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State of the Sector: What Nonprofits Need from their Relationship with Funders
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 09:30 to 11:30 AM

Supporting nonprofit organizational health by way of facilitating stronger partnerships between philanthropy and nonprofits is one of three priority actions that resulted from Maryland Philanthropy Network member conversations over the past year in our State of the Sector Workgroup. MPN members are invited to build on these conversations by joining this special program with Associated Black Charities and Baltimore area Black-focused nonprofit organizations around positive relationships in support of the organizational health of nonprofit organizations. 

Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Social Sector
Funding Area: 
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
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.

West x Northwest Baltimore Impact Grants
Release Date: 
06/14/2021

The Baltimore Community Foundation promotes the success of Baltimore’s communities, its residents and particularly its young people by supporting effective public schools and equipping neighborhoods with the resources they need to

The 2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report: A Tale of Two Sectors
Release Date: 
11/21/2019

With the inaugural Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals (DAPP) Survey, Funders for LGBTQ Issues asked participants to identify their role within their foundation, their age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, and disability status. This report, produced through a partnership between EPIP, CHANGE Philanthropy, and Funders for LGBTQ Issues, lays out the results of the DAPP survey in aggregate form.

Workforce Development Affinity Group

This peer group is focused on the effective practices in job training and retention for adults and youth as well as a continuum of issues surrounding successful employment and financial security for low-wage workers and vulnerable populations including, advancement of incumbent workers, job quality, equity and barriers to employment such as transportation, child care, and criminal records.

Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative Wage Record Study Debrief
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

The Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC) Wage Record Study is an analysis of pre- and post-program employment and wages for individuals served by workforce development programs in the Baltimore Area. Please join MPN's BWFC and the participating workforce non-profits for a briefing with Dr. Richard Clinch of the Jacob France Institute at the University of Baltimore who will present the findings from the most recent report issued in Spring 2024.

Audience: 
Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative
Funding Area: 
Workforce Development
Green Funders Legislative Debrief
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Green Funders Affinity Group for a Legislative Debrief to understand the political forces shaping Maryland’s environmental policy and the legislative progress expected in the future. Speakers from the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Sierra Club’s Maryland Chapter, and The Nature Conservancy’s Maryland/DC Chapter will provide an overview of outcomes from this year’s Maryland General Assembly, particularly around the groups top priorities of infrastructure deployment and environmental/climate justice.

Audience: 
All Funders
Green Funders
Topic: 
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Advocacy
Trends in Family Philanthropy: Identity, Leadership, and the Future of Family Philanthropy
Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

What are the key governance and grantmaking issues facing family foundation boards and staff in the 21st Century? How are family foundations engaging the next generation, supporting grantees, and planning for perpetuity? And what are the implications of these trends for those in the field? Join this special conversation with National Center for Family Philanthropy President Ginny Esposito and leaders from the research team for NCFP's new Trends in Family Philanthropy initiative.

Event type: 
Program
Audience: 
Family Foundation
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Innovative Actions to Support Healthy Leadership Transitions
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 02:00 to 03:15 PM

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.

Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Appointments & Transitions
Nonprofits
Funding Area: 
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
Blueprint for Baltimore: 2020 and Beyond
Release Date: 
09/01/2019

Open Society Institute-Baltimore (OSI) is thrilled to announce the launch of Blueprint for Baltimore: 2020 and Beyond, a collaborative effort to create a community-driven agenda for Baltimore and hold the city’s leaders a

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