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Foundations 101 and Maryland's Philanthropic Landscape

Friday, June 14, 2024 at 09:30 to 10:30 AM

Maryland Philanthropy Network invites the staff and board members of nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations and social enterprises to our recurring program on foundations and the broader landscape of philanthropy in Maryland. This learning opportunity is most appropriate to new grantseekers and to nonprofit organizations in Baltimore and central Maryland. The webinar provides basic knowledge of foundations and other grantmakers and resources for finding funders/funding opportunities.

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Webinar/Teleconference

Audience:

Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers

Topic:

Fundraising

Nonprofits

Social Sector

Disaster Philanthropy Basics

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 02:00 to 03:00 PM

We continue to watch what feels like a never-ending stream of disasters unfold in our local communities and around the globe – hurricanes, wildfires, a pandemic, floods, and human-made crises.

Event type:

Grantmaking Practice

Audience:

Members Only

Funding Area:

Disaster Preparedness

Disaster Relief

Birth Equity Collaborative Aims to Close Disparities for Moms in Maryland

Release Date:

07/26/2024

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 80% of all maternal deaths are preventable. In Maryland, Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts.

Conversation with Josh Sharfstein, MD, Johns Hopkins University and Elizabeth Kromm, PhD, Maryland Department of Health

Friday, March 07, 2025 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group is pleased to host

Event type:

Community Issues

Audience:

Health Funders

Members Only

Topic:

Conversations with Leaders

Public/Private Partnership

Funding Area:

Health Access and Care

Foundations 101 and Maryland's Philanthropic Landscape - May 2025

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 09:30 to 10:30 AM

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.

Event type:

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience:

Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers

Topic:

Fundraising

Nonprofits

Social Sector

Behind the Scenes of Running a Nonprofit

Release Date:

03/29/2025

While the public may recognize nonprofits’ inspiring missions and enjoy their positive community impact, they often don’t see that the daily inner workings of running a nonprofit are demanding and complex.

New Shared Cold-Storage Facility Opens in East County to Combat Food Waste and Expand Hunger Relief

Release Date:

12/08/2025

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.

Ready by 21: A Broad Agenda for Foster Care Youth

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

As a follow-up to a conversation begun at the Baltimore City Leaders Budget Briefing, please join Molly McGrath, Director of Baltimore City Department of Social Services, and Karen Sitnick, Director of Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Employment D

Event type:

Community Issues

Audience:

Members Only

Topic:

Public/Private Partnership

Funding Area:

Children's and Youth Services

Member Sponsored Briefing: inFusion Community Grants Program

Monday, May 13, 2019 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Participatory grantmaking is helping to restore residential power in the C.A.R.E., McElderry Park and Middle East communities of East Baltimore. Please join us for an introduction to the inFusion Community Grants Program, an Annie E.

Event type:

Member Sponsored Briefing

Audience:

All Funders

Community Investment Funders

Corporate Funders

Family Foundation

Spark Campaign Aims To Help Lower Shore Education

Release Date:

04/15/2019

The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) recently unveiled its Spark Campaign in honor of the foundation’s 35th anniversary.

Local nonprofits excited for Washington County Gives

Release Date:

05/07/2019

For 24-hours on Tuesday, Washington County Gives wanted to break their record of donations given to nonprofits.

Mission Critical: How Philanthropy Is Trying to Help Save Democracy

Release Date:

10/02/2019

A growing number of grant makers of all ideologies see restoring constructive dialogue among citizens and fairness at the ballot box as vital to their cause.

Historic land preservation foundation works to keep history alive

Release Date:

12/04/2019

The “Save Historic Antietam Foundation” in Washington County created an agency fund to help preserve historic sites.

Building Baltimore’s Talent Pipeline, at Scale, for the Future, and NOW

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join us and Junior Achievement's 3DE Schools for a deeper conversation on their innovative program at the request of several members.

Event type:

Member Sponsored Briefing

Audience:

All Funders

Education Funders

Workforce Development Funders

Henson Foundation donates $250,000 to nonprofits affected by COVID-19

Release Date:

04/06/2020

Lower Shore nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak are getting a major boost from the Richard A. Henson Foundation.

City Schools' Funder Focus Group Part 1 (Fall Reopening Plan)

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Join City Schools, Maryland Philanthropy Network and the Fund for Educational Excellence, for the first of a two-part stakeholder engagement series to discuss details of the district’s plan to reopen schools.

Event type:

Community Issues

Audience:

All Funders

Education Funders

Topic:

Focus on City Schools

Funding Area:

Education

City Schools' Funder Focus Group Part 2 (Fall Reopening Plan)

Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

Join City Schools, Maryland Philanthropy Network and the Fund for Educational Excellence, for the second of a two-part stakeholder engagement series to discuss details of the district’s plan to reopen schools.

Event type:

Community Issues

Audience:

All Funders

Education Funders

Topic:

Focus on City Schools

Funding Area:

Education

United Way Digital Divide Program Provides Tablets To Students In Need Ahead Of Virtual Start To School Year

Release Date:

08/21/2020

Technology is now an essential part of learning for many children across Maryland who are about to begin school virtually. But not every family can afford the computers and tablets that are needed to keep students in class.

The Schools our Children Deserve

Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 11:30 to 01:00 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group invites you to hear from Dr. Khalilah Harris, Managing Director of K-12 Education Policy for the Center for American Progress, and Joseph Kane, Chair of the Parent and Community Advisory Board (PCAB) of Baltimore City. Dr. Harris will begin with a primer on the gaps in federal funding and the impact on Maryland’s public schools. Dr. Harris and Mr. Kane will then engage in a conversation discussing a vision for redesigning schools that moves beyond safety precautions to a system of education that makes it possible for all children to thrive.

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Judge says 2020 census must continue for another month

Release Date:

09/25/2020

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in California made her ruling late Thursday, two days after hearing arguments from attorneys for the Census Bureau, and attorneys for civil rights groups and local governments that had sued the Census Bureau in an effort to halt the 2020 census from stopping at the end of the month. Attorneys for the civil rights groups and local governments said the shortened schedule would undercount residents in minority and hard-to-count communities.

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