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An Update on Career and Technical Education in Baltimore: During Pandemic and the Vision Moving Forward
Monday, September 21, 2020 at 12:30 to 01:30 PM

Join the Education Funders and Workforce Development Affinity Groups for an update on Career and Technical Education (CTE) in Baltimore. We are pleased to once again host Dr. Rachel Pfeifer, Executive Director of College and Career Readiness of Baltimore City Schools, and Kumasi Vines, Director of Career Readiness, who will share how CTE instruction has shifted during the pandemic and to share the vision and draft 4-year plan for moving forward.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Workforce Development Funders
Funding Area: 
Education: Higher education
Employment/Workforce development
Member Sponsored Event: Extending Impact of Workforce Development with Integrated Service Delivery
Thursday, February 02, 2017 at 01:00 to 04:00 PM

Evidence from programs across the country suggests that outcomes for workforce development programs can be significantly improved by integrating a suite of additional financial stability services such as benefits screening, financial education, cr

Event type: 
Member Sponsored Briefing
Audience: 
Members Only
Workforce Development Funders
Funding Area: 
Employment/Workforce development
How a neighborhood-focused Baltimore initiative is employing patience, partnership, and resident leadership to drive long-term change
Release Date: 
06/07/2023

At the corner of North and Cecil Avenues in Central Baltimore sits the newly constructed home of Roberta’s House. The building represents a transformational investment designed to bring new life to a vacant block that was previously occupied by rowhomes. This piece tells the story of lessons from the Greenmount Life, Opportunity, and Wellness (GLOW) Initiative, a new effort to concentrate financial and social investment in select neighborhoods that have long experienced underinvestment.

Funder Briefing: Key Bridge Response Update
Monday, June 10, 2024 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a virtual conversation to learn about the recovery effort over the past two months including an update from the Governor's Office and on the philanthropic response from the three established funds - Maryland Tough Baltimore Strong Key Bridge Fund at the Baltimore Community Foundation, the City of Baltimore’s Key Bridge Emergency Response Fund, and the Bridging the Gap Fund of United Way of Central Maryland. We will also have a data presentation from the Baltimore Metropolitan Council on the regional impact of the Key Bridge collapse and the effects on jobs, transportation, and environmental justice.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Disaster Relief
NEW MOMENTUM IN BALTIMORE
Release Date: 
08/27/2012

Fall of 2010, when we first announced Baltimore as one of five sites selected to remake America's great urban places and reconnect residents to economic opportunity, I declared that there was no more important work that we could undertake.

A Roadmap for Anchor Institution Local Food Purchasing in Baltimore

Realizing the purchasing power of anchor institutions to support local businesses and in turn create jobs is the focus of this new report, Authored by Karp Resources, the report explores food procurement processes in anchor institutions, and identifies a range of strategies to more fully realize local purchasing power. The report recommends actions to support local minority-owned and small businesses, modifications to procurement processes, and outlines legislative opportunities to connect purchasing power to businesses in reinvestment areas. Many of the recommendations are applicable not...

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Report
Topic: 
Baltimore Integration Partnership
Anchoring Job Creation in Baltimore
Release Date: 
11/20/2014

Local purchasing strategies to support area businesses can generate much needed jobs for Baltimore.  However collective action is also needed to be successful as well as an enabling environment to intentionally leverage anchor institution purchasing to build opportunities for area businesses and residents.

Federal Policy Impacts on the City of Baltimore
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for an update from the City of Baltimore about the impacts of recent federal policy decisions on the administration. The presentation will include an update of the city budget. Speakers include: Alexandra Smith, Chief of Partnership and Philanthropic Strategy; Shamiah Kerney, Deputy City Administrator; Laura Larsen, Budget Director; and Ashley Meyer, Director of Grants Management Office. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Public Policy

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