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The Healing Power of Nature: Building Healthier Communities through Green Spaces
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 03:00 to 04:30 PM

Please join us for a meet and greet with MPN Member, Erin Robertson, the Chief Programs Officer for Nature Sacred. This program will include an overview of Nature Sacred, its vision for health in Maryland and evidence of the healing power of nature with Teresia Hazen, M.Ed., HTR, QMHP and award-winning Firesoul. Katie Lautar, Executive Director of Baltimore Green Space will share how they are working at the intersection of community care of green spaces, advocacy, and scientific research that promotes the health of communities and equitable access to sustainable green spaces. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Green Funders
Health Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Behavioral Health
Environment/Sustainability
Health Access and Care
Baltimore’s School-Centered Neighborhood Investments: An Analysis of the 21st Century School Building Program
Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 03:00 to 04:30 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network’s School-Centered Neighborhood Investment Initiative funded a research analysis of the 21st Century School Buildings Program efforts. All MPN members are invited to hear from the research team: Ariel H. Bierbaum, MCP, PhD; Erin O’Keefe, MPP; and Alisha Butler, MA; about the report’s findings and the overarching questions they raise about the 21CSBP. These questions bridge their findings with the current context and aim to prompt reflection and additional conversations about the 21CSBP in the face of the “dual pandemics” of COVID-19 and systemic racism in the United States.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Community Investment Funders
Education Funders
Topic: 
School Centered Neighborhood Investment Initiative
Funding Area: 
Community Development/Neighborhoods
Transforming Older Adults Lives through Better Transit
Monday, December 07, 2020 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

The Affinity Group on Aging invites you to a program focusing on the critical determinant of health; the lack of affordable, accessible transportation for older adults. As Baltimore City residents age, they often lose their capacity to drive which negatively impacts their independence and quality of life contributing to ill health due to social isolation and loneliness.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
Funding Area: 
Older Adults
What is Aligned with City Schools’ Reopening Strategy?
Monday, November 23, 2020 at 03:00 to 04:30 PM

Join the conversation with Tina Hike-Hubbard, City Schools’ Chief of Communications, Engagement and Enrollment, and a representative from the Academics Office to clarify current needs.  Following the conversation with District representatives, members will have time to reflect on what they heard and share ideas about how to move forward together.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Focus on City Schools
Funding Area: 
Education
Strengthening the Fiscal Hosting Ecosystem - Meeting 2
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

Establishing a scaled fiscal hosting solution for Baltimore through a collaborative process that demonstrates local philanthropic support, strong financial analysis, and grassroots leadership could transform the field. Join us for an exploratory conversation about applying this idea to the recently announced 2030 Racial Equity, W.K. Kellogg Foundation challenge. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Funding Area: 
Nonprofit Infrastructure

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