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Member Sponsored Briefing

2025 MPN Membership Renewals

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02/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who renewed their Maryland Philanthropy Network membership for 2025!

Member Sponsored Briefing: Nonprofit Loan Fund Update

Monday, May 05, 2025 at 03:00 to 04:30 PM

Many funders are exploring ways to support nonprofit organizations during a time of uncertainty and changes to the Federal and State funding landscapes.

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Finance & Asset Management

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Nonprofit Financials

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Nonprofit Infrastructure

A decade after Freddie Gray’s death, Associated Black Charities holds dialogue on justice and community healing

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05/01/2025

As part of its monthly Community Convo series, Associated Black Charities (ABC) held a special discussion to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man who died in Baltimore police custody in 2015.

Millions in grants from Key Bridge fund go to small businesses still bouncing back from collapse impact

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06/11/2025

If it were about the money, Erica Watkins probably would've thrown in the towel a while ago. But keeping this restaurant open is about her passion - for cooking, and for her customers.

The Associated Network is Addressing Financial Wellness

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10/22/2025

Welcome to the latest episode of Around the Table with Beth H. Goldsmith, a series dedicated to exploring the issues that matter most to the Baltimore Jewish community.

Program Resources for Education and Policy: What's the Focus for 2019?

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Program Resources from Youth Co-designed Integrated Behavioral Health Models

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Baltimore Integration Partnership

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Aging

Behavioral Health

Health Access and Care

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Health Funders

Program Resources from Focusing on Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Efforts in Maryland - January 2024

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Education: Early childhood

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Families and Children

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Prenatal to Five Affinity Group

Program Resources from Innovative Actions to Support Healthy Leadership Transitions

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Appointments & Transitions

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Nonprofits

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Nonprofit Infrastructure

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Philanthropy and Youth-Led Organizations

Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

Please join us for a discussion regarding the new report by Open Society Institute-Baltimore, “Young, Gifted and Underfunded: Strengthening the Relationship Between Philanthropy and Youth-Led Movements”. We'll hear an overview of the report from project director Glenn Love of Equivolve Consulting and begin a conversation about building better relationships between funders and young activists.

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Green Funders Affinity Group: Reflection and 2011 Planning

Friday, February 25, 2011 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

The Green Funders will meet to review our work to date on Water and Food, and to develop future topics. Allen Hance and Rebecca Ruggles will report on a recent small group discussion about Green Jobs and the opportunity to coordinate with the Wor

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Green Funders

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Environment/Sustainability

Pitfalls in Paying for College: Confronting Scholarship Award Displacement in Maryland

Monday, November 27, 2017 at 02:00 to 03:00 PM

The Woodside Foundation and the Caplis Family Fund invite grantmakers who manage or fund private scholarship programs, to be aware of the practice of scholarship award displacement.

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Behavioral Health Funders: Legislative Wrap Up

Tuesday, May 02, 2017 at 03:00 to 04:30 PM

Please join the Behavioral Health Funders Group where we will hear from Ann Ciekot from National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence; Adrienne Breidenstine and Stacey Jefferson from Behavioral Health System Baltimore; an

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Focus on City Schools: A Budget Conversation with John Walker

Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Baltimore City Schools face a $130 million deficit and potentially 1,000 school-based layoffs. In January 2017, John Walker was appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer for the school district.

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Focus on City Schools: The Legislative Focus for 2017 and Beyond

Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

In October, 2016, Melissa Broome was appointed as the Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs for Baltimore City Public Schools.

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Goals, Priorities and ESSA: A Conversation with Maryland State Board of Education Representatives

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 02:30 to 04:00 PM

Members of the State Board of Education will join us to discuss their priorities for the 2016-2017 school year. Specifically, they will discuss Maryland's timeline and tentative policies for implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which impact school accountability and ratings, school improvement, teacher evaluations and student assessment.

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Community Investment Funders

Neighborhood and Community Investment Grantmaking – Peer Sharing and Learning Session

Wednesday, November 04, 2015 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

This peer exchange is designed to share information about neighborhood and community investment grantmaking particularly as we work together to revitalize Baltimore communities. Whether you are considering making a neighborhood grant for the first time or have a dedicated community development portfolio, this session will provide an opportunity to learn from one another and to explore future possibilities for joint action.

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Networking

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development/Neighborhoods

Focus on City Schools: Budget Conversation with John Walker, Interim CFO

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Join us for our Focus on City Schools meeting with John Walker, Interim Chief Financial Officer for Baltimore City Schools. Mr. Walker will provide an overview of the proposed 2019-2020 City Schools budget.

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