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12/01/2021
The Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to its Advisory Board, as well as the full slate of Executive Committee and Advisory Board members for 2022.
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01/07/2022
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore recently announced Robin Evans, Tyrone Mills, Melody Nelson and Sonya Whited have joined the foundation’s Board of Directors.
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03/28/2022
To say Claire McCardell was a trailblazer would be an understatement.
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06/06/2022
Diane Bell-McKoy, an outspoken advocate for Baltimore's Black community as leader of Associated Black Charities, has left the nonprofit after 16 years.
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Green Funders Affinity Group for a discussion with Michael Powell, Esq., Member of Gordon Feinblatt’s Energy & Environmental Practice Group, member of the Maryland Commission on Climate Change, and Co-Chair of the Mitigation Working Group, which is developing plans to meet Maryland’s greenhouse gas targets. The Climate Solutions Now Act and other new climate statutes, regulations, and programs will have profound impacts on philanthropic programs. Join us to discuss what these changes may entail for philanthropy and our support to nonprofits across Maryland. This session will include a short presentation and ample time for discussion.
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Tuesday, May 09, 2023 at 11:00 to 12:30 PM
How can we build a better and more equitable health care system? Join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders and Public Policy Committee, and leading advocates working to advance health equity in Maryland as we discuss state and local initiatives to expand health care coverage, improve health care quality, address disparities in health outcomes, and make prescription drugs more affordable.
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08/01/2023
The Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County had a wonderful night celebrating women, community, and Black Philanthropy Month on August 1 at the Women's Giving Circle of Howard County's Black Philanthropy Month Happy Hour at The 3rd. The WGC is proud to continue support for Black Philanthropy Month, which is observed every August. The primary aims of BPM are informing, involving, inspiring and investing in Black philanthropic leadership to strengthen African-American and African-descent giving in all its forms, for the benefit of our planet, our communities, our organizations and our lives.
Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM
Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Affinity Group for a hybrid program on reproductive justice efforts in Maryland. This session will explore the current national reproductive health landscape and the impact on Maryland, including the identified unmet needs and the 2022/23 legislation passed to protect and expand access to abortion care in Maryland. We’ll discuss organizing efforts around the Right to Reproductive Freedom constitutional amendment on the ballot in November 2024.
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Monday, January 08, 2024 at 09:15 to 12:30 PM
Maryland Philanthropy Network has partnered with Maryland Nonprofits to host a Legislative Briefing for many years. This is your opportunity to learn what other funders and nonprofits will be working on, policy issues affecting nonprofits, how the legislature will function, how you can be an effective advocate in the coming year, and how to access opportunities for your organization. During this virtual convening, you will hear from public officials, the incoming administration, and leading nonprofit advocates.
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 03:00 to 05:00 PM
This Workforce Community Conversation will create a space of honest conversation between funders and workforce development organizations to advance a shared sense of mutual understanding, accountability, and possibility.
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Monday, December 02, 2024 at 01:30 to 03:00 PM
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Health Funders Affinity Group and Green Funders Affinity Group as they host Ben Zaitchik, PhD, chair and professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, who will give an update on the promising work of the Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative. Two years into a five-year, $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, Dr. Zaitchik and his team of researchers are aiming to create Baltimore as one of the world’s most climate resilient cities.
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01/23/2025
The WGC is a fund that gives grants … it’s what we do!
Friday, March 07, 2025 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM
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01/20/2025
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06/17/2025
The Jewish Women’s Giving Foundation (JWGF), a program of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, has completed its most recent grantmaking cycle, awarding funding to seven impactful programs in Baltimore
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View program resources from Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore May Meeting.
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04/23/2018
Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a thought-provoking, poignant and powerfully packaged event hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network for Baltimore Area Grantmakers (Maryland Philanthropy Network). This event included a discussion by Kevin Shird and Nelson Malden, authors of the recently published book The Colored Waiting Room: Empowering the Original and the New Civil Movements followed by a panel discussion on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Program Resources for Advocacy and Public Policy Series: Conversation with Dr. William “Brit” Kirwan
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View materials from "Legislative Priorities for Baltimore City Public Schools".
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