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Conversation with Maryland Department of Health Deputy Secretary Ryan Moran on Maryland’s Medicaid Priorities and Landscape
Monday, October 30, 2023 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group is pleased to host Maryland Department of Health’s Deputy Secretary Ryan Moran, Healthcare Financing and Medicaid Director, for a conversation about the strategic priorities and vision of Maryland's Medicaid program. Specifically, Dr. Moran will review Medicaid's focus to promote innovation, access to care, health equity, and behavioral health.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Health Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Public Policy
Public/Private Partnership
The Maryland Commission on Public Health: What it is and Ways to Engage
Friday, February 02, 2024 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group and Dr. Judy Monroe, President and CEO of the CDC Foundation, for an engaging conversation on the support needed for the launch of the Maryland Commission on Public Health. The Commission was newly created in June 2023 by the Maryland General Assembly, inspired by Dr. Monroe’s public health work in Indiana, Health First Indiana. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Health Funders
Funding Area: 
Health Access and Care
Reframing Aging: A Generation’s Work
Tuesday, June 04, 2024 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

The Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Aging Innovations Group and Maryland Department of Aging invite you to a special presentation by the National Center to Reframe Aging to gain an understanding of the need to change the way our society communicates about aging and older adults. This session will provide guidance on how to advance an equitable and complete story about aging and promote evidence-based communication strategies to frame aging issues and help participants learn more about the power of research-based framing strategies to increase the impact and efficacy of your communications and work.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Aging
Shanetta Martin's Key Takeaways from the 2024 Philanthropy + Policy Institute
Release Date: 
10/31/2024

On October 3rd, United Philanthropy Forum’s network of philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs) came together for an annual Philanthropy + Policy Institute to share the political forecast, strategies for engaging with a new federal administration, how best to navigate the regulatory process, the role of philanthropy in preparing for Census 2030, and a special focus on the power of collaboration between state governments and philanthropy through public/private partnerships.

Census citizenship question hurts equity efforts
Release Date: 
08/07/2018

Social movements require bold responses, especially when government policy would directly discriminate against classes of people. We are active in our fight for equity, and we can be active in this battle over the Census question, writes Horizon Foundation CEO and Maryland Philanthropy Network Board Member Nikki Highsmith Vernick.

Philanthropy’s Role in Advocacy and Public Policy: A Workshop for Trustees, Senior Leadership and Program Officers
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 01:30 to 03:00 PM

The philanthropic sector must understand the necessity for advocacy and public policy as a core element in their grantmaking for real impact. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and our speakers to learn about navigating advocacy in the philanthropic landscape and how foundations take on advocacy efforts as well as explore how funders support advocates that are important especially considering current events. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Board & Trustees
Policy Staff
Policymakers
Program Staff
Topic: 
Public Policy
Social Sector
Transforming Baltimore into a Trauma Responsive City
Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 02:00 to 04:00 PM

Join us as we engage in a consultative session with Councilman Cohen, Tisha Edwards, Bryonna Harris, Karen Webber, and Dr. Michael Sinclair to discuss how we make a systemic shift to prevent and address trauma city-wide and engage in collective healing at a personal and community level. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Behavioral Health Funders
Health Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Behavioral Health
Health Access and Care
Public Safety/Violence Prevention
American Rescue Plan: Strategies for Community Co-Design
Monday, May 24, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:00 PM

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) means billions of dollars to states, cities, and counties, with the aim of helping communities recover from the health and economic setbacks of the pandemic. Past experience has taught us that investment decisions are stronger and more effective when they involve community input. Join Census Legacies, Center For Social Innovation at UC Riverside, Independent Sector, Maryland Philanthropy Network, and other philanthropic partners for a conversation exploring how Community Investment Boards can ensure more effective and equitable allocation of American Rescue Plan dollars.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Topic: 
COVID-19
Democracy and Social Sector
The State of Birth Equity: Catalyzing Place-Based Philanthropy
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 11:30 to 01:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health and Prenatal-to-Five Funders Affinity Groups to discuss with representatives from Boldly Gold Philanthropy and the Community Health Acceleration Partnership (CHAP) the opportunities collaborative funding in Maryland can serve to connect community and government, build a stronger and more diverse birth workforce, and create thriving ecosystems of community-based organizations to improve outcomes. Maryland Department of Health’s  Elizabeth Kromm, PhD, Director, Prevention and Health Promotion Administration, will share the Department's  vision for maternal health and overall women's health.  Dr. Kromm will provide an overview of current initiatives across the perinatal continuum as well as discuss opportunities for partnership with philanthropy. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Health Funders
Members Only
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Funding Area: 
Families and Children
Health Access and Care

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