GEMs in the Rough
After-school Program Empowers Girls to Shine
October 17, 2008
By Jane Marion
Debbi Weinberg, founder and chair of Girls’ Empowerment Mission (GEM), proudly plays a cell phone message from “one of my girls,” as she calls them. Read more »
Snapshots of Philanthropy
Online postcards highlight local successes
July 29, 2008
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
In 1983, a group of leading foundations and corporations founded the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers, or ABAG, as a forum to address common problems and interests. Today, ABAG is the the main resource on philanthropy in the Baltimore area. Dedicated to helping grantmakers and bettering our community, it has a membership of more than 120 private foundations and corporations. Read more »
Creating a Solid Nest Egg
Group Help Poor With Taxes and More
April 7, 2008
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
Charitable foundations invest and build on their assets. Asset building is how foundations continually sustain their funds for philanthropic work in our communities.
Charitable Birthday Parties
January 17, 2008
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
It’s a new year and I have made a vow to get organized for a year’s worth of birthday parties — parties for my own four children and the parties they are invited to each month. It’s amazing how much time birthday parties can take up on weekends! Read more »
Time, Talent and Treasure
The SHERO Awards
November 4, 2007
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
For centuries, women have worked to bring about social change, giving their energy and fortunes to the causes they champion. Yet while the role of volunteer or giver is a traditional one for women, they have not been thought of as philanthropists per se.
Family Fun That Makes A Difference
Volunteer Programs for Children
September 17, 2007
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
School’s out for the summer. For many of us, that means our kids are sleeping in, enjoying homework-free evenings and catching up on some much-needed playtime. Read more »
Helping The Elderly Poor
The test of any society is the way it treats its older citizens.
September 8, 2007
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
These days, you can’t pick up a newspaper or magazine without reading about “the graying of America.” Much of the coverage has an ominous tone, as if the fact that the population is aging is necessarily bad news. Read more »
Sounds Like a Plan
How to Start Sharing
June 4, 2007
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
It’s a new season and a chance to start afresh in all areas of our lives — including in the ways we give back to our community and our world. Read more »
Gingerbread - Sweet and Spicy Heaven
Easing Down I-95
Online Shopping Takes Off
Overcoming Holiday Overload
Tilghman’s Winter Tranquility
Petters, Ponzi & The Scheme Scene
Cool To Clip!
For Baby Boomer Women, Social Networking is Essential
The Mossy Greensward
Holiday Cheer
Allergy-Free Season’s Eatings