In recognition of this focus and the desire to align funding around housing stability, Maryland Philanthropy Network members, many of whom are part of the Basic Human Needs Affinity Group decided to transform into a new group comprised of private and public funders, currently called Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore. READ MORE
The Benefits of Giving: Why we do what we do as Blacks in Philanthropy by Beverly Cooper
To give, to make a difference, is something to which to strive, whether you are black, white,... READ MORE
Social movements require bold responses, especially when government policy would directly discriminate against classes of people. We are active in our fight for equity, and we can be active in this battle over the Census question, writes Horizon Foundation CEO and Maryland Philanthropy Network Board Member Nikki Highsmith Vernick. READ MORE
The arrival of August kicks off Black Philanthropy Month (BPM), a multimedia campaign to inform, involve, inspire and invest in Black philanthropic leadership and strengthen African-descent giving in all forms, established by Dr. Jackie Copeland-Carson in 2011. Join us all month long as we share member testimonials about Black Philanthropy, the importance of diversifying leadership, the benefit of giving and more! READ MORE
Baltimore’s anchor institutions have begun to make progress towards more inclusive hiring and procurement practices by partnering together and sharing ideas, a report finds. The Baltimore... READ MORE
Private foundations, including some that have never supported immigration issues before, have dedicated millions of dollars in quick-turnaround grants to provide legal and health services for... READ MORE
On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, 9:00 - 9:20 AM, Shanaysha Sauls, BCF's President & CEO, will tell us about BCF's strategic plan. She'll dive into how BCF will be approaching engagement, fundraising and grantmaking three and a half years. READ MORE
The Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) will release the 2018 Family-Supporting Jobs Report on... READ MORE
The gymnasium at Reginald F. Lewis High School was filled Saturday with people with ideas on how to improve the lives of Baltimore’s young people.
And they were all hoping to tap into the... READ MORE
This year, the bikes bore the Columbia based nonprofit the Horizon Foundation’s logo as the program’s “title sponsor.” Horizon Foundation’s funding will continue, but its time as title sponsor... READ MORE
This new report highlights ongoing initiatives to create jobs through economic inclusion in Baltimore. Through interviews, it documents best practices and finds that the strategies create benefits for individuals, businesses and institutions. READ MORE
You may not have heard of the family foundation behind a ... READ MORE
Mary Ann Scully, the chairman and CEO of Howard Bank, was honored Thursday as Industrialist of the Year by Baltimore Museum of Industry.... READ MORE
On Saturday, July 7, downtown Westminster will host its first LGBTQ+ pride event, as the Westminster Pride Festival fills the 200 block of East Main Street between Church and Court Streets.... READ MORE
With Washington County schools just about out for summer break and the annual summer brain drain on the horizon, the Community Book Warehouse is opening just in time.
The grand... READ MORE
Diane Bell-McKoy, CEO of Associated Black Charities, and Mark and Patricia Joseph of the Shelter Foundation were all named to the Baltimore Sun... READ MORE
We are excited to announce that we are one step closer to distributing grants from the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund! Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young introduced the... READ MORE
Revitalization efforts in Orlando’s West Lakes area will receive a major boost from a new partnership between the Florida Hospital Foundation and the Bethesda-based Bainum Family Foundation. ... READ MORE
In 2011, Susan Purnell conceived of a philanthropic idea to amplify the lives of local women and girls by starting a fund and asking each member to donate $1,000.
Interest in The... READ MORE
Beverly White-Seals took her current position as president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Howard County in 2012 after a long career as an attorney, including 20 years with The Rouse Company. Born and raised in Washington, the 67-year-old recently shared some tidbits about her life — including her polished dance moves and love of sushi. READ MORE
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. is the latest company to step up and support Ellicott City.
The Baltimore money manager's charitable foundation is donating $20,000 that will be split evenly between the Community Foundation of Howard County and the United Way of Central Maryland’s ECStrong Fund. READ MORE
Update from the Baltimore Integration Parntership, including a recap of the 3rd Annual Maryland Workforce Outlook Forum, co-hosted by BIP, Towson University and the Governor's Workforce Development Board. Learn more at www.baltimorepartnership.org. READ MORE
The Weinberg Foundation welcomes Darius Graham as the Foundation’s newest program director. Graham will be responsible for... READ MORE
Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF) Investment Committee and its Impact Investment Subcommittee announced Invest for More, a new impact investing program making focused, carefully selected investments into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention of generating a measurable, beneficial social impact in our Baltimore region, as well as a financial return. READ MORE
Every one of the 74 million children living in America is part of our nation’s future. Each one of them is important to building our country’s growth and its future prosperity – and that includes... READ MORE
Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated health system, announced an impact investing commitment today of up to $200 million through its Thriving Communities Fund to address housing stability and homelessness, among other community needs. READ MORE
We are pleased to share the Horizon Foundation’s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, which reflects an ongoing commitment to our mission and outlines our priorities for the next five years. READ MORE
Wells Fargo is providing $500,000 grant to help Jubilee Baltimore implement the Central... READ MORE
Source: Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore Corps, a social innovation nonprofit, received its largest private donation to date Tuesday — $500,000 from... READ MORE
Corporate Responsibility Magazine (CR Magazine) announced its 19th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens list, recognizing the standout environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of public companies across the United States. READ MORE
The Campbell Foundation is proud to announce that Julie Hester has been promoted to the position of Program Director, Civic... READ MORE
The Kirwan Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education has become a key talking point in the 2018 election campaign, and on Thursday it picks up its work where it left off in January for the legislative session. READ MORE
Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a thought-provoking, poignant and powerfully packaged event hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network for Baltimore Area Grantmakers (Maryland Philanthropy Network). This event included a discussion by Kevin Shird and Nelson Malden, authors of the recently published book The Colored Waiting Room: Empowering the Original and the New Civil Movements followed by a panel discussion on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. READ MORE
We are thrilled to announce that Tamara Toles O’Laughlin JD/MELP’09 has been chosen to receive the Social Justice Scholars Alumni Award. READ MORE
The Weinberg Foundation welcomes Earl Millett as the Foundation’s newest program officer. Millett will manage grants to nonprofits that serve low-income and vulnerable populations in the areas of... READ MORE
Read the latest update from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project of the Maryland Philanthropy Network. READ MORE
Many of us working to identify good strategies and support effective programs understand the great importance of involving communities in informing and implementing our work. But we do not always... READ MORE
The Daily Record has announced its 2018 Influential Marylanders, honoring 57 recipients who are leaving their mark throughout the state. READ MORE
The Daily Record has announced the honorees of its 2018 Maryland’s Top 100 Women awards.
Fourteen women will be inducted into the Circle of Excellence, receiving the award for a third and... READ MORE
Six years ago, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s staff was 58 percent white. Today, that figure is 43 percent.
... READ MORE
Baltimore’s anchor institutions and other businesses recently made news with results from inclusive hiring and purchasing initiatives Hopkins BLocal and the Baltimore Integration Partnership. ... READ MORE
Laureate Education will partner with IBM to design a science curriculum for the more than 1 million students at its nearly 70 for-profit schools around the world. READ MORE
The Maryland Philanthropy Network (Maryland Philanthropy Network), a statewide association of more than 130 private and community foundations, intermediaries, corporations, donor advised funds and... READ MORE
Eight finalists have been selected from a pool of over 20 to vie for $100,000 in prizes in the Maryland Institute College of Art's third annual UP/Start Venture Competition.... READ MORE
Baltimore’s philanthropic community should find ways to support organizations run by people younger than 30, the Open Society Institute’s... READ MORE
On January 31st, participants uttered these phrases in frustration and despair during United Way of Central Maryland’s Walk a Mile Experience (WAM), a poverty simulation, which the Maryland Philanthropy Network (Maryland Philanthropy Network) co-hosted with the Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle and the Jewish Women’s Giving Foundation, a project of The ASSOCIATED. READ MORE
The application for Open Society Institute-Baltimore’s 2018 cohort of Community Fellows is now available. Applications are due by 5:00pm on Monday, March 5, 2018. READ MORE
The application for Open Society Institute-Baltimore’s 2018 cohort of... READ MORE
The Horizon Foundation has announced three new members to its board of trustees: Jonathan Ilsong Ahn, Esq., an attorney and Korean American community leader; Catherine Hamel, president of Gilchrist Hospice Care; and Brian Hepburn, MD, executive director of the National Maryland Philanthropy Network of State Mental Health Program Directors. READ MORE
The Abell Foundation, the largest private foundation in Maryland focused on Baltimore City, announced today that Lynn Heller is leaving her role as Vice President of the Foundation and Sheryl Goldstein has been selected to succeed her. READ MORE
Read the latest update from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project of the Maryland Philanthropy Network. READ MORE
The Horizon Foundation awarded more than $1 million in grants in 2017 to community programs advancing the mission to improve health and wellness for people who live or work in Howard County, Md. The grants address community needs and target the Foundation’s strategic priorities to promote healthy lifestyles and increase access to quality, affordable health care. READ MORE
Baltimore medical device company Harpoon Medical’s acquisition earlier this month was a windfall for The Abell Foundation, one of its early investors.
The nonprofit said it earned $5.2... READ MORE
As the host organization for the Baltimore Integration Partnership, we applaud the Johns Hopkins BLocal effort, the impressive results and just as importantly the transparency and willingness to... READ MORE
Our Neighborhood Grants Program offers funding for projects that help neighborhoods in Baltimore City and Baltimore County become and remain safe, vibrant, clean and green, and to be supporters... READ MORE
Words have power. Too often today, they are being used to tear us down and apart, making us feel helpless and defenseless. Alternatively, words can build us up, strengthen us and give us the... READ MORE
Read the latest update from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project of the Maryland Philanthropy Network. READ MORE
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a community engagement workshop hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network (Maryland Philanthropy Network) and facilitated by Paul Schmitz of ... READ MORE
Read the latest update from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project of the Maryland Philanthropy Network. READ MORE
