Inside BCF: A Podcast from the Baltimore Community Foundation

Latest Episodes:

20 Minute Update: Disconnected Communities Jan 18, 2018

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Many residents in some of Baltimore's most centrally-located neighborhoods suffer from the longest commute times to jobs in the state. Why is this? For our monthly 20-Minute Update on January 18, we sit down with The Transportation Alliance's Brian O'Malley to talk about why some communities are disconnected from economic opportunity.

20 Minute Update: Neighborhoods Grants Program Dec 20, 2017

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For two decades, BCF's Neighborhoods Grants Program has been providing residents with financial support to complete projects in their neighborhood that develop leaders, mobilize neighbors, and beautify blocks. Maya Smith and Kevin Griffin Moreno sit down and discuss this successful program.

Civic Leadership Fund Nov 20, 2017

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BCF's Civic Leadership Fund supports our work as an advocate, fosters new ideas through program initiatives, and allows us to strategically invest in education and neighborhoods in Baltimore. This month, our monthly conversation will focus on our work on civic leadership, and highlight some recent successes.

20 Minute Update: The Kirwan Commission Oct 20, 2017

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BCF is supporting advocacy around the Kirwan Commission. Want to know more about the details of Kirwan and ask questions about it? We invite you to join us Oct. 20 when we sit down with Bebe Verdery of the ACLU of Maryland to discuss Kirwan and what's at stake for Maryland's students. Click here to download slides from the update.

20 Minute Update: Baker Artist Awards Sep 20, 2017

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For the last 10 years, the Baker Artist Awards have been an integral part of Baltimore's arts community, providing monetary support for regional artists working in both studio and performing arts. We're sitting down with Melissa McC. Warlow to talk about the awards and the arts in Baltimore.

20-Minute Update: School Effectiveness Aug 21, 2017

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What makes a school effective? BCF has supported Baltimore Education Research Consortium's work defining five key factors to measure how a school is facilitating learning among students. We're sitting down with Tami Smith, a Goucher College education professor and BERC researcher, to discuss those key factors, and how BERC is working to determine if Baltimore's schools are effective.

20 Minute Update: Neighborhood Grants Program at BCF Jun 20, 2017

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Community gardens. Street beautification. Work that brings young and old residents together. These are examples of projects funded by the Neighborhood Grants Program at BCF over the last 25 years. On June 20, we'll discuss this successful grant program during our monthly 20-Minute Update conversation, including information on the current open application period.

20 Minute Update: Education Funding May 30, 2017

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This month, we take a deeper dive into how the state funds schools - and what is on the horizon for a statewide commission examining how to update the school funding formula. BCF's Erika Seth Davies and Kevin Griffin Moreno will start their live Facebook stream at 9 a.m.

20 Minute Update: Legacy Giving Apr 20, 2017

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A charitable legacy can support the causes people care about for generations to come. Take Oscar Murray, a former B&O Railroad president, as a prime example: his charitable bequest to help the widows of railroad workers still helps the Baltimore community - one hundred years after he died. What does it take to create a charitable legacy? Join BCF's Rosemary Calderalo and Gigi Wirtz to find out.

20 Minute Update: Education Advocacy Mar 20, 2017

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Join us for a conversation on how BCF has been involved in education advocacy during a very busy session of the Maryland General Assembly.