has announced its 2018 line-up of educational events for grantseekers. The first three are listed here, and additional announcements will be made throughout the year as events draw closer. For more information, or to register, visit ABAG's website.

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Education Opportunities: Frederick County Library's Grant Seeker's Resource Center

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Education Opportunities: Frederick County Library's Grant Seeker's Resource Center

Did you know that Frederick County Libraries is the home of a robust Grant Seeker's Resource Library, generously sponsored by the Foundation Center's Funder Information Network and the Ausherman Family Foundation? At the GSRC, you can check out non-profit and fundraising-specific materials, access Foundation Center's search engine for funding opportunities, talk with a grants librarian, and/or sign up for seminars on topics of interest to non-profits. 

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Educational Opportunities: ABAG Events for Grantseekers

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The Association of Baltimore-Area Grantmakers (ABAG) has announced its 2018 line-up of educational events for grantseekers. The first three are listed here, and additional announcements will be made throughout the year as events draw closer. For more information, or to register, visit ABAG's website.

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Educational Opportunity: A Conversation about Education and Community Partnerships

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Educational Opportunity: A Conversation about Education and Community Partnerships

The second event in the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County's Community Impact Speaker Series will be A Conversation About Education and Community, presented by Dr. George Arlotto, Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent in partnership with the 21st Century Education Foundation.

The Helen J. Serini Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. Determination letter.

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