Philanthropic Literacy Board

Uniting students' growing understanding of the critical issues facing the Baltimore community with the opportunity to effect positive change, the RPCS Philanthropic Literacy Board (PLB) allows students to lead for the greater good in the world around them. Participants on this board are the decision-makers who oversee the grant proposal process, defining their mission and evaluating applications from Baltimore-area organizations. Student board members research the local organizations and then develop a Request for Proposals that they send to those organizations. PLB
members then evaluate applicants and choose which organizations they feel should be awarded the funds. Organizations that have been awarded funds in previous years are invited back to help the PLB members understand the impact of the PLB’s award on the organization’s work.