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04/28/2025
Becoming a dream donor for a nonprofit goes beyond giving money — it means being sincerely engaged, mission-driven and a long-term partner in creating impact.
Friday, July 11, 2025 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM
Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to attend a presentation showcasing a summer 2025 research project conducted by five Morehead-Cain Scholars from the University of North Carolina. Through in-depth interviews, document analysis, and case studies, this study sheds light on what makes capital projects in the fields of education and youth development succeed—or fail—and offers actionable insights for funders striving to increase the effectiveness of their investments.
Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 04:30 to 06:30 PM
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Prenatal to Five Affinity Group for its second peer meet up! We will meet in MPN's large conference room for the first hour with time to discuss the key opportunities and challenges in our work and share about activities each member is prioritizing in their organization. Then, we’ll continue the conversation and relationship building at UNION Craft Brewing for informal, in-person networking. We look forward to winding down the year with you!
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This page is a curated set of information to help MPN members track news, resources, and actions they can take related to federal policy changes.
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11/06/2023
Adapted from remarks by Crickett Woloson, past co-chair of the Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (or REDI) Committee of the Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle and trustee of The Elbow Fund, delivered at the Philanos POWER UP Conference "Stepping into Trust-Based Philanthropy" session on November 6, 2023. The session offered a chance for philanthropy peers to share learnings from shifts they've made to their grant processes. For the BWGC, the Grants Lab offered an opportunity to rethink, try, adjust, and try again.
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11/07/2012
Raising the public’s awareness of the role philanthropy plays — especially the work of our member foundations and corporate giving programs — to improve the quality of life in our region is a major goal of the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
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04/16/2020
The Open Society Foundations will provide $1 million in direct financial and other emergency support for workers in Baltimore who have been hit hard by COVID-19 and are at greatest risk of falling into extreme hardship, including those who are unemployed and the formerly incarcerated.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 02:30 to 03:30 PM
Join us for a deeper dive into the Food Assistance landscape. In addition to current situation and challenges seen by our City and County partners, we’ll also hear about the Fund for Educational Excellence’s COVID-19 Food Stability Fund and will discuss possible solutions and ideas for collaboration.
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11/13/2024
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
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05/08/2025
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
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07/16/2012
I am proud to report that the National Civic League has named Baltimore an All-America City to recognize the Baltimore Campaign for Grade-Level Reading as an outstanding example of community problem solving, civic engagement and collabora
Tuesday, December 02, 2014 at 10:45 to 01:00 PM
This hands-on workshop introduces the topic youth philanthropy (0-18 years) and the concept that youth have the ability to share their time, talents, and treasures for the common good. Jill Gordon, Program Director of the Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana will explore current youth philanthropy research and resources while sharing examples of successful program activities, grantmaking efforts, and fundraising initiatives.
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02/20/2019
The Maryland Philanthropy Network’ mission is to maximize the impact of giving on community life through a growing network of diverse, informed and effective philanthropists. Maryland Philanthropy Network is committed to fulfilling its mission by embracing diversity and inclusion and focusing on racial equity in its governance and programs.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 02:00 to 04:00 PM
How did Baltimore become “Baltimore” – the “Baltimore” that is synonymous, in the American imagination, with “drug-riddled”, “unsafe”, “corrupt”, and “strug
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Friday, October 08, 2021 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM
Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Baltimore Seniors and Housing Collaborative, in partnership with the Community Development Network of Maryland and Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, to learn about coordinated, equity-focused policy responses to maintain housing security for seniors. Presentations will new research on reverse mortgage patterns among senior homeowners in Baltimore City, recent national research on the lack of sufficient affordable housing available to a growing share of senior renters, and plans for the launch of federal stimulus aid to prevent mortgage foreclosures in Baltimore City and the State of Maryland.
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.
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05/03/2021
Maryland Philanthropy Network joins United Philanthropy Forum signing on to a letter related to understanding how changes to the tax code in Congress impact the charitable sector and what it means for data-driven decision making to have an impact on policy reform. The ask is to include charitable organizations and donors in discussions that impact the sector as soon as possible. This letter was signed onto this as it is in alignment with the broader policy of charitable reform which seems to allow for general support.