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11/28/2024
Chesapeake Charities honored watermen and the individuals and organizations committed to advocating and contributing to the seafood industry during its annual Celebration of Charity Award Luncheon the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club Nov
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM
The State legislature was busy this session crafting a balanced budget and addressing revisions to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future 10-year reform plan. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Education Funders and Prenatal to Five Affinity Groups and Rachel Hise, Executive Director of the Maryland Department of Education’s Accountability and Implementation Board, to learn about recent legislative changes that impact the Blueprint and what they mean for implementation.
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04/17/2025
In a historic grant cycle, the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) distributed $295,000 of grant funding to 45 area nonprofit s.
Wednesday, June 04, 2025 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM
Please note: this session is now fully virtual.
Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Green Funders Affinity Group for a legislative debrief of the 2025 Maryland General Assembly session. Josh Tulkin from the Maryland Chapter of Sierra Club, Kim Coble from Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Emily Scarr from the Maryland Public Interest Research Group (MaryPIRG), and Emily Ranson from Clean Water Action will share their perspectives on the implementation and lessons learned from recent legislation, offering a glimpse into the legislative progress and challenges expected in the future.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 11:00 to 12:30 PM
All are invited to join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group for a peer-sharing conversation over lunch to discuss how funders migh
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12/03/2025
The Community Foundation of Frederick County is excited to announce that it awarded more than $476,000 in strategic grants to 21 area nonprofits dedicated to improving lives and enhancing Frederick County.
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10/21/2011
There is definite irony to the recurring proposals to decrease incentives for charitable giving.
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09/06/2019
Foundations, governments, and crowdfunding platforms show how Opportunity Zones can live up to their promise of making investors money while helping struggling communities across the United States.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM
Welcome to the space for Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Black Executive Directors, Presidents, CEOs and experienced staff to connect, offer mutual support, and deepen relationships. As leaders and decision-makers in your foundations, you are bridge-builders, trend-spotters, and changemakers with the space to innovate while also keeping the long-game in mind. Join the conversation to learn and share your challenges and successes with peers.
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06/08/2021
Findings from a new survey conducted by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) show that U.S. nonprofits faced major challenges but fared better than expected in 2020, thanks to an infusion of philanthropic and government funding. However, the data reveal concerning disparities in the experiences of women leading nonprofits and of nonprofits serving certain communities of color.
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04/05/2022
The Aspen Institute’s Program on Philanthropy & Social Innovation (PSI) released a new report it commissioned, Stories
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03/28/2022
The Venable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Venable LLP, is pleased to announce that it will provide a $50,000 emergency grant to World Central Kitchen (WCK), supporting WCK’s efforts to feed Ukrainians with 100,000 meals a day in five countr
Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM
Maryland’s Department of Labor is preparing to launch the Maryland Works for Wind program, a new apprenticeship model to support the region’s growing offshore wind industry funded with $22.9 million awarded to the state through the American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant. In partnership with leading employers—including Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Crystal Steel Fabricators, US Wind, and Orsted Offshore North America—and seven local unions, the Maryland Works for Wind program will build a training model to meet the needs of employers and local communities. At this program, the Business Network for Offshore Wind will give an overview of Offshore Wind, what it will look like in Maryland, and the types of jobs expected to be needed. We will hear from training partner – Jane Addams Resource Corporation, and a labor representative about entry into apprenticeships that will lead to family sustaining employment in the sector.
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Wednesday, September 04, 2024 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM
Maryland Philanthropy Network's Health Funders Affinity Group invites you to join Megan Renfrew, Deputy Director of Policy and Consumer Protection with the Maryland Health Services Cost
Tuesday, December 02, 2025 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM
Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group is pleased to host Maryland Department of Health’s Deputy Secretary Perrie Briskin, Healthcare Financing and Medicaid Director, and Maryland Department of Human Services Assistant Secretary for Programs Larry Handerhan for a conversation on strategies the Departments are taking to mitigate effects of recent federal changes. It is estimated that 175,000 Marylanders are at risk of losing health insurance coverage, and loss of up to $27 million in Directed Payments is projected beginning in 2027 — a significant concern given how these funds support essential programs like Medicaid, AHEAD, and related transformation initiatives.
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11/17/2025
Thousands of families across the Greater Washington region are facing an urgent hunger crisis following the recent federal government shutdown and disruptions to SNAP benefits.
Friday, May 04, 2018 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM
Join us for a special conversation with civil rights activist Nelson Malden and Kevin Shird, author of The Colored Waiting Room: Empowering the Original and the new Civil Rights Movements.
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Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 09:00 to 12:00 PM
Please join us for the fourth workshop on impact investing through our partnership with Mission Investors Exchange.
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06/05/2011
Supporting continuous learning is one of eight guiding principles shared by local philanthropy for the continued assurance of private philanthropic money for public good.