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Conversation with Dr. Shayna Cook, Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Early Childhood Education
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 11:00 to 01:00 PM

Please join us in person at the Maryland Philanthropy Network's office for a luncheon session with Dr. Shayna Cook from the Maryland State Department of Education. We will learn about the State's plans and Dr. Cook's vision for early learning in Maryland. There will be an opportunity to be in dialogue with her to learn how funders can be involved and to share the work of the PN5 Affinity Group. Participants will have time for informal networking over lunch.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Topic: 
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Education: Early childhood
Families and Children
Ice Cream Social
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 02:00 to 04:00 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network  invites you to join us for networking fun at our Ice Cream Social. This will be a lightly structured opportunity to meet, build relationships with colleagues and MPN staff, and unwind. MPN will provide a build your own sundae station with selections from our neighbors at The Charmery, so bring your sweet tooth. 

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Community Resiliency Centers in Action
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:00 to 12:30 PM

During this meeting, Erica Pinket, the new Climate and Resilience Planner with the Baltimore City Office of Sustainability in the Department of Planning will share her vision for supporting and building Community Resiliency Center Hubs and the very relevant heat mitigation practices they are implementing. Jeff Griffin, Executive Director of the Franciscan Center, and Eli Allen and Simon Zimmer with Civic Works will talk about their successful and sometimes challenging efforts to build infrastructure, purchase and maintain essential equipment and supplies, and obtain financial support as Resiliency Hub operators.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Aging
Housing and Homelessness
Older Adults
2025 Maryland Nonprofits Legislative Preview
Monday, January 13, 2025 at 09:00 to 12:30 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network has partnered with Maryland Nonprofits to host a Legislative Briefing for many years. This is your opportunity to learn what other funders and nonprofits will be working on, policy issues affecting nonprofits, how the legislature will function, how you can be an effective advocate in the coming year, and how to access opportunities for your organization. During this virtual convening, you will hear from public officials, the incoming administration, and leading nonprofit advocates. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Policy Staff
Topic: 
Democracy and Social Sector
Public Policy
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
POSTPONED: Maryland Philanthropy Network Open House
Thursday, June 09, 2022 at 04:00 to 06:00 PM

After a delay of 27 months, we are pleased to finally host an open house for members at our office space in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood! Our customized 4,000-square-foot office features a polished and comfortable conference room (twice the size as our old one), casual meeting areas, an open kitchen, and over 100 feet of gallery space. During the open house, we invite you to tour our offices and convening spaces, experience our first art installations - The Photographer is Listening by Edwin Remsberg and Positive Connection by G.M. Webb, all while enjoying light fare with friends and colleagues as we establish the new center for philanthropy in Maryland.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
What We Do

We are a membership association striving to add value and capacity for our members, a network connecting a growing community of donors across Maryland and a partner with nonprofits and community leaders working to advance the impact of the social

Kaiser Permanente Announces $200 Million Impact Investment
Release Date: 
05/18/2018

Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated health system, announced an impact investing commitment today of up to $200 million through its Thriving Communities Fund to address housing stability and homelessness, among other community needs.

Webinar: Planning for Refugee Resettlement in the U.S.: What Funders Need to Know
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 02:30 to 04:00 PM

Over the past 40 years, the United States has resettled more than three million refugees. In response to the Syrian refugee crisis, the U.S. government has agreed to increase its refugee resettlement quota from 70,000 annually to 80,000 in 2016 and 100,000 in 2017.

Event type: 
Webinar/Teleconference
Audience: 
All Funders
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area: 
Immigration and Refugees
Vulnerable Immigrants in Maryland: Responding to Unaccompanied Children and Undocumented Adults
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

At this program, panelists will describe how the cases of unaccompanied children and vulnerable immigrant adults are being handled by the legal services community, as well as the efforts taken to address their mental health and other basic needs. They will also discuss the Multi-Ethnic Domestic Violence Project (MEDOVI), which creates an avenue for victims who are immigrants and their children to get legal status; and how Maryland’s legal community is gearing up to serve even more immigrants.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Immigration and Refugees

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