Maryland’s public health policy cuts across all sectors: housing, transportation, education, public works, planning, and community development, and renewed investment in public health is critical to ensure the strength and vitality of all of these sectors. Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network and our distinguished experts for a discussion on how we can collaborate and support a coordinated, equity-focused advocacy agenda to create change in the funding appropriations for public health infrastructure at the state and local levels.
Maryland Philanthropy Network joins United Philanthropy Forum signing on to a letter related to understanding how changes to the tax code in Congress impact the charitable sector and what it means for data-driven decision making to have an impact on policy reform. The ask is to include charitable organizations and donors in discussions that impact the sector as soon as possible. This letter was signed onto this as it is in alignment with the broader policy of charitable reform which seems to allow for general support.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation at the nexus of education and health. Together, we will explore how schools are responding to children in mental health crisis, how those students are being supported, what this looks like in practice, and ways the philanthropic community can be supportive.
Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Aging Innovations and Health Funders Affinity Groups a conversation about the development and implementation of local programs that align with the national strategy announced at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. We will learn about the healthcare infrastructure Maryland is developing that includes dietary screening, diagnosis and billing codes, and staff protocols for prescribing diet interventions.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
Hosted and presented by United Philanthropy Forum and Council on Foundations in partnership with Independent Sector, Foundations on the Hill is the premier public policy conference uniting the philanthropic sector to strengthen our collective voice on Capitol Hill. With a new Congress set to begin and transformative tax reform legislation on the horizon, #FOTH25 arrives at a crucial time for our sector. Key issues affecting the future of the sector will be at the forefront of legislative discussions. Your voice and experience are essential in shaping policies that strengthen our sector's ability to serve communities effectively.
The Abell Foundation has long focused its efforts on alleviating poverty and in recent years has more consciously framed its work in terms of addressing the effects of Baltimore’s historic segregation, disinvestment, and persistent racial discrimination. Like many, it has been prompted by the anniversary of Gray’s death to assess what has changed in the last 10 years.
Following the tragic shooting of two National Guard members in the nation’s capital that left one dead and the other in serious condition, the Trump administration has made new policy announcements targeting lawful migration pathways and immigrant and refugee communities. In light of these emerging developments, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), Maryland Philanthropy Network, and other colleague organizations are holding a special funder briefing to explore what philanthropy can do in this moment to respond.
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Program materials from "The State of School Food in Baltimore City, 2016 Edition"
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View materials from "Digital Equity in Baltimore and the COVID-19 Crisis"
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View Materials from "Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative March Meeting".
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View materials from "Annual Conversation with Dr. Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools 2022".
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Program materials from "Capacity Building: Baltimore – Strengthening our Arts and Cultural Organizations"
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View materials from "Arts Funders COVID-19 Response Briefing"
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Program Resources for Aligning with City Schools: A Conversation with Tina Hike-Hubbard
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View materials from "COVID-19 Economic Impact and Outlook".
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View materials from "Baltimore Education Research Consortium’s Newest Research and Next Generation Plan".
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In 2008, City Schools adopted a model for school budgeting called “fair student funding” to put as many dollars as possible directly in schools, whose communities know best what their students need. According to City Schools, a number of changes have occurred since then.
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