Join us for a conversation with Cabinet Secretary Vincent “Vinny” Schiraldi, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services to learn about priorities for the department, special programs including an update on the Community Investment Initiative, insights on what the department is seeing across the state and an outlook for the future. Information will be shared about the range of ways that philanthropy become involved.
Over the past four years, there have been numerous discussions on how to build trust, stabilize, strengthen, and invest in the fiscal sponsorship ecosystem.
When people refer to Baltimore as Smalltimore, Leah Schottenstein Schulman feels right at home. A native of Bexley (Columbus), Ohio—a city she describes as a fraction of the size of Baltimore—and coming from a very large
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is pleased to release its 36th KIDS COUNT® Data Book!
The Ausherman Family Foundation has gifted two buildings in downtown Frederick to the YMCA of Frederick County, expanding its investment in arts and humanities.
We live in unsettling times, as federal job losses and benefit cuts are causing financial distress. Many Marylanders are scrambling to make ends meet, and many urgently need assistance putting food on the table.
Youth justice systems are changing to better support young people. The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released tools to help local systems improve.
This year’s Annual Results Report from The Annie E. Casey Foundation arrives at a time when families and communities across the country are navigating tremendous stress and uncertainty.
The Basic Human Needs Affinity Group seeks to raise awareness about critical human service needs, to share information about new and current strategies to keep vulnerable residents from falling into crisis, and to foster the coordination of servic
This meeting has been canceled.
In November, [Pamela] Woolford competed against eight other finalists in the second Changemaker Chal
It’s only been a few weeks, but COVID-19 has already caused incalculable and potentially irreversible damage to the nonprofit arts world. Theaters are dark, museums are shuttered, work has dried up, and revenue has evaporated.
As we contend with two seismically important events — the Covid -19 pandemic and the uprisings over police brutality and systemic racism — foundations and nonprofits need to work harder than ever to build trust in their programs and policies.
Join the Education Funders and Workforce Development Affinity Groups for an update on Career and Technical Education (CTE) in Baltimore. We are pleased to once again host Dr. Rachel Pfeifer, Executive Director of College and Career Readiness of Baltimore City Schools, and Kumasi Vines, Director of Career Readiness, who will share how CTE instruction has shifted during the pandemic and to share the vision and draft 4-year plan for moving forward.
Join the conversation with Tina Hike-Hubbard, City Schools’ Chief of Communications, Engagement and Enrollment, and a representative from the Academics Office to clarify current needs. Following the conversation with District representatives, members will have time to reflect on what they heard and share ideas about how to move forward together.
Flowing out of our 2020 Annual Meeting | Reimagine Philanthropy and Peer Conversation about Stemming Anti-Black Racism and other conversations, we’re creating space for members to connect and share reflections and questions within small groups.
The events of 2020 inspired many words in these pages about the imperative of putting racial equity at the center of philanthropy. The opening days of 2021 have only reinforced the urgency of this message.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s evolving peer group Emergent Philanthropy for a discussion of adrienne maree brown’s book Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds. This peer discussion will focus on the introduction, which includes pages 1 - 40. Bring your questions, your favorite quotes, and a curious attitude. If you're not able to read the book, you are welcome to join the discussion as well.
While many areas took hits over the past year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nonprofit sector saw not only a huge increase in demand for services but a decline in donations due to fundraising event cancellations and loss of donors and corpo
“We make charity happen”, is the slogan of Chesapeake Charities, and this year they hosted their sixth annual Celebration of Service honoring those who serve veterans.
