Fellows’ Successes!

Nonprofit Succession Planning: Creating Good Endings and New Beginnings

April 01, 2008

For 11 years, Linda Stewart, a 2002 Weinberg Fellow, served as the executive director for the Maryland Mentoring Partnership. Under her leadership she established the organization as the preeminent advocate, resource and expert for youth mentoring in the state.

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Baltimore Students Achieve "GREAT DEBATERS" Dream

April 01, 2008

For the first time in history, two African-American debaters have become National College Debate champions by winning the CEDA National Championship. Dayvon Love and Deven Cooper are graduates of Baltimore City schools, and alums of the Baltimore Urban Debate League (BUDL). Love and Cooper are currently on Towson University’s debate team. Their preparation for this victory was aided by their involvement with BUDL, led by Pam Spiliadis, Weinberg Fellow class of 2004.

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Four Weinberg Fellows Listed Among Maryland's Top 100 Women

March 13, 2008

Congratulations to the four Weinberg Fellows who have been named to the Daily Record's 2008 list of Maryland Top 100 Women! Marcy K. Kolodny, Dyslexia Tutoring Program (WF 2003) Bonnie Meshulam, Junior Achievement of Central Maryland (WF 2005) Jodi Finkelstein, Domestic Violence Center of Howard County (WF 2008) Karen Stokes, Greater Homewood Community Corporation (WF 2008)

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2007 AIM for Excellence Award Winners Announced

January 23, 2008

The Fuel Fund of Central Maryland took top honor at this year's AIM for Excellence conference, held at the Tremont Grand Conference Center. The other award winners were, the Students Sharing Coalition and the Maryland Mentoring Partnership. Each agency received an unrestricted grant in honor of their executive directors.

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Congratulations 2007 Weinberg Fellows

posted by Ann Cotten

October 22, 2007

The members of the 2007 group officially became "Weinberg Fellows" on October 19th during a ceremony at Turf Valley. Numerous fellows turned out to recognize the acheivement of the current class and welcome them into the Weinberg Fellows network.

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Casey, Weinberg foundations along with Cheryl Williams help workers to better futures bolster training programs

October 08, 2007

Two local foundations are helping to launch a $50 million, five-year national effort to improve worker training, with three Baltimore programs among the first to get funding.

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Healthy Start Program reaches its goal of more healthy babies as Alma Roberts helps lead the way

September 27, 2007

Baltimore's Healthy Start program has reached an impressive benchmark--the near eradication of low-birth-weight babies to women enrolled in the program for two consecutive years.

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Parks & People Foundation's SuperKids Camp Program Wins National Award

posted by Jacqueline Carrera

July 20, 2007

SuperKids Camp, a reading enrichment program of the Parks & People Foundation has won the 2007 Johns Hopkins University Excellence in Summer Learning Award.

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Tony Shore captures the Sondheim Artscape prize

posted by Ted Gross

July 17, 2007

Congratulations to Tony Shore (2003 Weinberg Fellow), who was named the winner of this year's $25,000 Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize.

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"Summer is the season of giving for the Weinberg Foundation"

posted by Sid Ford

July 16, 2007

17 area non-profits, including several headed by Weinberg Fellows, were awarded "Employee Giving Program" grants of $10,000 at a luncheon held at the Camden Club on Tuesday, July 10th.

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