Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 194,000 in September, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 4.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a discussion rooted in adrienne maree brown’s book Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds (pages 103 - 165) but reading the book is not necessary. This month’s discussion will focus on the three elements of emergent strategy including, "Nonlinear and Iterative: the pace and pathways of change", "Resilience: how we recover and transform", and "Creating More Possibilities: how we move towards life".
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.
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.
It likely comes as no surprise to anyone that poor people haven't seen their fate improve since the advent of the Great Recession.
Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network members for a meet and greet with the new Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Portia Wu, and Deputy Secretary, Jason Perkins-Cohen. The Maryland Department of Labor provides job development and employment training to help Marylanders get the skills and expertise they need to move with our economy into Maryland's future.
This program has been postponed and will be rescheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore launched an emergency campaign to support and aid
The idea behind the Community Foundation of Harford County (CFHC) is simple: to build a substantial, permanent fund from contributions both large and small and use the income it generates to meet Harford County’s current and future charitable need
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the launch of the 2022 Public Art Challenge, which invites mayors of U.S.
Significant gains to the Child Care Scholarship Program and advancements for mixed delivery systems and family child care settings are headlines from this year's legislative session. The Prenatal to Five Affinity Group will be joined by Beth Morrow, Director of Public Policy for the Maryland Family Network (MFN), for a legislative recap and time to talk about the opportunities to seize and challenges that remain. Join us virtually on May 14 from 12:00 - 1:30 pm.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
JPMorgan Chase is investing $8.45 million in nonprofit organizations and initiatives in Baltimore to help residents boost access to affordable homeownership and increase wealth among communities of color, the bank’s head of corpor
Join us for a conversation with Cabinet Secretary Vincent “Vinny” Schiraldi, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services to learn about priorities for the department, special programs including an update on the Community Investment Initiative, insights on what the department is seeing across the state and an outlook for the future. Information will be shared about the range of ways that philanthropy become involved.
Horizon Foundation had an awesome night with the Howard County Public School System at its first Taste Test Night!
Please join us for the 2020 Community Foundation Peer Retreat to build and strengthen relationships across Maryland's community foundations! Together, as the Maryland Community Foundations Association (MCFA), we speak with one voice in promoting philanthropy to benefit towns, cities and rural areas across the state. Community Foundations specialize in helping individuals, families and businesses plan and carry out their charitable giving; and in building endowments to serve their regions' changing needs.
This event has been canceled due to low registration. We're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
The Baltimore Health Corps launched this week to train and hire unemployed city residents to work in neighborhoods hit hardest by COVID-19. The initiative is seeking to hire 300 people to perform roles including contact tracing, public health educ
Wells Fargo is providing $500,000 grant to help Jubilee Baltimore implement the Central Baltimore Partnership's plan for revitalizing six cit
The one and a half hour walking tour will start at Dovecote Café and will highlight past, present and future NDC projects and partners located within the Reservoir Hill neighborhood from the past 50 years. Maryland Philanthropy Network Members are encouraged to assemble at Dovecote promptly at 11, where Jennifer Goold, Executive Director of NDC will give a preview talk with coffee before we set off on foot.