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The Kirwan Commission: An Advocacy Update for 2018

Monday, February 12, 2018 at 09:00 to 10:30 PM

The Commission is to review and assess current education financing formulas and accountability measures and how each local school system spends its funds, including the increased State funds provided through the Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act. Moreover, the Commission will review the Study on Adequacy of Funding for Education in the State of Maryland, required by the Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act. Come hear directly from local and statewide organizations to learn about their work focused on the Kirwan Commission and other legislation focused on local, education-related issues.

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Maryland math problem: How to pay for ambitious education plan

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06/10/2019

Maryland lawmakers passed a sweeping education package in the latest General Assembly session and recently identified a work group whose task will be to find a way to pay for it.

Surdna Foundation Announces Nearly $13 Million Investment in Artists of Color to Advance Racial Justice

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04/29/2020

The Surdna Foundation announced today a nearly $13 million commitment to support artists of color working to advance racial justice within their local communities.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INVESTS $6.7 MILLION IN LOCAL RELIEF AND RECOVERY EFFORTS

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06/30/2020

The COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund, a coordinated fund established by the Greater Washington Community Foundation, has issued new investments of $2.8 million as part of phase two of rapid response grantmaking.

Community Foundation awards $162K to help support children of Anne Arundel County

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07/01/2020

The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC) has announced $162,250 in grants awarded through its Fund for Anne Arundel to six local nonprofit organizations that provide opportunities for children living in Anne Arundel County to be hea

Maryland Legal Services Corporation at 40 – The FY22 Annual Report

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03/02/2023

In FY 2022, having weathered 40 years of financial ups and downs, national and international hardships, and a global pandemic, Maryland Legal Services Corporation made grant awards totaling over $22.5 million to 37 organizations – including all of the first four.

Child Poverty Summit Update with Special Secretary Carmel Martin, Governor's Office for Children

Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 11:00 to 12:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for an update on the state effort to end child poverty in Maryland.

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Community Issues

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Public Policy

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Children's and Youth Services

Families and Children

2025 California Disaster Response Resource Hub

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01/10/2025

Philanthropy California is an alliance of Northern California Grantmakers, Southern California Grantmakers, and Catalyst of San Diego and Imperial Counties.

Supporting Nonprofits in Uncertain Times: What You Can Do Right Now

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02/25/2025

Nonprofits across the country, but especially right here in the Greater Washington region, are facing a challenging and uncertain landscape.

Community Foundation Partners with Frederick County Government to Support Local Food Programs

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12/02/2025

The Community Foundation of Frederick County is partnering with Frederick County to launch a new grant program called Frederick FEED: Food Equity and Emergency Distribution.

Focus on City Schools: The Family Institute

Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

Michael Sarbanes, Baltimore City Schools' Executive Director of Partnerships, Communications and Community Engagement, will join us for our monthly meeting to discuss opportunities for and the status of partnerships between the philanthropic commu

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Network Building

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Education Funders

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Focus on City Schools

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Education

Program Resources for GIST Budget and Tax Briefing Watch Party: Navigating the Challenges Ahead Together

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View materials from " GIST Budget and Tax Briefing Watch Party: Navigating the Challenges Ahead Together"

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Advancing Racial Equity in Maternal and Child Health

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Maternal and child health outcomes are determined by a complex series of social and environmental factors. As well, disparities in maternal and child health outcomes exist along racial and socioeconomic lines.

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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Basic Human Needs

Children's and Youth Services

Education: Early childhood

Families and Children

Health Access and Care

Women

The Promise of Free Community College in Maryland: Where are we now?

Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

The Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program became available to applicants beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Community Issues

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Education Funders

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Workforce Development Funders

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Education: Higher education

Employment/Workforce development

Get to know the BBJ's 2020 Leaders in Diversity Award winners

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06/05/2020

In the last week, Baltimore has joined other cities in taking up the call for racial equality, with thousands pouring into city streets to protest for equal treatment of African Americans and other people or color under the law.

Incoming city comptroller Bill Henry adds local business, nonprofit leaders to his team

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09/09/2020

Outgoing city councilman and incoming comptroller Bill Henry has tapped two top staffers for when he takes office in December, and has also selected a who’s-who of Baltimore business and nonprofit leaders to help steer the office’

Focus on Tutoring Programs: Part II - Math

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Education Funders Affinity Group for a two-part series on tutoring programs. For our second discussion, our speakers Joshua Michael from University of Maryland Baltimore County's Sherman Scholars Program and Maryellen Leneghan and Alan Safran from Saga Education will introduce us to their mathematics tutoring programs. Come learn about what we know about effective math tutoring practices, programmatic models for two leaders in mathematic tutoring, and ways philanthropy can help to expand tutoring supports in Baltimore.

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Community Issues

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Education Funders

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Focus on City Schools

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Education

Education: STEM

Member Sponsored Briefing: Youth Grantmakers Focus on Economic Mobility

Friday, April 14, 2023 at 01:30 to 03:00 PM

Youth Grantmakers (YG) is a permanent, youth-led grantmaking body through which private and public youth-serving resources can flow. Baltimore’s Promise serves as the organizational home for this initiative working with local Funders and youth themselves to create a pooled grantmaking model. This intergenerational, grantmaking model has been developed in partnership with older youth from Baltimore City ages 16-24 as the inaugural cohort of YGs.

According to the Baltimore City Youth Opportunities Landscape, only 9% of youth opportunities are available to youth ages 16-24 who have graduated high school or are not in school or working.  Therefore, in response to the overwhelming need for more opportunities, this first cycle of grantmaking distributed $525,000 in resources to support 10 youth-serving organizations providing economic opportunity and mobility programming for Baltimore City older youth ages 16-24.  

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Member Sponsored Briefing

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All Funders

Education Funders

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Capacity Building

Children's and Youth Services

Education

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Financial Literacy and Asset Building