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11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2024: Anticipate and Embrace What’s Next
Release Date: 
01/17/2023

Over eight years of producing 11 Trends in Philanthropy, the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy team has combed the landscape of nonprofits and foundations for the most visible signs of a trend — the increased grant dollars, the emerging networks, familiar voices speaking up. This year’s trends share a familiar wealth of examples, data, quotes, and research publications that can help us all anticipate the vectors of change. But at the core of 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2024, readers will find a set of questions rather than answers. Check out the report for yourself to see what questiosn the field will wrestle with in 2024.

Administrative Professionals Appreciation Luncheon
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 11:30 to 01:00 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network will celebrate all the administrative professionals in our network with a special luncheon and two-part workshop. Gather with your philanthropic peers to learn about  managing up, down, and across the organization from Dr. Rebecca Cisek of the Banium Family Foundation. Then, Terrarium Therapy will lead participants in a workshop to create beautiful, long-lasting succulent terrariums to take back to their offices to enjoy.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
Grants Managers/Administrators
Fall 2024 Workforce Community Conversation Series on Transportation Barriers to Work: Driver’s Licenses, Cars, and Insurance
Monday, November 25, 2024 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

This fall, the Workforce Community Conversations group is focused on the lack of reliable transportation to work as one of the most vexing barriers for individuals seeking careers across the Baltimore region. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative
Funding Area: 
Employment/Workforce development
Expanding Apprenticeships in Maryland
Release Date: 
01/22/2025

The state of Maryland has recognized the potential for registered apprenticeships both to provide a path to better-paying careers that do not require college degrees and to help employers meet their needs for employees with specialized skills. In this latest Abell Foundation report, Linda Dworak of Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative offers an overview of apprenticeship and the current landscape in Maryland and Baltimore.

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.

What Is Emerging Adult Justice?
Release Date: 
02/21/2025

Emerg­ing adult jus­tice focus­es on achiev­ing pos­i­tive out­comes for peo­ple ages 18 to 25 involved in the crim­i­nal jus­tice sys­tem. Why focus on this age range?

Focus on City Schools: A Conversation with Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

All Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to a conversation with several members of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners. Throughout the year, our Education Funders Affinity Group meets with key education leaders to learn about their priorities for the school district.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Focus on City Schools
Funding Area: 
Education
For Grantseekers: Foundations 101 and Maryland's Philanthropic Landscape (2/8/19)
Friday, February 08, 2019 at 09:30 to 10:30 AM

The Maryland Philanthropy Network invites the staff and board members of nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations and social enterprises to our recurring program on foundations and the broader landscape of philanthropy in Maryland. This learning opportunity is most appropriate to new grantseekers and to nonprofit organizations in Baltimore and central Maryland.

Event type: 
Professional Development
Audience: 
Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers
Topic: 
Fundraising
Nonprofits
Social Sector
For Grantseekers: A Program Officer's Guide to Proposal Writing (3/8/2019)
Friday, March 08, 2019 at 08:00 to 11:30 AM

Presented by a program officer who reviews hundreds of proposals each year, the Maryland Philanthropy Network invites new grant proposal writers to a step-by-step presentation to writing a full proposal grantmakers will want to receive. You will hear the “never ever do this” and the “be sure to do that”. This is a great workshop for grantseekers new to the field. The agenda includes additional information on preparing to write, stewarding a funder relationship, and presenting your budget. 

Based on the resources available at www.marylandphilanthropy.org/grantwriting and current insights from local foundation program officers.

Event type: 
Professional Development
Audience: 
Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers
Topic: 
Fundraising

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