Tag Archives: Abell Foundation

Baltimore Business Journal: Baltimore Sun to be acquired by nonprofit headed by Choice Hotels chairman

Posted on February 17, 2021
"Hopefully, having a news organization with some Maryland ties will prove beneficial if it makes a strong commitment to dedicating adequate resources to covering local news aggressively."--Don Fry
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BBJ: Baltimore officials cut ties with controversial surveillance plane operator

Posted on February 5, 2021
“The Greater Baltimore Committee continues to advocate and urge the Mayor and the Baltimore Police Department to use every tool and resource available to break the cycle of violent crime in the City of Baltimore.”
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PCs for People seeks retired computer and equipment donations

Posted on August 13, 2020
Retired computer monitors
PCs for People is a certified electronics recycler that works with businesses to safely and responsibly dispose of their excess technology by recycling, or repurposing, electronic assets and returning them to use in the local community. 
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Weinberg Foundation total emergency support for nonprofit partners now exceeds $10.5M

Posted on April 30, 2020
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announced April 30 that its total of COVID-19 emergency support to organizations providing direct services for people experiencing poverty now exceeds $10.5 million.
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Baltimore Community Foundation Deploys COVID-19 Response Grants, Plans for Intermediate and Long-Term Needs Ahead

Posted on April 24, 2020
The Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF) announced the latest in a series of grants to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable individuals and communities in the Baltimore region on April 22.
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BBJ: City panel approves ‘spy plane’ agreement, allowing surveillance planes over Baltimore

Posted on April 2, 2020
Last fall, the Greater Baltimore Committee called for the pilot program to be implemented.
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Baltimore Business Journal: Why Baltimore’s police commissioner takes officers to the Center Club each month

Posted on March 5, 2020
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison
Every month, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison takes a group of about 20 of his officers to the Center Club for a meal.
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