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Statewide Perspectives on Community Schools: Part 2 – Intermediaries
Tuesday, December 07, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for the second of a three-part series on community schools. Part II will focus on Intermediaries and the role they play in facilitating the implementation of Community Schools. We will be joined by the following community school leaders: Chief Tina Hike-Hubbard of Baltimore City Schools,​​​​​​; Khalilah Slater Harrington, Chief Program Officer, Family League of Baltimore; and Dr. Ingrid Williams-Horton, Director of Community Schools, Prince George’s County Public Schools.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Education
Families and Children
Philanthropy’s Role in Advocacy and Public Policy: A Workshop for Trustees, Senior Leadership and Program Officers
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 01:30 to 03:00 PM

The philanthropic sector must understand the necessity for advocacy and public policy as a core element in their grantmaking for real impact. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and our speakers to learn about navigating advocacy in the philanthropic landscape and how foundations take on advocacy efforts as well as explore how funders support advocates that are important especially considering current events. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Board & Trustees
Policy Staff
Policymakers
Program Staff
Topic: 
Public Policy
Social Sector
Baltimore Regional Food Assistance Challenges and Solutions – 2021 Edition
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join colleagues, public sector leaders, and other key players to hear about the current state of food distribution in Baltimore City and County and discuss lessons learned to date and potential solutions, including funding through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Policy Staff
Funding Area: 
Basic Human Needs
Food/Food Systems
Focus on Student Mental Health and Well-being
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation at the nexus of education and health. Together, we will explore how schools are responding to children in mental health crisis, how those students are being supported, what this looks like in practice, and ways the philanthropic community can be supportive.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Health Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Behavioral Health
Children's and Youth Services
Education
Health Access and Care
Statewide Perspectives on Community Schools: Part 1 – Research and Policy
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for the first of a three-part series on community schools. To start our series, Dr. Mavis Sanders, Senior Research Scholar of Black Children and Families at Child Trends, a national think tank, will share research perspectives related to implementation and accountability of K-12, full-service community schools. We will also hear from Ellie Mitchell, Executive Director of the Maryland Out of School Time Network, who will share state policy perspectives and a systems overview of community schools.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Education
Education: Out-of-school time
Families and Children
Strategizing for Our Future: A Discussion of Tax Credit Expansions to Reduce Poverty
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 03:00 to 04:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and EITC Funders Network for an important conversation to explore how foundations can be a part of advocacy efforts to ensure changes caused by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to the federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit provide increased and long-lasting economic security for families. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Policy Staff
Policymakers
Topic: 
Social Sector
Funding Area: 
Social Sector
Children's and Youth Services
Poverty
Investing in Public Health Infrastructure
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

Maryland’s public health policy cuts across all sectors: housing, transportation, education, public works, planning, and community development, and renewed investment in public health is critical to ensure the strength and vitality of all of these sectors. Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network and our distinguished experts for a discussion on how we can collaborate and support a coordinated, equity-focused advocacy agenda to create change in the funding appropriations for public health infrastructure at the state and local levels.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Behavioral Health Funders
Health Funders
Funding Area: 
Social Sector
Advocacy
Behavioral Health
Health Access and Care
Nonprofit Infrastructure
Research
Views on Workplace Quality - What Makes a Job “Good?”
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative for a discussion exploring ways to expand the conversation about the jobs side of the workforce development equation, discussing tools for hearing perspectives on the real efficacy of an employment program, and using data to assess job quality. Guests will include JVS Boston and Civic Works. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative
Evaluation
Funding Area: 
Employment/Workforce development

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