Tag: grants

Emily Ross, a twenty-something white woman with blue eyes and light brown or dirty blonde hair straight. She smiles and wears a white sweater and small and gold hoop earrings. Her hair is in a halfway ponytail. She is indoors in front of a window where it is sunny outside.
Redistributing Power in the Funding World: A Q&A with Emily Ross
Emily Ross joined Maryland Humanities as the Program Officer, Grants in June. She talks with us about what she’s looking forward to in her new position, what appeals to her about leading Maryland Humanities’ Hatza SHINE Grants Program, and more.
August 15, 2023
Teens and kids mostly stand in pairs as part of a dance. There is one not in a pair. Almost all of the teens and kids are Black.
Dignity and Community Through Movement
Breai Mason-Campbell is the Artistic Director of Moving History, what she calls Kinetic African American History. Kids and teens involved with Moving History learn dance, cooking, musicianship, and/or visual art. The organization, a recipient of one of our Strengthening the Humanities Investment in Nonprofits for Equity (SHINE), started when Mason-Campbell reflecting about poverty.
June 9, 2023
2 combined photos: The first is a professional headshot of Lindsey Baker. She is a white woman with brown, curly hair past her shoulders. She wears a royal blue blouse that fades into purple. The second image is a logo. Text says “Application now open” above a large text graphic that says “Maryland Humanities Shine,” with “Shine” in all-capital letters. Another row of regular text says “Strengthening the Humanities Investment in Nonprofits for Equity.” The dot for the i in “Shine” looks like a sparkle and the n looks like a rainbow with a dark blue a lighter blue, and a bright green.
Funding Light Bills for Equity
Maryland Humanities Executive Director Lindsey Baker talks about the importance of providing general operating grants and what it means for equity.
October 28, 2022