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.
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View materials from "19th Weekly Funder and Partner Coordination Briefing".
Please join the Health Funders Affinity Group and the Behavioral Health Collaborative for a debrief on key policy and legislation related to health, substance use, and mental health priorities from the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session.
This session is part of Maryland Philanthropy Network's 2026 Legislative Debrief Series. Each session will focus on key topic areas and feature expert speakers who will break down what passed, what didn’t, and what it all means for philanthropy, the nonprofit sector, and our communities across the region. Click here to view and register for the full series!
Please join the Housing Funders Affinity Group for a legislative debrief to understand outcomes of the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session around issues related to housing justice and homelessness prevention.
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View materials from "Geoloom: A Tool to Weave Arts, Culture and Community Vitality"
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View materials from A Conversation with Jenenne Whitfield, Director of the American Visionary Art Museum.
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Three weeks ago, I began my journey as the president of Maryland Philanthropy Network.
In the past year, 16 states and tribes have revised their foster care licensing requirements to improve support for kinship caregivers and the children placed with them.
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Program materials from "Engaging Youth in Philanthropy"
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Updates from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
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View materials from "Education Legislative Wrap Up 2017"
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In the wake of rising domestic extremism, hate-fueled attacks, and global attention to the atrocities in Ukraine, Tigray, and China, how should funders respond? Join us for a conversation with Dr. David Frey, Founding Director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the United States Military Academy, West Point about understanding, preventing, and responding to extremism, and empowering individuals, communities and organizations as they chart new paths forward.
Over 2 million people have been affected and over 200,000 people died as a result of the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. 188,383 houses have been damaged or destroyed. Over 1.5 million displaced people living in 1,241 settlement sites. There are 4,758 schools that have been damaged or destroyed.*
The scale of destruction and need has resulted in quick and significant contributions pouring in to support relief efforts. The overwhelming success of the Text Haiti Campaign by the American Red Cross, which encourages people to donate $10 by texting "HAITI" through their cell phone,...
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The Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative is working with Byte Back, Pass IT On, and the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition to identify a trainer(s) who will develop and facilitate a trauma-informed care training for up to 15 workforce development nonprofit professionals. The goal of the training will be to increase the capacity of direct service agencies by applying trauma-specific strategies to their normal service deliveries, improving the services provided to clients who have experienced trauma, and advance digital equity.
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View program resources from Advocacy 101 Part I: Investing in Change.
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A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our Interim President and CEO Kevin McHugh.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
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View Materials from Member Sponsored Briefing: West North Avenue Development Authority
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A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
