Due diligence, a term borrowed from business and finance, is the process through which a grantmaker learns more about a nonprofit's financial and organizational health, but also if a potential grant fits the grantmaker's mission and goals.
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.
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View materials from 8th COVID-19 Funder Response and Coordination Call
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The Horizon Foundation, United Way of Central Maryland, the Community Foundation of Howard County and the Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County awarded a total of $60,000 at the 2021 Changemaker Challenge, an event focused on sparking innovation and fresh thinking to address some of Howard County’s most pressing issues. Ten finalists presented their ideas for social change to a live virtual audience of over 700 community members and a panel of judges.
Open Society Institute (OSI) Baltimore was recently awarded a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to pilot strategies to close the vaccination gaps among communities of color, which have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Join this conversation with Scott Nolen, director of the Addiction and Health Equity program at OSI-Baltimore to discuss the Equity-First Vaccination Initiative, what we currently know about vaccine decision-making, and to talk about opportunities to leverage or pool our resources to ensure that every Baltimore resident has meaningful access to empirically accurate information and vaccination plan that suits their needs. Jennifer White of the Horizon Foundation will present on findings from a national study on COVID vaccine decision making in communities of color including local findings from Howard County.
DIRECTIONS TO Maryland Philanthropy Network
Maryland Philanthropy Network is located at 1600 W 41 Street, Suite 700, Baltimore, MD 21211 in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood.
Giving circle leaders are invited the Seventh Annual Giving Circle Connector Gathering The dozens of giving circles in our region will gather together to connect and learn from one another about a variety of issues important to giving circles.
Giving circle leaders are invited the Eighth Annual Giving Circle Connector Gathering. The dozens of giving circles in our region will gather together to connect and learn from one another about a variety of issues important to giving circles.
Following 18 years of pooled funding and strategic grantmaking for neighborhood revitalization, the Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative (BNC) successfully concluded its operation and transitioned its work to partner organizations and an ongoing
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View materials from "Health Funders Sharing Session"
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The Community Foundation of Howard County, the Horizon Foundation, the United Way of Central Maryland and the Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County jointly condemn the acts of violence perpetrated on our United States Capitol and our elected leaders on January 6 in a deliberate attempt to disrupt the certification of a fair and democratic election. This attack on the peaceful transition of democratic power – which is so core to our principles as a nation – is an affront to us all.
Philanos, the leading women’s giving circle network in the U.S., announces their new board for 2021-2022.
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View materials from "Maryland Community Foundations Association Quarterly Meeting - October 2020"
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Giving circle leaders are invited to the twelfth annual Giving Circle Connector Gathering. The dozens of giving circles in our region will gather virtually to connect and learn from one another about a variety of issues important to giving circles. This year's theme will be “We’re all in this Together” with a special presentation by Sara Lomelin, Executive Director of Philanthropy Together focused on leading a movement to diversify and democratize philanthropy and support Race Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion work within giving circles.
On the December 29ths episode of CFHoCo Did You Know, the Community Foundation of Howard County’s director of development, marketing and communications, Dan Flynn, spoke with Erik Dahlen, a construction Superintendent at Har
The Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County had a wonderful night celebrating women, community, and Black Philanthropy Month on August 1 at the Women's Giving Circle of Howard County's Black Philanthropy Month Happy Hour at The 3rd. The WGC is proud to continue support for Black Philanthropy Month, which is observed every August. The primary aims of BPM are informing, involving, inspiring and investing in Black philanthropic leadership to strengthen African-American and African-descent giving in all its forms, for the benefit of our planet, our communities, our organizations and our lives.
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Program resources from the Community Development/Investment Session.
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Almost 100 volunteers spent the day at Van Bokkelen Elementary School in Severn Aug.
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The full 2015 Profile of Education Giving provides members with a clear picture of the scope of education-related grantmaking among our membership and helps members connect with colleagues who also care about specific education issues.
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The Horizon Foundation has announced the appointment of financial expert Sekou “Koe” Murphy to its board of trustees.