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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
Briefing – 2022 State of the Sector Report with T. Rowe Price Foundation
Monday, March 06, 2023 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation with Dr. John Brothers of the T. Rowe Price Foundation who will share findings from the 2022 State of the Baltimore Nonprofit Sector Report. From this comprehensive report, you will learn about ten trends related to the health and effectiveness of the nonprofit sector in Baltimore and implications for philanthropy. Key concepts that will be covered include shifting the paradigm around nonprofit outcomes, racial equity, nonprofit leadership, and trust-based philanthropy. Come learn what you can do in the movement to build a stronger sector, ways to increase the health and capacity of organizations along with evidence-based strategies to better serve grantees. 

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Social Sector
Transparency
Funding Area: 
Social Sector
Capacity Building
Nonprofit Infrastructure
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
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
stepUp! Baltimore
Release Date: 
04/14/2011

As communities across the country celebrate April as National Volunteer month, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced details about a new comprehensive volunteer plan called 

Reforming Baltimore's Mayoral Elections
Release Date: 
05/25/2020

To ensure that a greater number of residents affirmatively vote for municipal candidates and create a broader mandate for elected officials, we should examine the options for reforming Baltimore City’s election process to expand participation, inc

Investing in Public Health Infrastructure
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

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.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Behavioral Health Funders
Health Funders
Funding Area: 
Social Sector
Advocacy
Behavioral Health
Health Access and Care
Nonprofit Infrastructure
Research
ABC Launches More in the Middle
Release Date: 
03/21/2011

In spite of gains over the recent decades, inequities in income, employment, educational attainment, housing and business ownership rates persist between African-American and white communities at both the national and local levels.

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