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State Legislative Recap & Dialogue: Accomplishments & Implications for Early Childhood - May 2024
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Significant gains to the Child Care Scholarship Program and advancements for mixed delivery systems and family child care settings are headlines from this year's legislative session. The Prenatal to Five Affinity Group will be joined by Beth Morrow, Director of Public Policy for the Maryland Family Network (MFN), for a legislative recap and time to talk about the opportunities to seize and challenges that remain. Join us virtually on May 14 from 12:00 - 1:30 pm.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Funding Area: 
Education: Early childhood
Families and Children
Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore Meeting – September 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

The purpose of Funders Together to End Homelessness Baltimore (FTEHB) is to bring private and public funders together to focus on structural and racial inequities related to housing instability, homelessness, and supportive services, and to prevent and end homelessness in the Baltimore region.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Basic Human Needs Funders
Community Investment Funders
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area: 
Housing and Homelessness
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative Wage Record Study Debrief
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

The Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC) Wage Record Study is an analysis of pre- and post-program employment and wages for individuals served by workforce development programs in the Baltimore Area. Please join MPN's BWFC and the participating workforce non-profits for a briefing with Dr. Richard Clinch of the Jacob France Institute at the University of Baltimore who will present the findings from the most recent report issued in Spring 2024.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative
Funding Area: 
Employment/Workforce development
Green Funders Legislative Debrief
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Green Funders Affinity Group for a Legislative Debrief to understand the political forces shaping Maryland’s environmental policy and the legislative progress expected in the future. Speakers from the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Sierra Club’s Maryland Chapter, and The Nature Conservancy’s Maryland/DC Chapter will provide an overview of outcomes from this year’s Maryland General Assembly, particularly around the groups top priorities of infrastructure deployment and environmental/climate justice.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Green Funders
Topic: 
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Advocacy
Funders Together to End Homelessness Baltimore Releases New Strategic Direction
Release Date: 
09/16/2024

The Funders Together to End Homelessness Baltimore at Maryland Philanthropy Network is pleased to launch its 2024-2026 Strategic Direction. FTEHB’s robust three-year plan outlines specific actions this funder network will carry out. FTEHB is committed to adapting to the changing circumstances of those who are unhoused; the realities faced by government leaders, public and private funding; and what it can learn from emerging best practices. The group’s members are excited to have come this far and recognize this as the beginning of a new chapter in their work together.

Conversation with Cabinet Secretary Vincent Schiraldi, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
Tuesday, October 01, 2024 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join us for a conversation with Cabinet Secretary Vincent “Vinny” Schiraldi, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services to learn about priorities for the department, special programs including an update on the Community Investment Initiative, insights on what the department is seeing across the state and an outlook for the future. Information will be shared about the range of ways that philanthropy become involved.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Legal Issues
Public Policy
Public/Private Partnership
Funding Area: 
Criminal Justice
Public Safety/Violence Prevention
Keeping Babies Safe, One Car Seat at a Time
Release Date: 
05/12/2025

Every baby deserves a safe ride. MileOne Autogroup, an MPN member, is committed to keeping children safe in vehicles and has established a robust MileOneCares Car Seat Community Program.

Mixed Delivery in Maryland: Progress, Challenges, and Provider Perspectives
Tuesday, September 09, 2025 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Prenatal to Five (PN5) Affinity Group for a timely conversation on the state of mixed delivery in Maryland, featuring a panel of early childhood leaders from across the state and Baltimore City

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Funding Area: 
Children's and Youth Services
Education
Families and Children
Sustaining Maryland’s Clean Energy Initiatives: A Conversation with Jenn Aiosa, Chief of Staff for Maryland Energy Administration
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:30 to 01:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Green Funders Affinity Group for an engaging discussion with staff from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) to explore immediate and future opportunities, along with collaborative strategies to enhance energy transition initiatives in Maryland.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Green Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Environment/Sustainability
Baltimore City’s Opioid Restitution Fund and 911 Behavioral Health Diversion Pilot Updates
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Behavioral Health Workgroup is pleased to host J.D. Merrill, Deputy Chief of Staff and Philanthropic Partnership and Sara Whaley, Executive Director of Overdose Response with the Mayor's Office to share an update on the Opioid Restitution Advisory Board, funding priorities, and the status of the request for proposals that will be announced soon.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Behavioral Health Funders
Health Funders
Topic: 
Public/Private Partnership
Funding Area: 
Health Access and Care
Substance Abuse Treatment

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