Over the last four months, organizations around the globe have surveyed foundations, nonprofits, civil society organizations, and individuals to learn how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting them.
Some of you, dear readers, will remember a time, not so long ago, when summers were lazy, hazy and slow. There seemed to be an endless string of days at the beach or the mountains, or Grandma’s house. Not so anymore.
Through Fellowships and other innovative leadership initiatives, Echoing Green spots social entrepreneurs and invests deeply in their ideas and leadership to accelerate their impact.
Baltimore’s work inspired by the national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading has begun!
This new report highlights ongoing initiatives to create jobs through economic inclusion in Baltimore. Through interviews, it documents best practices and finds that the strategies create benefits for individuals, businesses and institutions.
The Baltimore Children & Youth Fund (BCYF) successfully led a delegation of nonprofit leaders and youth advocates to SXSW EDU 2025, amplifying Baltimore's role in national conversations on education, youth development, and equity-driven innova
The Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative (PN-5 Impact Collaborative) meets each month.
In 1971, On Lok — a family of community-based nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area — piloted a program for Chinese Americans who needed nursing home care but wished to age at
The Horizon Foundation and its Speak(easy) Howard campaign will be hosting a new event designed to encourage Howard County residents to connect with their loved ones and start a conversation about their advance care plan.
Please join us for the 2020 Community Foundation Peer Retreat to build and strengthen relationships across Maryland's community foundations! Together, as the Maryland Community Foundations Association (MCFA), we speak with one voice in promoting philanthropy to benefit towns, cities and rural areas across the state. Community Foundations specialize in helping individuals, families and businesses plan and carry out their charitable giving; and in building endowments to serve their regions' changing needs.
Each year, the Community Foundation [of Frederick County] presents hundreds of postsecondary scholarships to deserving students who are working toward degrees or certifications and training that will provide the skills necessary t
One of the most important policies shaping the future of the nonprofit world was passed by Congress last month: the $2 trillion Cares Act.
The Community Foundation of Howard County, the Horizon Foundation, the United Way of Central Maryland and the Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County jointly condemn the acts of violence perpetrated on our United States Capitol and our elected leaders on January 6 in a deliberate attempt to disrupt the certification of a fair and democratic election. This attack on the peaceful transition of democratic power – which is so core to our principles as a nation – is an affront to us all.
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has appointed two vice presidents to advance its overall strategic vision and philanthropic mission. Both appointments are effective today.
This webinar, hosted by the United Philanthropy Forum and Foundation Center, will begin with a compelling case for greater transparency; provide an overview of the powerful and free tools designed to help you improve the transparency of your found
We provide space for our members to connect, learn and share together on how to effectively address racial equity in their work as philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs), and works to share our members’ learnings with the broader philanthropy field. As part of these efforts, we are pleased to share case stories from our members about their racial equity work.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
Out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to postpone this program. We apologize for any inconvenience.
This peer group is focused on exploring opportunities to strategically allocate and align community development resources in Baltimore City and the surrounding region. The group builds relationships among Maryland Philanthropy Network members int