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Beyond Business as Usual: Supporting Advocacy in Times of Socio-Political Change
Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation with sector leaders including guests from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, CLLCTIVLY, and Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle to discuss advocacy and the role of philanthropy. This program will explore challenges and opportunities around growing a grantmaking infrastructure for policy and systems reform advocacy including community-led movements. Members will learn about what’s needed in the space, reimagining philanthropy, strategies that work, and the urgency of the moment in the current political climate.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Democracy and Social Sector
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Advocacy
Civil Rights and Social Justice
Nonprofit Infrastructure
Tour of National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center
Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 10:00 to 01:30 PM

Join members of the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative on a visit to the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick, MD to learn about opportunities to help entry level construction workers build careers in the maintenance and preservation of historic properties.

Event type: 
Site Visit
Audience: 
All Funders
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative
Funding Area: 
Employment/job training
Employment/Workforce development
Transforming Schools and Neighborhoods – 21st Century Schools Update
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

Construction on 21st Century School Buildings is well underway with two completed schools, Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle School and Frederick Elementary School, and seven more currently in process. The Maryland Philanthropy Network team of consultant and member leaders will share an update on these efforts, future plans and opportunities as we enter 2018.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
School Centered Neighborhood Investment Initiative
Funding Area: 
Education
Food Quantity vs. Quality - Do We Have to Choose?
Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

With more than 466,000 Marylanders food insecure , does it matter where the food is grown or whether it is processed or fresh? We will discuss what the research says about the quality/quantity debate, what efforts are being made in Maryland to address food quality and quantity; and what can be done to achieve more of both.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Green Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Food/Food Systems
Business Leaders Want Kirwan Plan Fully Funded
Release Date: 
02/17/2020

As business leaders, we strongly support the Kirwan Commission legislation that would dramatically improve education practice, funding and accountability in
Maryland.

Legislative Priorities for Baltimore City Public Schools
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

As the District reopens schools, Maryland is also experiencing its first-ever virtual legislative session. Legislation around digital equity, childcare, and the overturn of the veto for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future are critical for the future of Maryland’s children. Maryland Philanthropy Network is pleased to host Melissa Broome, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, for a conversation about City Schools’ legislative priorities for the 2021 state legislative session and the state plan around funding.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Focus on City Schools
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Education
How to Push DEI Conversations Out of the Comfort Zone
Release Date: 
05/28/2019

As we work to advance racial equity in philanthropy, four practices can help us find and stay with our learning edge—the boundaries of our comfort zones and competencies where changes are truly transformative and freeing.

Meeting the Moment: Black Leaders in Philanthropy Reflect on How the Sector Is Evolving
Release Date: 
05/26/2022

The philanthropic sector faced massive shifts over the past two years. The pandemic prompted some funders to increase payouts and loosen — or entirely lift — grant restrictions, while the racial reckoning forced many to confront the imminent need to shift power dynamics, increase internal diversity, and act with intention to support organizations led by and serving people of color.

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