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Federal Policy, Budget, and Revenue Outlook
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 01:00 to 02:45 PM

Public budgets are one of the most important policy instruments of our government. They are moral documents that reflect our values and priorities through decisions on how to tax residents and businesses and spend those collective resources. These decisions impact what families have to spend on basic needs and invest in their future, define the size of the government and its role in the national economy, and affect the lives of all Americans. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a special screening and discussion to learn about and discuss why federal and state budget and tax work matters to national, state, and local philanthropy. 

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Community Issues
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All Funders
Members Only
Policy Staff
Topic: 
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Social Sector
Economic Development
Virtual Foundations on the Hill 2022
Tuesday, April 05, 2022 at 12:00 to 12:00 AM

Foundations on the Hill (FOTH) is an annual opportunity for grantmakers and regional associations to meet with their federal lawmakers to personally discuss their work with members of Congress. The next Foundations on the Hill will take place virtually April 5-7. Through a mix of virtual meetings, digital advocacy opportunities, and social media engagement, Foundations on the Hill attendees and advocates will take sector legislative priorities directly to members of Congress, sharing the vision of a courageous philanthropic sector that catalyzes a just and equitable society where all can participate and prosper. 

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Community Issues
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All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Public Policy
Public/Private Partnership
Advocacy and Public Policy Series: Conversation with Dr. William “Brit” Kirwan
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation with Dr. William “Brit” Kirwan, member of the new state-level Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) and former chairman of the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education (also known as the Kirwan Commission) that resulted in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, which is now law. Dr. Kirwan will provide an update on the role of the AIB with the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, expectations for the Blueprint with respect to impacting K-12 education, how the Blueprint addresses equity in education, and implications for the work ahead. We will also explore ways to engage the philanthropic community in supporting the effort around the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. Dr. Kirwan will be joined by Rachel Hise, Executive Director of the Accountability and Implementation Board. Previously, Ms. Hise served as a long-time policy analyst for the Department of Legislative Services and was the lead staff person to the Kirwan Commission.

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Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Education
Understanding and Strengthening Baltimore's Fiscal Sponsorship Landscape.
Monday, March 28, 2022 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Picking up on work started in 2020 by Maryland Philanthropy Network, and funded by several of our members, consultant team Jonalyn Denlinger and Erika Seth Davies have been mapping Baltimore’s fiscal sponsorship landscape. Through conversations and interviews with funders, fiscal sponsors, and fiscally sponsored organizations in Baltimore, as well as national players in the fiscal sponsor ecosystem, the project prioritized and centered the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-led organizations and social entrepreneurs in assessing the effectiveness of the current nonprofit ecosystem and fiscal sponsor landscape. Join members of Maryland Philanthropy Network to learn about the findings of the landscape assessment; best practices and gaps in the system; and recommendations for short-term and long-term strategies for addressing the findings. We’ll take time to discuss about how funders might contribute to building an equitable fiscal sponsorship ecosystem.

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Community Issues
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Members Only
Topic: 
Nonprofits
Social Sector
Technical Assistance & Capacity Building
Funding Area: 
Capacity Building
Nonprofit Infrastructure
Talking Shop with Communications Professionals
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 10:00 to 11:00 AM

One of the greatest values of membership is the colleagues you meet and the relationships you build with them. Talking candidly about what is happening in your office and our region is worthwhile and important but often hard to schedule in our busy world. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation with communication peers in philanthropy. Together we will discuss what's on the mind of those who attend, current dilemmas, recent success stories, favorite tools, perennials questions, and more.

Event type: 
Professional Development
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Communications Staff
Members Only
Topic: 
Communications
Healing Together with Healing City Baltimore
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 02:30 to 04:00 PM

Join the leadership of Healing City Baltimore to learn about its mission, partners, and progress to date and future and to connect with other MPN members interested in trauma-responsive services and healing. To practice self-care and healing together, and as a gift to you from Healing City and MPN, we’ll spend the second half of our time in a mindfulness experience led by Ali Smith of the Holistic Life Foundation.

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Community Issues
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Members Only
Funding Area: 
Health Access and Care
Public Safety/Violence Prevention
Emergent Philanthropy Roundtable
Monday, March 21, 2022 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network's Emergent Philanthropy Roundtable is a space and opportunity for members to engage in nontraditional thinking about philanthropy rooted in the principles of adrienne maree brown’s

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Network Building
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Members Only
Advancing Digital Equity in Maryland
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 02:30 to 04:00 PM

The global pandemic undeniably established in the public mind that robust, affordable broadband service is part of our critical public infrastructure and an essential tool for our daily lives—as necessary as reliable electricity and clean water. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network to learn about the various aspects of the digital divide and the prospects for addressing it in Maryland and, particularly, in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. We’ll learn about the role of the new Office of Statewide Broadband; possibilities of building out broadband infrastructure and digital navigators; and gaps in public funding/possible investment opportunities for philanthropy.

Event type: 
Community Issues
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Members Only
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Funding Area: 
Science and Technology

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