With more than 1,430 foundations in Maryland and a growing landscape of corporate funders, donor-advised funds, giving circles, and public charities, the first step to grant seeking is understanding the basic operations of organized giving.
On Friday, December 5, Montgomery County celebrated a significant achievement in the fight against food insecurity with the ribbon-cutting of the East County Cold Storage facility in Silver Spring.
Laurie Latuda Kinkel will kick off our Sharing Session by talking about the Baltimore Community Foundation’s new strategic plan and current priorities. Following that, participants will share with one another their current projects and grantmaking, as well as questions/struggles.
Over 300 arts organizations, hundreds of independent artists, and millions of Marylanders benefit from strong, statewide investment in the nonprofit arts sector. Sustained growth in funding means arts communities throughout Maryland can continue to cultivate robust impactful programming, providing a high quality of life to all residents.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a peer learning exchange for arts and culture funders. Discuss trends you and other funders are seeing and dig into exciting projects folks are funding. We encourage you to prepare to share a link, video, or another example of the project with the group.
The Baltimore Summer Funding Collaborative (SFC), which is supported by a network that includes 16 MPN members, announced its 2026 summer grant recipients, to 57 programs across 54 organizations serving young people throughout Baltimore City.
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View materials from Community Resiliency Centers in Action.
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Clear evidence exists that reading proficiently by third grade is a powerful determinant of achievement and high school graduation and yet there are millions of American children that do not meet this critical benchmark.
Tina Hike-Hubbard will join City Schools’ leadership team as chief communications and community engagement officer, effective March 25. In this new role, Ms.
When funders get together to connect, talk and build relationships with one another, big things can happen.
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View program resources from Discussion of Baltimore Arts & Entertainment Districts - 2024.
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View program resources from Older Persons’ Access to Justice.
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View program resources from Prenatal to Five: Setting the Stage for 2023 & Beyond - February 2023.
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View materials from Expanding the Behavioral Health Workforce: What Works with Paraprofessionals.
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View materials from Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore Meeting – September 2024.
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Program Resources for Aligning with City Schools: A Conversation with Tina Hike-Hubbard
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For over a decade, members of the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC) have supported a growing number of industry focused workforce development initiatives, and the outcomes are notable. Through these efforts, previously unemployed residents are getting industry recognized certifications and jobs with career advancement opportunities at impressive rates. This report highlights several of these initiatives and offers recommendations on how they can be expanded.
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Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced the first round of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant awards from the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programs to nonprofit organizations.
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