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Maryland Philanthropy Network has a long history of supporting and hosting initiatives and collaboratives -- this is one of the most powerful ways we realize our mission and strategic goal of leading, with and for our members, efforts to influenc
DEFINING AND MEASURING SUCCESS WITH DATA
Release Date: 
04/10/2012

As a membership organization of foundations and corporate giving programs, the Maryland Philanthropy Network has had a longstanding interest in increasing the funding community's capacity to support and use data to inform decision making.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS PLAY VITAL LOCAL ROLES
Release Date: 
11/18/2011

These are difficult times for many in our community. Unemployment remains high, paychecks don’t go very far, and every day it seems another public service is being curtailed in the interest of budget cuts.

Anchor Collaboratives: Building Bridges With Place-Based Partnerships and Anchor Institutions
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The Democracy Collaborative’s report Anchor Collaboratives: Building Bridges with Place-Based Partnerships and Anchor Institutions discusses the role of anchor institutions and collaboratives in leveraging the power of their economic assets to address social and economic disparities and to revitalize local communities.

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Publication
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Anchor Institutions
Organizational Network Study of the Baltimore Integration Partnership Phase 2: Assessment of Community Perspective

The University of Colorado Denver’s second phase of an organizational network study of the BIP highlights results from extensive interviews with small business, workforce, and community stakeholders. The research brief includes community perspectives on economic inclusion work as well as a range of recommendations for institutions as well as businesses and public partners to consider as they work to implement new hiring, purchasing and investment strategies.

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Report
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Baltimore Integration Partnership
Tools for Making Good Jobs Great: Working Metrics and Trusted Advisor
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 10:00 to 12:00 PM

We all benefit when local economies offer equitable, stable jobs. Two new tools are being piloted in Baltimore to enhance the ability of companies and their employees to prosper.

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Community Issues
Audience: 
Corporate Funders
Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative
Funding Area: 
Corporate Social Responsibility
Employment/Workforce development
Financial Literacy and Asset Building
Horizon Foundation Awards Nearly $1 Million in Grants in 2017
Release Date: 
12/21/2017

The Horizon Foundation awarded more than $1 million in grants in 2017 to community programs advancing the mission to improve health and wellness for people who live or work in Howard County, Md. The grants address community needs and target the Foundation’s strategic priorities to promote healthy lifestyles and increase access to quality, affordable health care. 

Evaluate, Invest in Advocacy, and Shrink the Change
Release Date: 
07/09/2019

In 2010, the Horizon Foundation staff took a routine look at local health data and noticed some troubling trends. Data indicated that most deaths in our community were related to heart disease, cancer, stroke, and/or diabetes.

Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Member Directory for Grantseekers

The directory is your local resource to the specific interests and contacts at private foundations and corporate giving programs in central Maryland – including private foundations that do not review proposals. Members of the Maryland Philanthropy Network' provide their own information to simplify your grant research. The directory does not rely on public databases.

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