Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group is pleased to host Dr. Sonja Santelises, Chief Executive Officer of the Baltimore City Public School System, for our annual conversation with members. Dr. Santelises will discuss the plan for the upcoming school year and highlight how philanthropy can best support the District.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders’ Behavioral Health Workgroup for a sharing session to learn how your peers are approaching their giving for 2025 and highlight notable grants and their impact.
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View Materials from "Introduction to Advancing Racial Equity in Grantmaking"
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Held in partnership with the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, this is the fifth session of a 6-part webinar series on Demystifying Trust-Based Philanthropy. During this session, we will unpack these important nuances and will highlight examples of how grantmakers are relying on rigor and continuous learning to understand impact. Participants can expect to gain a clear understanding of trust-based philanthropy’s three-pronged approach to learning and evaluation, as well as concrete tools they can use to implement in their own work. Each session will provide dedicated space for small-group peer dialogue with other MPN members about ways to implement these practices into your grantmaking.
We value racial equity as an organizational operating principle and are committed to continued learning on issues related to race, equity, diversity and inclusion.
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It's hard to believe that the insights and observations of 26-year-old Alexis de Tocqueville recorded in 1831 are still relevant.
Sophie Felts, a member of the Ruppert landscaping family, is leading a public-private effort to raise funds for "learning hubs" in Montgomery County — Rupport Cos. and the Rupport Family Foundation contributed $150,000 to the effort.
In 2023, nearly 7,900 Baltimore City youth applied to YouthWorks to gain summer employment experience, and some 500 businesses, agencies and nonprofits
According to Chapin Hall, 1 in 10 young adults — or 3.5 million people in the United States between the ages of 18 and 25 — experience some form of homelessness.
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View materials from Reducing Health Inequities in West Baltimore: RICH 2.0 Collaborative.
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Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to gain a better understanding of healthcare financing in Maryland through a briefing by Donna Kinzer, Executive Director and Steve Ports, Deputy Director of the <
How can the Education Funders Affinity Group organize to quickly adapt to the crisis, coordinate efforts and identify priority areas within an ever-changing education landscape? Join your peers who understand the challenges of this work.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a funder debrief conversation about the Historic Plan to Address Vacant Properties in Baltimore Neighborhoods. An initial briefing was held on September 23, 2024 and a follow up conversation was held on December 6, 2024. Funders will work together to determine ways they would like to be part of the Vacants/Reinvest Baltimore work in an ongoing way, the structure for their participation, and how they would like to be supported going forward.
Join the Behavioral Health Funders for a conversation with Kathy Westcoat, the new President and CEO of Behavioral Health Systems Baltimore (BHSB).
Join us as we close out the year and provide follow up from programs held in 2018. This will also serve as a time to raise regional or national initiatives and investments of interest, learn from other education funders, identify the potential for collaboration and explore new investment opportunities.
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View program resources from Prenatal to Five: Setting the Stage for 2023 & Beyond - February 2023.
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A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our Interim President and CEO Kevin McHugh.
