Barbara Shapiro frequently donated small sums to boost worthwhile projects: paint and cleaning supplies for a school, bats and gloves for a ball team, a bus for an out-of-town track meet. With BCF's help, she has both expanded and streamlined these gifts by creating the Mitzvah Fund. Read the full story.

BCF's board has elected four new members: Calvin G. Butler Jr., CEO of BGE, Judge Audrey J. S. Carrion of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, Walton D. Pearson, Managing Director at Brown Capital Management, and David L. Warnock, Managing Member at Camden Partners. Read more about all four here.