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Activate Your Inner Citizen (AYIC): Workshop on Historic Tax Credits and Preservation in Your Neighborhood
May 9, 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Baltimore MD
Citizens Planning and Housing Association, Inc. (CPHA) holds Activate Your Inner Citizen (AYIC) workshops throughout the year. AYIC was created to promote collaboration and increase the uniting capacity of Baltimore's residents and community associations. This session on May 9th will teach Baltimore community members about using historic tax credits to improve their home & how to preserve historic buildings. Learn more & register...
May 13, 8:00am - 5:00pm, Linthicum Heights MD
The Green Summit, brought to you by the Maryland Asset Building and Community Development Network and Enterprise Community Partners, brings community development practitioners together with green businesses, experts, and other practitioners that have "greened up" their work. Come learn: how to create green single and multi-family affordable housing; how to use sustainable methods in neighborhood revitalization; what makes a community sustainable; about programs and funders available for your green efforts; and a whole lot more! Learn more... Or register here...
June 4, 8:00am - 5:00pm, Baltimore MD
Amplify Baltimore is a quarterly series of community conversations that explore some of the most challenging issues we face as a city. These thoughtfully produced conversations involve decision-makers, leaders, trailblazers, and everyday citizens. This quarter the sessions will cover neighborhoods and housing, food access and urban farming, and public health. Learn more & register...
There are many more Events & Trainings, but unfortunately we could not include them all in our newsletter! Please click the link below to see more...
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Parks & People Foundation's Grant Program
Workshop dates: May 18 and May 19, 2011
Application deadline: July 29, 2011
The Parks & People Foundation is awarding grants for a variety of activities around neighborhood greening and parks projects. All Baltimore City community groups are eligible to apply, but applicants are required to attend one of the two grant workshops. For more information...
Home Depot Foundation's Community Impact Grants
Application deadline: October 31, 2011
The Home Depot Foundation makes grants, up to $5,000, to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, public schools or tax-exempt public service agencies in the U.S. that are using the power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their community. Grants are given in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of tools, materials, or services. For more information...
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Reports
Vital Signs 9: Measuring Baltimore's Continued Progress Toward Strong Neighborhoods
Prepared by the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance-Jacob France Institute (BNIA-JFI)
Last month, BNIA-JFI released Vital Signs 9, a report providing a detailed picture of Baltimore's neighborhoods from 2000-2009. Vital Signs uses more than 100 indicators to measure Baltimore's efforts toward a variety of goals, including strong neighborhoods, good quality of life, and overall progress in terms of vitality, sustainability, and prosperity for the city as a whole. Read the report here...
America's Rental Housing: Meeting Challenges, Building on Opportunities Prepared by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University The troubled homeowner market, along with demographic shifts, has highlighted the vital role that the rental sector plays in providing affordable homes on flexible terms. But while rental housing is the home of choice for a diverse cross-section of Americans, it is also the home of necessity for millions of low-income households. According to this report, the recession pushed the number of renters paying more than half their income for housing to record levels. Read the report here...
Impact Investing: A Framework for Policy Design and Analysis
Prepared by Insight at Pacific Community Ventures and the Initiative for Responsible Investment at Harvard University
In this report the authors examine how government might influence financial markets, either through direct participation in the market or through well-designed policies that enable targeted, private investing. Drawing upon 16 case studies from around the world, including New Markets Tax Credits, CDFI Funds, and the Energy Star Program, this report identifies a range of public policies currently in place, and suggests specific policy design and evaluation criteria for supporting impact investment strategies at a larger scale. Read the report here... Book
Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier
By Edward Glaeser
In this book the author, an urban economist, travels through history and around the globe to reveal the hidden workings of cities and how they bring out the best in humankind. It turns out that even the worst cities confer surprising benefits on the people who flock to them, including better health and more jobs than the surrounding rural areas. He discovers why some older industrial cities are dying while others thrive. Through analysis and argument, Glaeser reminds us why we should nurture our cities or suffer consequences that will hurt us all, no matter where we live. Learn more about this book...
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Special Announcement
from BNC Senior Program Officer Sally Scott |
Dear Colleagues,
I wanted to let you know that our family is moving to Iowa City in late June. My husband Jimmy will be the Chair of the Psychiatry Department at the University of Iowa. I will be taking the summer off to get us settled, and then starting work in September, possibly with the University of Iowa Public Policy Center. My last day of work at the Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative will be June 10.
Of course leaving Baltimore after 22 years will be difficult. I will miss the people and places I have been very lucky to get to know over the years. The work that we all do is remarkably challenging, with both overwhelming problems and incredible opportunities. Having capable and supportive colleagues has made all the difference.
Take Care,
Sally
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Nominations Open!
American Express NGen Leadership Award | |
The American Express NGen Leadership Award honors one accomplished nonprofit leader age 40 or under who has already demonstrated significant impact in addressing society's critical needs.
Award finalists will be asked to demonstrate transformative impact and speak clearly to their core values as leader.
Application deadline is May 13, 2011. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
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Red Line Challenge!
Urbanite Project: Open City Competition | |
The Urbanite Project: Open City Competition is a collaboration with Urbanite Magazine, the Exhibition Development Seminar at Maryland Institute College of Art, the D Center, the Maryland Transit Administration, and the Baltimore City Department of Transportation.
This competition is for self-organized teams to compete for $10,000 in prize money and the chance to implement their solution to a pressing city issue: the quality of life issues brought about by the construction of the Red Line.
Hurry! Application deadline is June 3, 2011!
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Save the Date!
ROOTS Fest 2011 | |
Save the dates of June 22-26!
ROOTS Fest 2011 is coming to Baltimore!
ROOTS Fest 2011: Many Communities, One Voice is four days of exploring how culture and arts build resiliency in communities, help to heal, raise leaders, and create sustainability. National and local leaders from all sects of society will be present at this event, as well as artist performances and projects to share and create ourselves.
All of this will be kicked off with a tour of West Baltimore, the community that is hosting and leading this conversation through Culture Works.
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