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Advancing Digital Equity in Maryland
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 02:30 to 04:00 PM

The global pandemic undeniably established in the public mind that robust, affordable broadband service is part of our critical public infrastructure and an essential tool for our daily lives—as necessary as reliable electricity and clean water. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network to learn about the various aspects of the digital divide and the prospects for addressing it in Maryland and, particularly, in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. We’ll learn about the role of the new Office of Statewide Broadband; possibilities of building out broadband infrastructure and digital navigators; and gaps in public funding/possible investment opportunities for philanthropy.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Funding Area: 
Science and Technology
Impact investing benefits Baltimore; we need more of it | GUEST COMMENTARY
Release Date: 
05/15/2023

What if I told you that, just as there are renewable energy sources, there is a renewable financial resource — and it’s already quietly making progress possible? Impact investing, which generates financial returns alongside positive social change, is proving a valuable tool for spurring large scale, inclusive economic growth and creating income and wealth for residents. Impact investments can take the form of low-interest loans, venture capital or municipal bond investments, for example, all with the goal of addressing critical social needs.

Conversation with Secretary Martin: Focusing on Young Children & Their Families
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

We are delighted to host Special Secretary Carmel Martin, head of The Governor's Office for Children, for a conversation that focuses on young children and their families. We will discuss the opportunities and challenges facing families and the systems that are intended to support their health, development and well-being. Using the framework for a comprehensive early childhood development system that the Prenatal to Five Funders Group has adopted, the conversation will cover family economics, child care, infant and early childhood mental health, equity and inclusion, early relational health, housing, and the importance of engaging with families and caregivers in the design of system responses. We will explore the implementation of the ENOUGH Act and the Blueprint for Maryland's Future and the ways that both initiatives can work in support of young children and their families reaching their full potential. This is a virtual meeting.

The Prenatal-to-Five (PN-5) Affinity Group was created to help funders who are interested in supporting expectant parents, and children from birth through age five and their families improve their grantmaking by learning more about initiatives, educational research, and best practices.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Funding Area: 
Education: Early childhood
Families and Children
New Book Makes a Clear-Eyed Case for Participatory Grantmaking
Release Date: 
01/13/2025

A new book titled “Participatory Grantmaking in Philanthropy: How Democratizing Decision-Making Shifts Power to Communities,” includes trenchant analysis, case studies penned by leaders at participatory grantmaking practitioners, and evidence-based approaches in areas ranging from climate justice to disability rights.

Federal Policy Impacts: What Funders Should Know
Friday, February 28, 2025 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a special funder convening to learn about the impact of recent policy decisions in the new federal administration on nonprofits and the philanthropic sector. On this call you will receive updates on recent federal policy decisions, how nonprofits in Maryland have been impacted, how nonprofits are responding, the State’s response, and key considerations for the philanthropic community. This meeting will also include time for a peer discussion about the ongoing philanthropic response.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Program Resources for Career and Technical Education In Baltimore: A Tale of Two Studies

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Program Resources for Career and Technical Education In Baltimore: A Tale of Two Studies

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Resource type: 
Program Resource
Topic: 
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative
Focus on City Schools
Funding Area: 
Education
Education: Middle School - High School
Employment/job training
Employment/Workforce development
Audience: 
All Funders
Education Funders
Workforce Development Funders
SPEND $5 ON WRISTBAND AND HELP CREATE JOBS
Release Date: 
12/16/2011

While you are out holiday shopping, I encourage you to stop for a latte and pick up this year’s fashion statement — a red, white, and blue wristband with the message "Indivisible.”

Foundations Provide Help for City Schools
Release Date: 
08/11/2011

Baltimore City Public Schools are back in session Aug. 29. Across the city, students are getting ready for a new year at their neighborhood school, a charter school, a specialized high school or a transformation school.

Open Letter to Governor Hogan, Executive and Legislative Leaders Regarding State Budget Surplus
Release Date: 
11/04/2021

Maryland Philanthropy Network has joined Maryland Nonprofits and our colleagues across Maryland in responding to a call for ideas from the State for how the budget surplus should be allocated. MPN was part of a group of 170 practitioners and partners that came together to create a joint appeal the result of which is this letter to the Governor. Together, we urge the State to dedicate $1 billion of the projected budget surplus for targeted relief, and that $500 million of this commitment should continue in future budgets to assure sustainability and for more equitable disbursement of state resources in partnership with the social purpose sector.

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