Welcoming New Fellows, Hiring for VP, and more...

How fitting that this time around Labor Day allows us the opportunity to celebrate the incredible work of our Cohort 3 Fellows over the past year and welcome our newest Fellows. With Cohort 4, we are happy to welcome more than 40 Fellows, placed at more than 30 different organizations across Baltimore's social impact sector.

Over the past couple of days, Fellows have been getting to know one another, setting norms for their cohort, and learning more about the city they'll serve -- whether native Baltimoreans or those newer to the city.

I'm particularly excited about enhancements being made in this fourth year of our Fellowship, with a redesign of programming, dedicated faculty providing monthly skills development, and increased involvement by our Visionary Cause Leaders.

Race & Equity guest lecturer Dr. Lawrence Brown of Morgan State University put it best at his presentation this morning, noting that this orientation has just been a taste. We are looking forward to the year ahead, the ongoing learning and sharing as we continue to advance a citywide agenda for equity and racial justice.

Sincerely,

Fagan Harris

SAVE THE DATE

BALTIMORE CORPS END-OF-YEAR CELEBRATION
Friday, December 1
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture

YOUR VOTES NEEDED

It's time to choose who will win this year's Baltimore Innovation Awards, and two of the nominees are part of the Baltimore Corps network! In its fifth year, the awards are decided through online voting.

Be sure to vote by the September 15 deadline for Elevation Awardee B-360 as Tech Mission of the Year (2nd category listed) and Visionary Partner Organizations Code in the Schools' and Baltimore City Health Department's Bad Batch Alert as Dev Product of the Year (3rd category listed).

VOTE NOW

TONIGHT: #RethinkHighSchool
Livestream TONiGHT, Sept. 8, at 8 PM ET -- ABC, CBS, NBC, & Fox

Citybizlist interview with Baltimore Corps President & CEO Fagan Harris.

#ICYMI

Cecil Elementary mural On August 31, Visionary Partner Organization Arts Every Day had a mural unveiling at Cecil Elementary School's back-to-school barbecue. Arts Every Day awarded $20,000 to five Baltimore City Public Schools to implement large-scale arts projects that will have a long-term impact on their students and surrounding community.

T. Rowe Price Foundation President John Brothers discussed the foundation's commitment to West Baltimore in partnership with organizations like Baltimore Corps in an article for Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.

On August 26, Elevation Awardee Aisha DaCosta's umbrella organization I am OKah! hosted a first-time "Golf for Greatness" event to support their mission of unlocking greatness in our Baltimore scholars.

On August 17, Elevation Awardee Michelle Antoinette Nelson hosted a night of social impact storytelling as part of the Red Bull Amaphiko festival. Among the stories told? Shannon Epps' Loads of Love, another Elevation Awardee!

Elevation Awardee Brittany Young and Cohort 3 Fellow C. Harvey were selected as Red Bull Amaphiko Academy social entrepreneurs, providing an accelerator to enable them to grow their businesses and impact.

Our Elevation Awardee trip to New York to meet with Echoing Green and fellow social innovators was featured by The Renewal Project.

August was a busy month for Elevation Awardee Brittany Young, with a dirt bike clinic, participation in the Red Bull Amaphiko Festival, and the Mayor's Block Party, just to name a few events B-360 Baltimore has been a part of, connecting Baltimore's passion for dirt bikes with STEM education and careers. Check out the B-360 Facebook page for more information or to schedule your own clinic!

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