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Shine a Light: The Role of Consultants in Fostering a Learning Culture at Foundations
Wednesday, November 04, 2015 at 12:00 to 01:00 PM

Why do foundations use consultants? Noticeably absent on the list of reasons is learning – yet learning is a particularly important attribute for foundations that grapple with complex issues in dynamic environments. This webinar will help you understand how to be more explicit about the value of fostering a learning culture in your foundation within the context of any consulting engagement, & will enable both you and your consultant partners to more proactively strive for & achieve learning.

Event type: 
Webinar/Teleconference
Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Grounding in Emergent Strategy
Thursday, January 07, 2021 at 03:30 to 05:00 PM

Modeled after Impact Hub’s "Embracing Emergence: Adaptive Leadership for Uncertain Times" retreat, Maryland Philanthropy Network's Emergent Philanthropy Roundtable (formerly Rising Leaders Roundtable) will use this time to reflect and develop greater clarity around one’s purpose and commitments, laying the foundation for folks to be the leaders they want to be.

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Legislative Priorities for Baltimore City Public Schools
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

As the District reopens schools, Maryland is also experiencing its first-ever virtual legislative session. Legislation around digital equity, childcare, and the overturn of the veto for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future are critical for the future of Maryland’s children. Maryland Philanthropy Network is pleased to host Melissa Broome, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, for a conversation about City Schools’ legislative priorities for the 2021 state legislative session and the state plan around funding.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Focus on City Schools
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Education
Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis
Release Date: 
02/25/2022

We are monitoring resources and information on how philanthropy can help with the escalating Ukraine humanitarian crisis, and will share those with you here as they come in.

2022 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits (GSB) Survey Now Open
Release Date: 
03/24/2022

The Council on Foundations’ 2022 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Survey is now open and your participation is needed. Maryland Philanthropy Network is once again partnering with COF to encourage our members to participate. Members who complete the survey receive a FREE copy of the national report—a $598 value! Since 1980, the Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report has provided the sector with the most comprehensive data on staff composition and compensation in the United States. Grantmakers rely on this annual report to inform budgeting, talent recruitment and retention strategies, and personnel policies and practices.

Rural Matters: Philanthropy’s Opportunity for Impact
Monday, December 12, 2022 at 02:00 to 03:00 PM

Rural America faces a barrage of structural challenges. Please join Grantmakers of Western Pennslyvania as Joelle Cook and Chris Carlson from the nonprofit consulting firm FSG lead participants in a discussion of their report, Rural America: Philanthropy’s Misunderstood Opportunity for Impact.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
MCFA
Members Only
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area: 
Community Development/Neighborhoods
Elevating to Evolve: Stories of Wisdom, Excellence and a Call for Change from Black Women Nonprofit Leaders in Howard County
Release Date: 
04/15/2025

The Horizon Foundation and Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County have released a groundbreaking report examining Black women's experiences, challenges, and contributions in nonprofit leadership roles in Howard County. The report “Elevating to Evolve: Stories of Wisdom, Excellence and a Call for Change from Black Women Nonprofit Leaders in Howard County” sheds light on the unique journeys of these leaders and calls for actionable steps toward greater equity and inclusion.

Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative Monthly Luncheon - October 2025
Thursday, October 09, 2025 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC) is a group of private and public funders committed to advancing equity, job quality and systems change efforts that lead to family-sustaining wages, strengthened communities and a vibrant local economy.

Event type: 
Committee Meeting
Audience: 
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative
Funding Area: 
Employment/job training
Employment/Workforce development
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative Monthly Luncheon - November 2025
Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC) is a group of private and public funders committed to advancing equity, job quality and systems change efforts that lead to family-sustaining wages, strengthened communities and a vibrant local economy.

Event type: 
Committee Meeting
Audience: 
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative
Funding Area: 
Employment/job training
Employment/Workforce development
Federal Policy Resource Hub

Tis page is a curated set of information to help MPN members track news, resources, and actions they can take related to federal policy changes.

Health Funders Affinity Group

This peer group is focused on best practices and emerging opportunities in the field of health, including the social determinants of health and behavioral health. Group meetings provide opportunities for funders to learn about key issues including government policy impacts, share grantmaking priorities, explore shared interests with other stakeholders including policymakers/public agency staff, and engage in aligned or collaborative grantmaking. 

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