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Danista E. Hunte Named President and CEO of Maryland Philanthropy Network
Release Date: 
09/19/2023

The Board of Directors of Maryland Philanthropy Network is pleased to announce the appointment of Danista E. Hunte as its next President and CEO, effective October 11, 2023. Danista brings with her a wealth of experience spanning over three decades in the philanthropic and non-profit sector. She most recently served as the Executive Director of Child First Authority in Baltimore and prior to that was Vice President of Community Investment for the Baltimore Community Foundation.

2010 Earthquake in Haiti

Over 2 million people have been affected and over 200,000 people died as a result of the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. 188,383 houses have been damaged or destroyed. Over 1.5 million displaced people living in 1,241 settlement sites. There are 4,758 schools that have been damaged or destroyed.* 

The scale of destruction and need has resulted in quick and significant contributions pouring in to support relief efforts. The overwhelming success of the Text Haiti Campaign by the American Red Cross, which encourages people to donate $10 by texting "HAITI" through their cell phone,...

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ABAG Resource Page
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area: 
Disaster Relief
Audience: 
All Funders
Nonprofit Finance, a Grantmaking Practice Workshop
Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 02:30 to 04:00 PM

If you look at nonprofit financials every day or only a few times a year, this workshop is for you. Philanthropic due diligence should include examination of a nonprofit organization's financial health.  Not only does the funder gain a risk perspective, but there is an opportunity to help the organization understand its own path to sustainability and fulfilling its mission.  

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
All Funders
Topic: 
Nonprofit Financials
Nonprofits
Nonprofit Groups Should Embrace Evaluation
Release Date: 
08/28/2011

All donors want to know that their investment is making a difference. And we certainly should be channeling more of our scarce charitable resources into what we know gets better results.

INVOLVING THE PUBLIC SECTOR, POLICYMAKERS
Release Date: 
07/01/2012

Grantmakers commonly invest time developing and strengthening relationships with their grantees and community-based partners in their fields of interest.

HUNGER HAS DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR US ALL
Release Date: 
06/04/2012

What are you eating for dinner?

Maybe you’ve been too busy to get to the store this week, or you don’t feel like cooking and there are so many restaurants to choose from.

UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN RESULTS OFFER HOPE
Release Date: 
04/23/2012

It’s been some time since nonprofits have had something to cheer about. They have been hit hard by proverbial one-two punches.

LEGAL SAFETY NET NEEDS STABLE FUNDING
Release Date: 
02/13/2012

It likely comes as no surprise to anyone that poor people haven't seen their fate improve since the advent of the Great Recession.

Program Helps Renters Hurt by Foreclosure
Release Date: 
05/01/2011

The foreclosure crisis and subsequent financial fallout for homeowners have been headline news for years now. But a less visible aspect of the crisis has quietly emerged — the plight of renters whose landlords are facing foreclosure.

Members' Memo | July 2021
Release Date: 
06/30/2021

Since the whole country is thinking about infrastructure, I thought I would as well. It is not sexy, nobody likes to fund it, but just like our country’s infrastructure, if you let it go, eventually it crumbles.  

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