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View program resources from Whole Blocks, Whole City: Reclaiming Vacant Property Throughout Baltimore Briefing.
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View materials from Baltimore Vacants Workgroup Meeting.
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Supporting nonprofit organizational health by way of facilitating stronger partnerships between philanthropy and nonprofits is one of three priority actions that resulted from Maryland Philanthropy Network member conversations over the past year in our State of the Sector Workgroup. MPN members are invited to build on these conversations by joining this special program with Associated Black Charities and Baltimore area Black-focused nonprofit organizations around positive relationships in support of the organizational health of nonprofit organizations.
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Please join the Green Funders Affinity Group for a Legislative Debrief to understand outcomes of the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session around issues related to the environment, climate justice, clean energy, and protection of our natural resources.
Join the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative for a Legislative Debrief to understand outcomes from the 2026 Maryland state legislative session on efforts to boost economic opportunity for Marylanders. This will include a discussion around specific bills related to employment, income generation and wealth building policies. Our speakers will share information and insights about bills that passed as well as those that did not quite make it this year.
This weekend’s misinformed, racist tirades made it clear that Donald Trump doesn’t consider Baltimore part of his America. The Baltimore President Trump sees is a racist caricature of urban blight.
Foundations on the Hill (FOTH) is a multi-day event that brings together foundation leaders, grantmakers, and regional associations from across the country to DC for meetings with Congress about key issues of importance to foundations and philanthropy. The next Foundations on the Hill will take place Monday, February 27, 2023 to Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
I recently attended a Living Cities Integration Initiative site visit to the Twin Cities for some cross-site learning, and saw how affective their collective impact approach is. Through the Corridors of Opportunity initiative, they are working to build and develop a world-class regional transit system focused on seven transit corridors at various stages of operation, construction and planning.
Mergers are common in the business world, but relatively rare in the nonprofit sector. That’s why I am intrigued by the story of Blue Water Baltimore.
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Thank you to the 79 members who responded to our member survey, the first in many years but not the last.
Havaca Ganguly is Executive Director of The Middendorf Foundation which provides capital and one-time grants that support six areas of grantmaking focus. When Havaca took over the one staff position in late 2019, the foundation had a chance to reflect on their practices and reset operations. In March 2022, we spoke with Havaca to learn more about their process and what they're excited about for the future.
Maryland Philanthropy Network is pleased to be a partner with the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project for this multi-part series that will explore the relationship between the two approaches, to understand why a racial equity lens is needed (the issue), what a racial equity lens is in a trust-based approach (the answer), and how to operationalize it (the implementation). This series will include comprehensive data-informed content, rich discussion and insights from sector thought leaders, as well as an opportunity to connect with a cohort of peers actively working to understand and operationalize these concepts within their grantmaking organizations.
Building off of a successful first round of work and through support from Living Cities, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the Goldseker Foundation, the Baltimore Integration Partnership (BIP) launched 2.0 in 2014 to deepen anchor institution’s efforts to support area residents, businesses and communities.
Whether a hurricane or a superstorm, Sandy has left countless people seeking the basic necessities of shelter, clothing, food and water.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The preliminary numbers on those affected by these disasters are staggering, and in the days and months to come, they may only get worse.
As we do during times of disaster, Maryland Philanthropy Network will serve as a clearinghouse for resources and information about relief efforts. Our website will be updated as new information is received, so please check it regularly.
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