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State Legislative Recap & Dialogue: Accomplishments & Implications for Early Childhood - May 2024
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Significant gains to the Child Care Scholarship Program and advancements for mixed delivery systems and family child care settings are headlines from this year's legislative session. The Prenatal to Five Affinity Group will be joined by Beth Morrow, Director of Public Policy for the Maryland Family Network (MFN), for a legislative recap and time to talk about the opportunities to seize and challenges that remain. Join us virtually on May 14 from 12:00 - 1:30 pm.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Funding Area: 
Education: Early childhood
Families and Children
Community Foundation of Harford County Impact Report 2023
Release Date: 
03/20/2024

The idea behind the Community Foundation of Harford County (CFHC) is simple: to build a substantial, permanent fund from contributions both large and small and use the income it generates to meet Harford County’s current and future charitable need

Health Funders Peer Sharing Luncheon
Monday, June 24, 2024 at 11:30 to 01:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Health Funders Affinity Group for a sharing session to learn how your peers are approaching their giving for 2025 and spotlight your takeaways from 2024 thus far. Together, we’ll reconnect with a focus on addressing health disparities across Maryland. Receive an update on the funders’ collaboration around birth equity, neighborhood nursing pilot, and mental/behavioral health initiatives. During this sharing luncheon, members are invited to update colleagues on your funding priorities and develop deeper partnerships to provide collective impact.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
Health Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Behavioral Health
Health Access and Care
Baltimore City’s Opioid Restitution Fund and 911 Behavioral Health Diversion Pilot Updates
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Behavioral Health Workgroup is pleased to host J.D. Merrill, Deputy Chief of Staff and Philanthropic Partnership and Sara Whaley, Executive Director of Overdose Response with the Mayor's Office to share an update on the Opioid Restitution Advisory Board, funding priorities, and the status of the request for proposals that will be announced soon.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Behavioral Health Funders
Health Funders
Topic: 
Public/Private Partnership
Funding Area: 
Health Access and Care
Substance Abuse Treatment
Reimagining Capacity Building: Navigating Culture, Systems, & Power
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

In their latest publication, Reimagining Capacity Building, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) provides vital principles for centering equity in our capacity building efforts, explores the way inequities can show up, and offers steps we can take to address and mitigate those inequities. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations for this interactive and engaging workshop. Our speakers Akilah Massey, Vice President of Programs and Mareeha Niaz, Director of Programs at Grantmakers for Effective Organizations will give a deep dive into the practices highlighted in their resource and efforts around capacity building. Through national examples and Maryland voices, participants will ideas about how shifts in practices lead to meaningful change for communities.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Technical Assistance & Capacity Building
Funding Area: 
Capacity Building
Grantmaker's Fundamentals Series | Part 1: The Philanthropic Ecosystem
Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 09:30 to 11:30 AM

All grantmakers are invited to participate in this four-part professional development series taught by our region's experienced practitioners, presented by Maryland Philanthropy Network. Session 1 will cover the philanthropic ecosystem. Participants will get to know one another, locate their own foundation or giving program within the broader context of philanthropy, and reflect on their organizations’ areas of interests and goals, as well as ways to communicate with potential grantees and partners.

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
All Funders
Grants Managers/Administrators
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Grantmaker's Fundamentals Series | Part 2: Funding Recommendations and Due Diligence
Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 09:30 to 11:30 AM

All grantmakers are invited to participate in this four-part professional development series taught by our region's experienced practitioners, presented by Maryland Philanthropy Network. Session Two will cover funding recommendations and due diligence and legal and ethical issues. Participants will learn the art of grantmaking, balancing organizational values and goals, trustees’ interests, applicant relationships, and best practices in due diligence to better review and recommend grant proposals. Participants will also be introduced to key legal and ethical issues in grantmaking through scenarios and MPN’s Guiding Principles.

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
All Funders
Grants Managers/Administrators
Topic: 
Governance
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Legal Issues
Grantmaker's Fundamentals Series | Part 4: Maximizing Grant Impact
Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 09:30 to 11:30 AM

All grantmakers are invited to participate in this four-part professional development series taught by our region's experienced practitioners, presented by Maryland Philanthropy Network. This session will cover maximizing grant impact, managing your grant portfolio, and continuing to learn. Participants will learn to connect capacity building, advocacy, grantee engagement, and diversity/inclusion to effectiveness and identify leadership roles in philanthropy beyond delivering dollars. Participants will also discuss grant monitoring, evaluation, and closure, and discover additional resources for ongoing development.

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
All Funders
Grants Managers/Administrators
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Evaluation
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Leadership Development
Public Policy
A Conversation with Dr. Harsh Trivedi, President and CEO of the Sheppard Pratt Health System
Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 03:00 to 04:30 PM

Please join us for a conversation with Harsh K. Trivedi, MD, MBA, President and CEO of the Sheppard Pratt Health System. In his role since July 1, 2016. Dr. Trivedi will discuss Sheppard Pratt's current priorities and pressing issues in sector from the perspective of leading one of the country's major behavioral health systems.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Health Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Funding Area: 
Health Access and Care
Nothing stops philanthropy, not even a pandemic
Release Date: 
11/08/2020

Please join The Community Foundation of Frederick County on Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. for the premiere of #NothingStopsPhilanthropy, a short and exciting video about how we, together, made great things happen in Frederick County in fiscal year 2020.

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