Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC) is a group of private and public funders committed to advancing equity, job quality and systems change efforts that lead to family-sustaining wages, strengthened communities and a vibrant local economy.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
Baltimore’s Promise and Maryland Philanthropy Network welcome Trabian Shorters to facilitate a workshop on Asset-Framing, an award-winning cognitive framework coined by him in 2013 when he was Vice President of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Asset-Framing® helps social impact leaders to apply social psychology to achieve greater social impact without relying on fear or stigma to engage people.
As a community dependent on the next generation, we cannot let young people’s future in Baltimore be determined by their zip code, resources or network. That’s not how you create a thriving city, let alone a thriving society.
“How are you?” These three words have taken on new meaning this year. At different points throughout 2025, the question has landed differently.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
As funders across the state navigate decision-making in the current funding environment, the appraisal of nonprofit organizations’ financial health and fiscal stewardship holds new importance. Join the Baltimore Community Foundation and Maryland Philanthropy Network for a funder-to-funder discussion about assessing nonprofit organizations’ financial health.
This quarterly Roundtable will focus on how funders are shifting philanthropic behavior, norms, narratives, and governance policies particularly around the calls to action found in the Level Up Campaign. The Level Up campaign is proudly hosted by CHANGE Philanthropy and its ten partner Philanthropic Infrastructure Organizations. Jaqueline Tucker, Vice President of Community Partnerships and Strategy at the Meyer Foundation, will kick off the conversation by sharing the Foundation’s work in this area.
Join members and funder colleagues for a relaxed happy hour to connect and strengthen our Maryland Philanthropy Network community!
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The event itself, organized by United Way of Central Maryland in partnership with Wellpoint Maryland, brought volunteers and community leaders together to read with students and distribute books that children could take home.
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Program Resources for Aligning with City Schools: A Conversation with Tina Hike-Hubbard
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