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Green Funders Affinity Group

This peer group is focused on topics related to community greening, sustainability, climate change, and environmental protection. Group discussions are often cross-sectoral, examining the impact of environmental issues on community development, human health, or economic welfare. Participating members come from a wide range of grant-making backgrounds and diverse areas of expertise.

Member Leadership: Elizabeth Perriello Rice from the France-Merrick Foundation and Chad Reed from HASI Foundation.

Staff Contact: Megan McSwain

Group Listserv: greenfunders@lists.marylandphilanthropy.org. Request access to the group listserv by clicking here.

Green Funders 2025 Legislative Debrief
Wednesday, June 04, 2025 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM
Please note: this session is now fully virtual.

 

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Green Funders Affinity Group for a legislative debrief of the 2025 Maryland General Assembly session. Josh Tulkin from the Maryland Chapter of Sierra Club, Kim Coble from Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Emily Scarr from the Maryland Public Interest Research Group (MaryPIRG), and Emily Ranson from Clean Water Action will share their perspectives on the implementation and lessons learned from recent legislation, offering a glimpse into the legislative progress and challenges expected in the future. 

Event type: 
Committee Meeting
Audience: 
Green Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Environment/Sustainability
Climate Resiliency and Its Impact on Residents’ Health
Monday, December 02, 2024 at 01:30 to 03:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Health Funders Affinity Group and Green Funders Affinity Group as they host Ben Zaitchik, PhD, chair and professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, who will give an update on the promising work of the Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative. Two years into a five-year, $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, Dr. Zaitchik and his team of researchers are aiming to create Baltimore as one of the world’s most climate resilient cities.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Green Funders
Health Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Community Development/Neighborhoods
Disaster Preparedness
Environment/Sustainability
Health Access and Care
Green Funders Peer Learning Exchange
Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a peer learning exchange for funders supporting environmental and sustainability issues in Maryland! We take some time to integrate our learnings, share what we are thinking about and focusing on, and discuss our plans for the coming year. Lightly structured, these peer-to-peer exchange events are designed to integrate and learn from others in philanthropy through facilitation of the following: strategy sharing and exchange of ideas around what other funders are working on, stimulating new ways of thinking by sharing learnings and creating an environment conducive to discovery among the community of funders, and relationship building.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
Green Funders
Members Only
Understanding the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and Philanthropy’s Role in the Deployment of Funds to Disadvantaged Communities
Wednesday, November 01, 2023 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) is a $27 billion investment in climate and clean energy established by the Inflation Reduction Act. Please join the Green Funders Affinity Group to learn about the purpose and components of the GGRF. Representatives of local organizations that have applied for funding to benefit Maryland will describe each fund and their proposed strategy and share thoughts about barriers to community institutions accessing funding, and philanthropy’s role in supporting the infrastructure for equitable implementation of investments especially at the state and local levels.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Green Funders
Topic: 
Public Policy
Public/Private Partnership
Funding Area: 
Environment/Sustainability
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