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MPN Peer Conversation: Responding to Proposed Transit Cuts in Baltimore
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

The Baltimore Sun reports that the Maryland Transit Administration has “proposed to slash its bus service in the Baltimore region next year by 20% — eliminating 25 bus lines and reducing service on 12 others — due to falling fare revenue and reduced funding from other sources caused by the coronavirus pandemic.” Join us for a conversation with advocates about the cuts and possible alternatives, and to get an update on the advocacy work that is underway.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Workforce Development Funders
The Healing Power of Nature: Building Healthier Communities through Green Spaces
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 03:00 to 04:30 PM

Please join us for a meet and greet with MPN Member, Erin Robertson, the Chief Programs Officer for Nature Sacred. This program will include an overview of Nature Sacred, its vision for health in Maryland and evidence of the healing power of nature with Teresia Hazen, M.Ed., HTR, QMHP and award-winning Firesoul. Katie Lautar, Executive Director of Baltimore Green Space will share how they are working at the intersection of community care of green spaces, advocacy, and scientific research that promotes the health of communities and equitable access to sustainable green spaces. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Green Funders
Health Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Behavioral Health
Environment/Sustainability
Health Access and Care
Viewpoint: Child care merits greater investment
Release Date: 
12/04/2020

For months, as the Covid-19 pandemic continued and intensified, early care and education providers in the District and across the country wondered how they were going to survive.

Local Philanthropic Organizations Issue Joint Statement on Insurrection at U.S. Capitol
Release Date: 
01/12/2021

The Community Foundation of Howard County, the Horizon Foundation, the United Way of Central Maryland and the Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County jointly condemn the acts of violence perpetrated on our United States Capitol and our elected leaders on January 6 in a deliberate attempt to disrupt the certification of a fair and democratic election. This attack on the peaceful transition of democratic power – which is so core to our principles as a nation – is an affront to us all.

Statewide Perspectives on Community Schools: Part 1 – Research and Policy
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for the first of a three-part series on community schools. To start our series, Dr. Mavis Sanders, Senior Research Scholar of Black Children and Families at Child Trends, a national think tank, will share research perspectives related to implementation and accountability of K-12, full-service community schools. We will also hear from Ellie Mitchell, Executive Director of the Maryland Out of School Time Network, who will share state policy perspectives and a systems overview of community schools.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Education
Education: Out-of-school time
Families and Children
2022 Terrance Keenan Institute Fellows Named
Release Date: 
07/07/2022

Grantmakers In Health recently announced the 2022 Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy class of fellows. The Terrance Keenan Institute was created to nurture the next generation of

Member Sponsored Briefing: Youth Grantmakers Focus on Economic Mobility
Friday, April 14, 2023 at 01:30 to 03:00 PM

Youth Grantmakers (YG) is a permanent, youth-led grantmaking body through which private and public youth-serving resources can flow. Baltimore’s Promise serves as the organizational home for this initiative working with local Funders and youth themselves to create a pooled grantmaking model. This intergenerational, grantmaking model has been developed in partnership with older youth from Baltimore City ages 16-24 as the inaugural cohort of YGs. 

According to the Baltimore City Youth Opportunities Landscape, only 9% of youth opportunities are available to youth ages 16-24 who have graduated high school or are not in school or working.  Therefore, in response to the overwhelming need for more opportunities, this first cycle of grantmaking distributed $525,000 in resources to support 10 youth-serving organizations providing economic opportunity and mobility programming for Baltimore City older youth ages 16-24.  

Event type: 
Member Sponsored Briefing
Audience: 
All Funders
Education Funders
Workforce Development Funders
Funding Area: 
Capacity Building
Children's and Youth Services
Education
Employment/Workforce development
Financial Literacy and Asset Building

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