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Member Update Meeting: Federal Policy Impacts

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

To assist with informing the network and the collective discussion about the ongoing philanthropic response to recent federal policy decisions, Maryland Philanthropy Network will host regular virtual meetings in the coming months to bring the latest news and to create an information exchange opportunity for members. Join MPN staff and your philanthropic peers to share updates, nonprofit support strategies underway within the network, where you need support, and any questions for your peers in the context of the changing political environment.

Audience:

All Funders

Members Only

Topic:

Public Policy

Housing Funder Huddle - July 2025

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

Please note: this session is now fully virtual.

Convened by Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore, all funders interested in housing justice and homelessness prevention are welcome to attend this huddle! Lightly structured as a peer-to-peer exchange, we encourage you to bring your burning questions, strategic ponderings, or interesting projects to raise with the group.

Event type:

Meeting

Audience:

Housing Funders

Members Only

Funding Area:

Housing and Homelessness

Nonprofit Strategies for Sustained Collaboration with Maryland Nonprofits

Friday, September 26, 2025 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

In today’s rapidly evolving nonprofit landscape, sustained collaboration is no longer just a strategy, it's a necessity.

Audience:

Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers

Topic:

Governance

Nonprofit Financials

Nonprofits

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Funding Area:

Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

Culturally Responsive Mental Health Services Aid Youth, Report Finds

Release Date:

09/15/2025

Youth-focused mental health services can promote well-being, resilience, and a sense of belonging to youths’ larger community, and there is a need for services that are responsive to a young person’s identity and cultural background, a new report

CANCELED: Housing Funder Huddle - December 2025

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

This program has been canceled.

Event type:

Meeting

Audience:

Community Investment Funders

Housing Funders

Funding Area:

Housing and Homelessness

Preparing Baltimore’s Youth for Thriving Careers Through Impact Investing

Release Date:

10/14/2025

Ensuring Baltimore’s young people have the skills, experience, and opportunities to succeed in the workforce is essential not only for the city’s long-term economic growth but also for advancing individual economic mobility.

Community Foundation of Howard County Presented with Inaugural Bauder Community Impact Award

Release Date:

11/07/2025

The Community Foundation of Howard County was honored to accept the inaugural Bauder Community Impact Award at the Community Action Council of Howard County’s (CAC) annual Evening of Impact event held on October 2

Prenatal to Five Affinity Group Networking & Happy Hour

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!

Event type:

Networking

Audience:

Prenatal to Five Affinity Group

2026 Philanthropy Summit in Annapolis

Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:15 to 03:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for an expanded opportunity for all MPN members to convene in our State Capitol for our annual Philanthropy Summit (formerly known as Day in Annapolis). Members will receive updates from state policy makers and sector leaders on the 2026 legislative session. Members will learn about key issues and priorities that affect Maryland communities as well as updates on the state budget changes in federal policy, and the potential impact on philanthropy.

Event type:

Conference

Audience:

Members Only

Topic:

Public Policy

Public/Private Partnership

Member Sponsored Briefing: University of Maryland Baltimore CURE Scholars Program

Friday, December 02, 2016 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Dr. Jay Perman, President of University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), will host a luncheon to brief Maryland Philanthropy Network members on the UMB CURE Scholars Program, an initiative to connect West Baltimore youth with careers in medicine up to and including physicians and researchers.

Event type:

Member Sponsored Briefing

Audience:

Members Only

POSTPONED: Focus on City Schools: Enrollment Task Force

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

This program has been postponed. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Event type:

Networking

Audience:

Education Funders

Members Only

Topic:

Focus on City Schools

Democracy and the Social Sector: Census 2020 - Time to Act

Monday, October 30, 2017 at 01:00 to 02:00 PM

"If you underfund the Census, you get an undercount," says Kenneth Prewitt, who directed the bureau during the 2000 Census.

Event type:

Program

Audience:

Members Only

Topic:

Census 2020

Finalists Announced in MICA's 3rd Annual UP/Start Venture Competition

Release Date:

02/13/2018

Eight finalists have been selected from a pool of over 20 to vie for $100,000 in prizes in the Maryland Institute College of Art's third annual UP/Start Venture Competition.

Philanthropy and Racial Equity: White Privilege and Power

Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 02:00 to 04:00 PM

The inequity and racial disparities that many foundations seek to address are often perpetuated by policies that not only disadvantage communities of color but also over-advantage whites and white-led organizations seeking funding.

Audience:

Members Only

Topic:

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Baltimore’s Safe Art Space Task Force

Tuesday, April 04, 2017 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Mayor Pugh formed the Safe Art Space Task Force in late December, 2016 after the tragic fire at the Ghost Ship artist collective in Oakland, California and closure of the Bell Foundry in Baltimore’s Station North Arts and Entertai

Audience:

Arts Funders

Members Only

Topic:

Public/Private Partnership

Funding Area:

Arts, Culture, and Humanities

Community Development and Neighborhoods

Building a Program-Based Budget, and Other Secrets to Successful Financial Management

Tuesday, November 03, 2015 at 02:00 to 03:00 PM

Do you know the real cost to your nonprofit of running each individual program? Developing an accurate budget can help you better understand your programs true costs. This webinar will demonstrate a free, newly developed planning tool designed to assist nonprofits with aligning budget line items for restricted (and unrestricted) revenue sources.

Event type:

Program

Audience:

Members Only

Topic:

Nonprofit Financials

Member Sponsored Briefing: Baltimore Beat Relaunch

Friday, March 22, 2019 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

Please join Baltimore Beat Editor-in-Chief Lisa Snowden-McCray and Co-founder Brandon Soderberg to discuss Baltimore’s media landscape and the March 6th return of the Baltimore Beat.

Event type:

Member Sponsored Briefing

Audience:

All Funders

Community Investment Funders

Corporate Funders

Family Foundation

Members Only

Topic:

Conversations with Leaders

How Baltimore’s Philanthropists are Collaborating to Grow Small Business

Release Date:

05/31/2019

When James Wahls came to the Annie E.

Countdown to the Census: What Maryland Could Lose and Opportunities for a Complete Count

Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 12:00 to 02:00 PM

The next U.S. census will begin on April 1, 2020. Every ten years, the census aims to count every resident in the United States and capture critical population data.

Audience:

All Funders

Topic:

Census 2020

Supporting an Innovative and Inclusive Arts Community: Lessons from the Field

Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 12:00 to 02:00 PM

The arts in Maryland provide countless opportunities for learning, cultural enrichment, and community impact. Major cultural institutions and burgeoning small and mid-sized cultural institutions are working to be relevant and attractive to diverse audiences, while oftentimes vying for the same limited resources.

Audience:

Arts Funders

Members Only

Topic:

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Funding Area:

Arts, Culture, and Humanities

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