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Recent News & Press Releases
Published Tuesday October 10, 2017In the coming weeks, we will announce the appointment of an advocacy coordinator who will be responsible for mobilizing diverse stakeholders – including BCF’s donors, trustees, volunteers, and partners – in support of adequate education funding for our public schools and equitable education opportunities for our students.
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Published Wednesday September 13, 2017 BCF trustee and Baltimore attorney Stu Simms and his wife Candace have long supported BCF’s Civic Leadership Fund, which, he says, strives to make Baltimore a “competitive, first-class community.”
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Published Tuesday August 22, 2017BCF is excited to announce that Amy Florian, a thanatologist (expert in grief and death) will be returning to Baltimore in 2018 to speak with the community of professional advisors on Oct. 18, 2018.
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Published Wednesday August 9, 2017 It’s almost time for courses to start at colleges and universities across the nation. This year, as it has for decades, BCF helped donors provide scholarships to area students going to college. This year, 10 scholarship funds offered scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $80,000 to individual students from high schools in the Baltimore region.
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Published Tuesday August 8, 2017 “When my husband Sidney and I thought about charity, it wasn’t whether or not we should give, but how, when, to whom, and how much.”
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Published Tuesday August 8, 2017 Maryland’s Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education—chaired by Dr. Brit Kirwan and known to many as the Kirwan Commission—will deliver its final report to Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland General Assembly in December. BCF is closely following the commission's work and will be advocating that the report's recommendations be implemented to help Baltimore City students.
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Published Wednesday July 26, 2017 "We felt this was the right choice for us—giving to the charity of our choice, receiving an income for life, and receiving a charitable tax deduction at the time the annuity was established, all in full compliance with federal tax law.”
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Published Monday July 24, 2017 Over the years, BCF has gained insight from the thousands of donors and donor-advised fund holders we’ve had the pleasure of working with to achieve their charitable goals. We'd like to share a few tips with you that we have found very helpful to donors who are in the process of completing a charitable giving plan.
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