Nonprofit advocacy is vital to advancing the mission of every organization, so it’s essential to spend time engaging on the issues that matter. It’s not just our constitutional right and civic duty but also our obligation to the missions and communities we hold so dear.
The Maryland Philanthropy Network serves as a clearinghouse for resources and information about relief and recovery efforts. This page was updated as new information was received.
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A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our Interim President and CEO Kevin McHugh.
The Baltimore City Sustainability Plan which came out in early 2009 catalogues the City's manyenvironmental and urban greening initiatives.
40 Years of Philanthropy: Celebrating our MPN Community
A timeline of Maryland Philanthropy Network
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2019 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, just released, brings good news!
The Baltimore Sun is pleased to introduce you to the 2020 Baltimore Sun Business and Civic Hall of Fame inductees. This group is the fifth to be recognized for achievements in business, philanthropy, public service, education, the arts, and more.
Kelly Medinger, our most trusted and valued Executive Director of the Knott Foundation for the last decade, has shared her intentions to resign from her post, effective December 31, 2022. Her unwavering dedication to our mission, her institutional knowledge of our Foundation, her keen understanding of family dynamics, and her strong team-building with our executive staff have all contributed greatly towards the growth, focus, and stability of our Catholic family foundation. The Knott Foundation's Board of Trustees is seeking a new Executive Director, who will succeed our current Executive Director upon her departure at the end of 2022.
As the number of organizations in funder portfolios who are undergoing a leadership transition grows, many common practices of funders, including a “Wait and see” approach, are failing organizations just when they need extra support. Join this values-driven and action-oriented session with Leading Forward to learn from social sector professionals who are leaning into trust - and leaning into the change - with new strategies to support leaders who are leaving, leaders who are entering, and the board and staff who manage the change from old to new.
No fooling! We’re holding an in-person networking event!
ALICE is an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.
Much of the funding that we do as grantmakers is based on the knowledge and expertise of the adults who educate our children, yet little is known about what students experience on a day-to-day basis.
Join colleagues for a discussion about the value of producing foundation annual reports.
Literacy remains one of the priority areas for the current administration for Baltimore City Schools. Ms. Janise Lane will return to present the latest Baltimore City Schools’ Literacy Plan for the 2017-2018 school year.
There was a time, not so very long ago, when Baltimore seemed to be turning a corner, with a relatively affluent metro area, new development, and rising incomes during the 2000s.
From flexible giving to well-managed tech tools, the new generation of donors are changing up the old models of charitable giving.
In recent years, foundations and other funding institutions across the nation have turned their attention to the concept of incorporating a “DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion),” “REI Racial Equity and Inclusion),” “REEI (Racial and Ethnic Equity and Inclusion),” or “Healing and Reconciliation” Lens in their grantmaking processes.
Not discussed as often is the analytical frame that undergirds these marketing terms; the “change” the institutional funding entity is trying to address: expanding “diversity” — a more...
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Updates from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
Updates from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
Join Jan Rivitz of the Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation for a Member Sponsored briefing featuring Centro SOL: Center for Salud and Opportunity for Latinos at Johns Hopkins.
