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The Schools our Children Deserve
Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 11:30 to 01:00 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group invites you to hear from Dr. Khalilah Harris, Managing Director of K-12 Education Policy for the Center for American Progress, and Joseph Kane, Chair of the Parent and Community Advisory Board (PCAB) of Baltimore City. Dr. Harris will begin with a primer on the gaps in federal funding and the impact on Maryland’s public schools. Dr. Harris and Mr. Kane will then engage in a conversation discussing a vision for redesigning schools that moves beyond safety precautions to a system of education that makes it possible for all children to thrive.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Education
Emergent Strategy Book Discussion
Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s evolving peer group Emergent Philanthropy for a discussion of adrienne maree brown’s book Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds. This peer discussion will focus on the introduction, which includes pages 1 - 40. Bring your questions, your favorite quotes, and a curious attitude. If you're not able to read the book, you are welcome to join the discussion as well.

Event type: 
Professional Development
Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Leadership Development
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Think Tank
Friday, March 04, 2022 at 09:00 to 11:00 AM

Maryland Philanthropy Network is committed to fulfilling its mission by embracing diversity and inclusion and focusing on racial equity in its governance and programs. The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee (EDI) meets quarterly to infuse Maryland Philanthropy Network's values of diversity, inclusiveness, and respect in our work.

Event type: 
Committee Meeting
Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Understanding and Strengthening Baltimore's Fiscal Sponsorship Landscape.
Monday, March 28, 2022 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Picking up on work started in 2020 by Maryland Philanthropy Network, and funded by several of our members, consultant team Jonalyn Denlinger and Erika Seth Davies have been mapping Baltimore’s fiscal sponsorship landscape. Through conversations and interviews with funders, fiscal sponsors, and fiscally sponsored organizations in Baltimore, as well as national players in the fiscal sponsor ecosystem, the project prioritized and centered the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-led organizations and social entrepreneurs in assessing the effectiveness of the current nonprofit ecosystem and fiscal sponsor landscape. Join members of Maryland Philanthropy Network to learn about the findings of the landscape assessment; best practices and gaps in the system; and recommendations for short-term and long-term strategies for addressing the findings. We’ll take time to discuss about how funders might contribute to building an equitable fiscal sponsorship ecosystem.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Nonprofits
Social Sector
Technical Assistance & Capacity Building
Funding Area: 
Capacity Building
Nonprofit Infrastructure
Growing Opportunities in Family Child Care: Supporting Small Business Owners & Solutions to the Child Care Crisis
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 02:00 to 03:00 PM

In 2021, Maryland passed legislation that set up the Growing Opportunities in Family Child Care (GOFCC) program to provide targeted support for individuals to open a registered (licensed) family child care program. During this meeting, Laura Weeldreyer and Lacey Egerton from Maryland Family Network will present details about GOFCC, an implementation grant process, and how the initiative contributes an important solution to help address the child care crisis.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Workforce Development Funders
Funding Area: 
Children's and Youth Services
Education: Early childhood
Employment/Workforce development
Families and Children
Member Sponsored Briefing Follow Up: City Grants and Contracts - A Conversation With Baltimore City Government Leaders
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and Maryland Nonprofits for a conversation with the City of Baltimore about the recent Abell Foundation's research report that highlighted the challenges facing nonprofit organizations stemming from the City grants and contracts process along with potential solutions. City government leaders will share information about improvements underway with their grants and contracting processes, reforms that the city aims to make in the future, along with a discussion about how the philanthropic community can support those efforts.

Event type: 
Member Sponsored Briefing
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Green Funders Peer Learning Exchange
Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a peer learning exchange for funders supporting environmental and sustainability issues in Maryland! We take some time to integrate our learnings, share what we are thinking about and focusing on, and discuss our plans for the coming year. Lightly structured, these peer-to-peer exchange events are designed to integrate and learn from others in philanthropy through facilitation of the following: strategy sharing and exchange of ideas around what other funders are working on, stimulating new ways of thinking by sharing learnings and creating an environment conducive to discovery among the community of funders, and relationship building.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
Green Funders
Members Only
Through the Lens of Baltimore City Schools: Early Learning, Pre-K Expansion and Mixed Delivery System Development
Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 11:00 to 12:30 PM

Recognizing that a child’s early years are the most critical period for brain development and set the foundation for lifelong learning and achievement, the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future first pillar emphasizes equitable early education opportuni

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Focus on City Schools
Funding Area: 
Education
Education: Early childhood
Focus on City Schools: Update on the 2024 Blueprint Implementation Plan
Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:00 to 11:00 AM

On May 1, 2024, Baltimore City Public Schools will submit their full local implementation plan for the Kirwan Blueprint for Maryland Future to both the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and the Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB). Join us as Sandi Jacobs, Executive Director, Strategic Resourcing & Financial Management and Blueprint Implementation Coordinator for Baltimore City Public Schools provides an overview of City Schools’ 2024 Blueprint Implementation Plan, its budget implications, and the implementation challenges ahead.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Focus on City Schools
Funding Area: 
Education
Arts Funders Coffee and Conversation
Tuesday, July 09, 2024 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

It’s time for Maryland Philanthropy Network’s peer learning exchange for arts and culture funders! This year, we’ll gather over a cuppa for a lightly structured peer-to-peer exchange on a handful of topics, including the Maryland State Arts Council's new Arts Capital grant program. We’ll also discuss some group “business” like the possibility of doing a comprehensive grant survey. We encourage you to bring your burning questions, strategic ponderings or interesting projects to raise with the group.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
Arts Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Arts/Culture/Humanities
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

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