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Summer Open House
Wednesday, July 02, 2025 at 04:00 to 06:00 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network is excited to invite members and special guests to an open house at our office located in Baltimore’s Woodberry neighborhood! In response to the enthusiastic requests from members, we are excited to host a relaxed gathering designed to foster connections and friendships among colleagues and MPN staff. This informal event will offer a delightful atmosphere to unwind and engage in meaningful conversations.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Baltimore City Early Care and Education Landscape Analysis: Supply, Demand, Obstacles, and Opportunities
Release Date: 
06/23/2025

The Baltimore City Early Care and Education Landscape Analysis was commissioned by the Baltimore City Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC) and funded by a grant from the Maryland State Department of Education through the Family League of Baltimore City. Additional funding from members of the Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative at Maryland Philanthropy Network supported editing and design. The Fund for Educational Excellence and the Family League of Baltimore provided project coordination, leadership, and guidance throughout.

Arts Funders Coffee and Conversation - July 2025
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

It’s time for Maryland Philanthropy Network’s peer learning exchange for arts and culture funders! We’ll gather over a cuppa for a lightly structured peer-to-peer exchange. Plan to share information about your recent grantees, what you are learning from them and others, and any updates about your arts or arts adjacent funding strategies.  Following up on April’s conversation about The Changing Landscape of Arts Funding, we’ll also share plans for upcoming sessions and collect group feedback. 

Event type: 
Committee Meeting
Audience: 
Arts Funders
Funding Area: 
Arts/Culture/Humanities
Housing Funder Huddle - September 2025
Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

Convened by Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Housing Funders Affinity Group, all funders interested in housing justice and homelessness prevention are welcome to attend this huddle! Lightly structured as a peer-to-peer exchange, we encourage you to bring your burning questions, strategic ponderings, or interesting projects to raise with the group.

Event type: 
Committee Meeting
Audience: 
Community Investment Funders
Housing Funders
Funding Area: 
Basic Human Needs
Housing and Homelessness
Conversation with Dr. Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools - September 2025
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 11:30 to 01:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group for our annual conversation with Dr. Sonja Santelises, Chief Executive Officer of Baltimore City Public Schools. This will be an opportunity for Dr. Santelises to brief our membership on the State of City Schools, answer questions from members, share priorities for the 2025-26 school year, and for members to share interests in supporting public education in Baltimore.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Focus on City Schools
Funding Area: 
Education
How Parenting Programs Lay the Groundwork for Children’s Learning Journeys and Family Thriving
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Maryland is home to a diverse array of parenting programs—each designed to support healthy child, parent, and family development in different ways. In this joint program of the Prenatal to Five and Education Funders Affinity Groups, funders will get a clear picture of the statewide landscape and learn how early childhood parenting supports directly influence children’s learning journeys, beginning at birth.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Funding Area: 
Children's and Youth Services
Education
Families and Children
Philanthropy and Youth-Led Organizations
Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

Please join us for a discussion regarding the new report by Open Society Institute-Baltimore, “Young, Gifted and Underfunded: Strengthening the Relationship Between Philanthropy and Youth-Led Movements”. We'll hear an overview of the report from project director Glenn Love of Equivolve Consulting and begin a conversation about building better relationships between funders and young activists.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Mission, Vision, & Values

Who we are:

We are a vibrant community of funders who believe a connected and informed giving community is essential to improving the quality of life for all Marylanders.

Basic Human Needs

This peer group is focused on raising awareness about critical human service needs, sharing information on new and current strategies to keep vulnerable residents from falling into crisis, and fostering coordination of services among providers.  T

Advancing Equity

We value racial equity as an organizational operating principle and are committed to continued learning on issues related to race, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Message to Members
Release Date: 
04/28/2015

Dear Members of Maryland Philanthropy Network,

Green Funders Affinity Group: Reflection and 2011 Planning
Friday, February 25, 2011 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

The Green Funders will meet to review our work to date on Water and Food, and to develop future topics.  Allen Hance and Rebecca Ruggles will report on a recent small group discussion about Green Jobs and the opportunity to coordinate with the Wor

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Green Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area: 
Environment/Sustainability

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