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Events & Trainings
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Activate Your Inner Citizen (AYIC): University
September 17, 8:00am - 12:00pm, Baltimore MD
Hosted by the Citizens Planning & Housing Association, AYIC: University courses teach Baltimore City residents the leadership skills they need to advocate on behalf of their community and to organize their neighborhodos for positive change. Sessions for the month include Creating and Using Maps to Affect Neighborhood Change, Introduction to Grant Writing, Power in Dirt: How to Work With Vacant Lots, How to Create and Write a Dynamic Community Newsletter, and many more! Learn more & register...
RailVolution: Building Livable Communities with Transit
October 16 - October 19, Washington DC
This year RailVolution comes to Washington DC, where history and cutting edge converge. This transit-oriented conference features speakers who have learned lessons and are honest about sharing their experiences from every phase of development. See for yourself how initiatives are linking neighborhoods, spurring economic development and providing residents, commuters and visitors with more active transportation choices. Learn more & register...
There are many more Events & Trainings that we could not fit in our newsletter! Please click the link below to see more...
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| Funding Opportunities |
Maryland Affordable Housing Trust - Round 35
Application deadline: September 29, 2011
The Maryland Affordable Housing Trust (MAHT) announces its 35th funding round! The General Assembly created MAHT in 1992 to promote affordable housing for households earning less than 50% of area median income by funding capital costs, providing financial assistance for nonprofit-developer capacity building, funding supportive services for occupants, and/or funding operating expenses of affordable housing developments. For more information...
2011 Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award
Application deadline: October 1, 2011
The Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award recognizes and supports youth gardening programs focused on teaching about our environment, nutrition and hunger issues. Through winning programs, youth will learn the skills necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle compatible with environmental stewardship and gain an understanding of how their actions can positively impact the well being of their community. For more information...
There are many more Funding Opportunities that we could not fit in our newsletter! Please click the link below to see more...
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Reports
Healthy Baltimore 2015: A City Where All Residents Realize Their Full Health Potential
From the Baltimore City Health Department
Healthy Baltimore 2015 is Baltimore City Health Department's comprehensive health policy agenda for the City, articulating its priority areas and indicators for action. The plan highlights areas where we can have the largest impact on reducing morbidity and mortality and improve the quality of life for City residents. It also includes data on the groups with the largest health inequities. Each priority area laid out in the plan is equally important. Download the plan here...
Housing + Transportation in the District of Columbia
From The Center for Neighborhood Technology
The District of Columbia's Office of Planning and the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) have released a new study that customizes CNT's H+T Index with localized data to examine how neighborhood characteristics across the region affect household transportation costs. The CNT study found that the average household transportation costs in the DC region ranged from $8,500 to as much as $25,000 per year for a typical household. Download the report here...
Online
With changes in the economy and on the political stage, leadership issues have been all over the news. TCC Group has a different take on nonprofit leadership, which is featured in the current issue of Nonprofit Quarterly. The article, titled " Doing More with More: Putting Shared Leadership Into Practice", defines and provides a how-to framework for developing shared leadership--an adaptive, systemic approach for extending leadership beyond a nonprofit's executive director to others within the organization. Read the article here...
The Northeast-Midwest Institute tracks economic data from a number of federal and private sector sources and publishes it regularly to show the economic health of the region's 18 states. Check out Maryland's Economic Profile!
We have many more Reading Room materials on our website! Please click the link below to see more...
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Now Accepting!
Award Nominations
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The Maryland Asset Building and Community Development (ABCD) Network is now seeking nominations for their 4th Annual Awards of Excellence.
Learn more here...
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The Citizens Planning & Housing Association (CPHA) is now accepting nominations for their annual Hathaway Ferebee Neighborhood Achievement Award.
Learn more here...
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Live in Baltimore!
2 Great Home Buying Events This Month | |
LiveBaltimore presents "Buying Into Baltimore East 2011", a home buying fair and tour on Saturday, September 10. This event features home buying classes and a neighborhood trolley tour. In partnership with the City of Baltimore, eligible buyers may also receive incentives.
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On Saturday, September 24, Healthy Neighborhoods Inc. presents "7 Great Neighborhoods, 100 Great Homes" - a home buying event that features 100 properties, most of which are fully-rehabbed and energy-efficient! If eligible, buyers may qualify for a number of fabulous incentives.
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Check out area job openings on the BNC Community Development Job Bank.
Have a job opening you'd like to post? Please email the description to Meredith at mmishaga@bncbaltimore.org
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To include items in next month's BNC Around Town, email them to Meredith at mmishaga@bncbaltimore.org
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