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09/09/2020
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12/15/2020
In light of the crises of 2020—a global health pandemic and resulting economic crisis, which have exacerbated long-standing inequities in our society, as well as a nationwide reckoning with anti-Black racism—nonprofits and funders alike have calle
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07/26/2021
Philanos, the leading women’s giving circle network in the U.S., announces their new board for 2021-2022.
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02/09/2022
Arts for Learning Maryland (formerly Young Audiences of Maryland) announced that it has been awarded a nearly $4 million grant from the U.S.
Monday, August 01, 2022 at 04:00 to 05:00 PM
The recently passed Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 jump-started several processes with ambitious deadlines starting in 2023.
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12/20/2022
The Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative recently signed onto a national statement on good jobs. The broadly shared, widely endorsed definition of what constitutes a good job was released by the Good Jobs Champions Group, convened by the Families and Workers Fund and the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, in October 2022. Signed by over 100 leaders from business, labor, policy, philanthropy, academia, and workforce development it represents a historic step forward toward a future in which all work is valued; no one working full-time lives in or near poverty; companies and workers thrive alongside each other; and diverse talent is never overlooked.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 11:30 to 01:00 PM
Maryland Philanthropy Network will celebrate all the administrative professionals in our network with a special luncheon and two-part workshop. Gather with your philanthropic peers to learn about managing up, down, and across the organization from Dr. Rebecca Cisek of the Banium Family Foundation. Then, Terrarium Therapy will lead participants in a workshop to create beautiful, long-lasting succulent terrariums to take back to their offices to enjoy.
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03/26/2025
The Baltimore Children & Youth Fund (BCYF) successfully led a delegation of nonprofit leaders and youth advocates to SXSW EDU 2025, amplifying Baltimore's role in national conversations on education, youth development, and equity-driven innova
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04/22/2025
The Baltimore Community Foundation’s $1.2 Million Donation Will Directly Support Victims’ Families and Survivors
CHANGING THE FUTURE
Stepping Toward Equity…
In recent years, foundations and other funding institutions across the nation have turned their attention to the concept of incorporating a “DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion),” “REI Racial Equity and Inclusion),” “REEI (Racial and Ethnic Equity and Inclusion),” or “Healing and Reconciliation” Lens in their grantmaking processes.
Not discussed as often is the analytical frame that undergirds these marketing terms; the “change” the institutional funding entity is trying to address: expanding “diversity” — a more...
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View Materials from Recovery and Essential Workers: A Look into the Early Childhood Workforce
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View Materials from Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore Meeting - March 2022
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02/05/2018
On January 31st, participants uttered these phrases in frustration and despair during United Way of Central Maryland’s Walk a Mile Experience (WAM), a poverty simulation, which the Maryland Philanthropy Network (Maryland Philanthropy Network) co-hosted with the Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle and the Jewish Women’s Giving Foundation, a project of The ASSOCIATED.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM
This session offers a panoramic view of policies and practices that are gaining traction in Maryland and leading toward a Zero Waste society. We will hear from Brenda Platt of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Mike Ewall of Energy Justice Network, on trends in incineration, composting, recycling, etc. and their work with specific Maryland communities.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2016 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM
Environmental funders are aware of the need to diversify the movement and build support, especially in urban centers. Protecting our environment depends on having a robust and diverse grassroots base.
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Financial Literacy & Asset Building Group: Briefing on Consumer Finance & the MD Legislative Session
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM
Are you curious what happened during Maryland’s legislative session for financial literacy and asset building? What’s the story on the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? What d
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 02:00 to 03:00 PM
Baltimore Mental Health Systems (BMHS) and Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems (bSAS) will discuss crisis care for Baltimore City residents with mental health and/or substance use disorders.
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04/10/2012
As a membership organization of foundations and corporate giving programs, the Maryland Philanthropy Network has had a longstanding interest in increasing the funding community's capacity to support and use data to inform decision making.
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03/13/2012
When asked, grantmakers had some interesting insights into the best and worst grants they have made.
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01/21/2011
Congress is back to work and, candidly, the nonprofit sector is nervous.