Philanthropy and nonprofits

MICA administrators won’t say how many employees will be laid off ahead of the fall 2023 academic semester but have indicated that “rightsizing” is ongoing.

The Baltimore Banner is pleased to partner with the nonprofit organizer, Baltimore Homecoming, to help voters choose the 2023 class of Homecoming Heroes.

The longtime Severna Park resident and philanthropist, now 76, tweeted that his 40 seasons as “Wheel of Fortune” host have been “a wonderful ride.”

More than 300 kayakers paddled the 5-mile round trip from Canton Waterfront Park to the Inner Harbor on Saturday to show their support for a clean, accessible and recreational waterway.

A Roland Park Elementary/Middle School student wanted to help homeless people for her 6th birthday. She raised $3,600 for two shelters.

The Howard County Veterans Foundation on Wednesday released its design for the Howard County Veterans and Military Families Monument, which will be located along the lake at Bailey Park in Columbia. The foundation has secured state and county grants, as well as private donations, toward its $2.75 million fundraising goal.

Dwyer Workforce Development is now a partner of the Resurrection Sandtown project.

Providing affordable and flexible consumer loans to people who don’t have access to traditional banking services can transform lives and help boost the economies of places like Baltimore, says Kasra Movahedi, executive director of the International Rescue Committee’s Center for Economic Opportunity.

Nonprofit hospitals can put into place a stopgap measure to help cover care for people ineligible for health insurance, such as those without documentation, say people familiar with a Johns Hopkins program that serves uninsured East Baltimore residents.

Imtiaz Patel, the chief executive officer of The Baltimore Banner, will step down on July 7 to take a senior leadership position with Gannett.

The blunt-spoken Zell made a fortune in real estate but his 2007 acquisition of the Tribune Co., including some of the nation’s best-known newspapers, resulted in the media giant filing for bankruptcy.

Chrissy M. Thorton, the new president and CEO of Associated Black Charities, believes that her organization provides an invaluable role for Baltimore residents.

Housing redevelopment in Baltimore’s distressed neighborhoods would pay for itself with economic benefits such as tax revenues and construction jobs, says Paul C. Brophy, a principal with Brophy & Reilly LLC who specializes in neighborhood revitalization.

A 6-year-old reticulated giraffe named Willow died at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore after suddenly falling ill.

The Baltimore Banner is pleased to partner with Baltimore Homecoming to solicit public nominations for 2023 class of Homecoming Heroes.

Why was the mural that said “HOME THIS MUST BE THE PLACE” in South Baltimore painted over?

The Baltimore Banner is inviting nominations to choose Emerging Leaders of the Baltimore community. The Banner will launch its inaugural Emerging Leaders event in May.

The Baltimore operation at its inception was a new model of philanthropy within the foundation as it focused on the problems of a single city instead of a national or international purview. It will invest $25 million to keep programs going.

It’s a dilemma that pet owners dread: When your companion animal escapes, how do you bring them home safely?

Community supporters have lined signed up to speak at public meetings, praising CEO Lakey Boyd’s work and demanding answers from the board. Board members have largely remained silent.