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.
Join the Education Funders Affinity Group for a conversation with Christina Byers, Executive Director of High School Innovation at Baltimore City Public Schools, to learn about City Schools overall approach to keeping high school students on track and strategies for student engagement.
The Prenatal-to-Five (PN-5) Affinity Group was created to help funders who are interested in supporting expectant parents, and children from birth through age five and their families improve their grantmaking by learning more about initiatives, educational research, and best practices. More details about the agenda and speakers will be available soon!
Maryland Philanthropy Network members interested in attending for the first time are encouraged to reach out to Marlo Nash prior to attending a meeting.
Calling all Baltimore community funders!
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group for a conversation with Dr. Jennie Wu, Executive Director of Strategy and Continuous Improvement for Baltimore City Public Schools, about their continuous improvement work, the cycles around it, and what it looks like to improve practices.
This program has been postponed. A new date and time will be provided soon. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Every day we show the world who we are through what we choose to wear. Color, cut and clothing choice are extremely personal forms of self-expression.
This peer group is focused on topics related to community greening, sustainability, climate change, and environmental protection. Group discussions are often cross-sectoral, examining the impact of environmental issues on community development, human health, or economic welfare. Participating members come from a wide range of grant-making backgrounds and diverse areas of expertise.
Join Dr. John Brothers, President of T. Rowe Price Foundation and Sally Munemitsu, Chief Collaborator and COO of Algorhythm, as they discuss the importance of Organizational Assessments for grantees and take a deeper look into the iCAT – Impact Capacity Assessment Tool.
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There is great interest among grantmakers in demographic data, but no consensus or shared purpose yet on what data should be collected and how it should be used. This preliminary research on demographic data collection serves to create a baseline understanding of where the field is in demographic data collection that covers both the process of data collection and current use of demographic data.
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Concerned about children and youth who are homeless and its negative impact on their lives, Gwen Romack and Evan Somerstein have established the Don’t Just Stand There, DO SOMETHING Fund with the Community Foundation of Frederick County
Join the Maryland Philanthropy Network's Public Policy Committee to discuss the 2020 Public Policy priorities and develop an advocacy strategy.
In April, Exponent Philanthropy and PEAK Grantmaking each fielded a survey to see how their respective communities of funders were responding to the impact of COVID-19 on their communities, grantees, and internal
The United Way of Washington County and the Community Foundation of Washington County have raised $300,000 to help the community get through the COVID-19 crisis, according to a news release from the agencies.
As challenges continue amidst the repercussions of the pandemic, the results of Sage Intacct's third annual Nonprofit Technology Trends survey showed tremendous resiliency and creativity in the nonprofit sector.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Health Funders Affinity Group for a sharing session to learn how your peers are approaching their giving for 2025 and spotlight your takeaways from 2024 thus far. Together, we’ll reconnect with a focus on addressing health disparities across Maryland. Receive an update on the funders’ collaboration around birth equity, neighborhood nursing pilot, and mental/behavioral health initiatives. During this sharing luncheon, members are invited to update colleagues on your funding priorities and develop deeper partnerships to provide collective impact.
Over the past four years, there have been numerous discussions on how to build trust, stabilize, strengthen, and invest in the fiscal sponsorship ecosystem.
Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group to learn about the community-based partnership programs Baltimore-area medical institutions are implementing to accomplish their population health goals.
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Program materials from "Engaging Youth in Philanthropy"
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In recognition of this focus and the desire to align funding around housing stability, Maryland Philanthropy Network members, many of whom are part of the Basic Human Needs Affinity Group decided to transform into a new group comprised of private and public funders, currently called Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore.