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Our Favorite Ways to ‘GIVE’

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From Oprah’s Favorite Things to the Rolling Stones Top 50 Albums, this time of the year is jam packed with top lists and countdowns. We have a list you may not have realized you needed: BVM’s Favorite Ways to “GIVE.”  Since 2010, the GIVE Fellowship has empowered 450+ rising professionals with resources, tools, and connections to transform and strengthen communities across the Baltimore region. For our team, the most wonderful time of the year is…wait for it…the GIVE application launch! Why is this special for us? We have the privilege of meeting community-minded individuals who want to do good. better.  The GIVE application will be open from January 6, 2021 to February 10, 2021. We […]

Congratulations to the GIVE Fellowship Class of 2020

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Congratulations to the graduating class of Business Volunteers Maryland’s GIVE Fellowship. On Friday, November 13, 2020, Business Volunteers will host a virtual celebration to recognize forty-six rising professionals who amplified their civic engagement, deepened their relationship with Baltimore, and connected with community leaders from across the region. The 2020 class of GIVE will join a network of 450+ GIVE alumni. When Business Volunteers transformed the fellowship into a virtual experience due to COVID-19, the GIVE Advisory Projects (GAP) remained a core component of the program. The GAP connected nonprofits with GIVE fellows who served as skilled volunteers over a six-month period. From conducting interviews to participating in volunteer activities, GIVE […]

VOLUNTEERING: Good for the community, good for your health

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In April 2020, Business Volunteers Maryland President and CEO Julie Kernan reflected on how the COVID-19 pandemic upended our lives- personally and professionally. “I am optimistic the way we are living today is not our new “normal,” and whatever our new normal is, I believe we will be gentler with ourselves and our neighbor,” she wrote. “The silver lining to the COVID storm cloud is the development of a greater commitment to caring for others through volunteering and community engagement.” Our team has been continuously inspired by the way our business and nonprofit partners have pivoted programs and volunteer opportunities to keep constituents safe. Volunteers tremendously help nonprofits, but also, […]