All Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to a conversation with several members of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners. Throughout the year, our Education Funders Affinity Group meets with key education leaders to learn about their priorities for the school district.
The 2019 Maryland General Assembly begins Wednesday, January 9, 2019! Some are calling the upcoming session "The Education Session!" In the coming weeks, the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education (aka Kirwan Commission) will release its final report and legislation will follow shortly thereafter. Join us for an Education Funders and Public Policy Committee Advocacy Action Discussion for 2019. During the discussion, we will share known updates for the Kirwan Commission and legislation as well as determine possible advocacy actions for grantmakers, both collectively or individually.
Join the Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Rising Leaders for a session to discuss how to more effectively have conversations about racial and ethnic equity and inclusion.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and your communication peers in philanthropy for a conversation on crisis communications, shifting and prioritizing communications tasks, mitigating misinformation, and centering equity in our work and conversations.
Supported by the Horizon Foundation, United Way of Central Maryland, Women’s Giving Circle and Community Foundation of Howard County, the biennial Changemaker Challenge encourages
Join the Prenatal-to-Five (PN-5) Affinity Group for updates and discussion on policy and systems change opportunities in support of young children and their families.
This program has been postponed and will be rescheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Please join the Board of Directors of Maryland Philanthropy Network for a funders' reception to welcome our new President and CEO, Danista E. Hunte. We invite you to meet and build relationships with one another and Danista and hope this opportunity will provide you insights into Danista’s vision for MPN.
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.
Based on guidance from Maryland Philanthropy Network members, this peer exchange is designed for you to connect with fellow MPN members about their racial equity work, reflect on where your organization is in its journey, and unearth insights to take into your own work.
This peer group is focused on promoting and strengthening a dynamic arts scene in Maryland and engages and educates area funders about existing and emerging opportunities. Members interested in the arts and culture can build relationships with each other; share information; research and ideas; and learn together along with local and national experts.
Member Leadership: Lara Hall, Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation and Steven Skerritt-Davis, Maryland State Arts Council
Staff Contact: Elisabeth Hyleck
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View materials for "Part 2 - Career and Technical Education In Baltimore: City Schools' Response"
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Program Resources for Aligning with City Schools: A Conversation with Tina Hike-Hubbard
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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 Beyond Business as Usual: Supporting Advocacy in Times of Socio-Political Change.
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View materials form "Reframing Aging: A Generation’s Work".
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Program resources from "Philanthropy and Racial Equity: Achieving Equity…How Exactly?"
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Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to read, The Alternative: Most of What You Believe About Poverty Is Wrong, by Mauricio Lim Miller and join us for a discussion
