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Chamber Seeking Business Philanthropy Award Nominees

by Will Burns on August 10, 2010

The Maryland Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Baltimore Business Journal, is seeking nominations of businesses that have provided outstanding support for local non-profits 501(c)(3)s and/or schools this past year for its annual Business Philanthropy Awards.

Nominees must be a Maryland-based business, which has made a contribution through financial support, in-kind donations, or volunteer effort to residents of Maryland between September 1, 2009 and August 31, 2010. Businesses are encouraged to nominate themselves, however they must have a letter of support from a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with whom they served. Nominations from non-profit and public agencies are also encouraged.

The awards will be presented at the Maryland Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Philanthropy Day Luncheon to be held on Monday, November 15, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Baltimore. Please note these awards are separate from the awards to be presented by AFP-MD at the luncheon.

Nominations must be received by 4 p.m., Friday, September 24, 2010. Nominations should be faxed or mailed to the Chamber at (410) 269-5247 or 60 West Street, Suite 100, Annapolis, MD 21401. Click here for more information.

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Reznick Group Sets Community Service Example

by Will Burns on June 24, 2010

Reznick Group’s Baltimore office spent Friday, June 11th giving back to the community as part of its 4th Annual Community Outreach Day. Community Outreach Day is the Baltimore office’s largest annual community service event.

“As a recognized leader in the accounting profession, we also take pride in being a leader in the area of community service,” said Bill Riley, Principal in Reznick Group’s Baltimore office and Vice Chairman of the Maryland Chamber. “The Baltimore office and the firm as a whole are dedicated to helping the communities in which we work through volunteerism. Our hope is that other businesses will follow the example we have so proudly set.”

This year, 130 Reznick Group employees spread out across the Baltimore area, participating in six different volunteer projects to benefit local charitable organizations. The organizations were:

  • Jones Falls Watershed Association
  • PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs
  • Humane Society of Baltimore County
  • Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
  • CHAI – Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc.
  • Moveable Feast

Business Volunteers Unlimited Maryland (BVU) helped Reznick Group identify nonprofit partners for the event. If your company is interested in holding a similar community service day, BVU can help connect you with nonprofits in need of volunteers. In addition to help organize volunteer projects, BVU can help your company strengthen its community service efforts in many other ways. Learn more here.

Send us your stories: How is your company giving back to the communities it serves. Send us your stories and we will post them here. Contact Will Burns at (410) 269-0642, (301) 261-2858 or wburns@mdchamber.org.

Here are more photos from Reznick Group’s Community Outreach Day:

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2010 Maryland Business Hall of Fame Inductees

by Will Burns on March 1, 2010

The Maryland Chamber will induct three outstanding business leaders into the Maryland Business Hall of Fame on Wednesday, April 28, during our Annual Membership Meeting & Business Hall of Fame Awards Dinner. Congratulations to this year’s inductees:

The Maryland Business Hall of Fame was established in 2000 to recognize the accomplishments of entrepreneurs and business executives throughout Maryland whose contributions, in business and in the community, have helped to advance the quality of life for Marylanders and the state’s business climate. Business leaders are nominated by Maryland Chamber members, and the inductees are selected by the Maryland Chamber’s Executive Committee. You can view a complete list of past honorees here.

The Annual Meeting is the Maryland Chamber’s largest networking event of the year, attracting hundreds of the regions top CEOs and senior executives. This year, the event will be held on Wednesday, April 28, at the Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport.

Register today to help us celebrate the accomplishments of the 2010 Maryland Business Hall of Fame inductees.

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BVU GIVE to Host “Climbing the Volunteer Ladder” Learning Seminar

by Krysten Appelbaum on February 23, 2010

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As a part of their 2010 Learning Seminars, Business Volunteers Unlimited’s GIVE program is hosting “Climbing the Volunteer Ladder: Boards, Committees & Skilled Volunteering.”

This two-hour interactive program will include discussions of the increasingly important role you can play as a key volunteer in a nonprofit organization, and the essential elements to consider when looking for your next volunteer opportunity.

The seminar will be held Wednesday, March 24, from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Maryland Association of CPAs, 901 Dulaney Valley Road, Suite 709, Towson, Md. 21204. The program is free for members of the GIVE Class of 2010 and $50 for the general public.

Click here to register.

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Hogan & Hartson Holds Community Volunteer Day

July 14, 2008

Approximately 60 lawyers and staff from the Baltimore office of Hogan & Hartson LLP volunteered their time to help clean up and work with students at Collington Square School. The office’s Community Volunteer Day of Service is part of a recognition of the firm’s 20-year anniversary in Baltimore and its ongoing commitment to the community. In [...]

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Reznick Group Holds 2nd Annual Community Outreach Day

July 7, 2008

More than 180 employees from Reznick Group’s Baltimore office participated in its second annual Community Outreach Day last month. Organized into teams of 15-50 people, the Reznick Group employees were deployed to seven nonprofit organization sites throughout Baltimore, which included: The Maryland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA); The Loading Dock; International Book [...]

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Reznick Group Wins 2008 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award

May 7, 2008

Reznick Group, P.C. was awarded the 2008 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award in the “Business Group” category during an awards ceremony last month. Baltimore office Principal, and Maryland Chamber Board Member, Bill Riley was on hand to accept the award from Lt. Governor Anthony Brown. “It is a great honor to be recognized by Governor Martin [...]

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