This is the annual meeting of Maryland Philanthropy Network leaders (staff and chairs) of affinity groups and roundtables. At this meeting, we will discuss affinity group planning and collaboration.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group for a discussion with leading education advocates about the 2023 Legislative Session.
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.
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.
The Maryland Community Foundations Association will learn from Betsy Grossman, Partner with Trister, Ross, Schadler, & Gold, PLLC, about what they can do within their organizations and for the community in response to new federal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies.
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Nonprofit organizations often receive visits from donors and representatives of philanthropic institutions. These meetings are usually held at the nonprofit's location as part of a funder’s grant review or monitoring process and can lead to a deepening of the relationship...
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With seven active Affinity Groups, the learning and action among our funder members is rich and varied, but also has the potential to be compartmentalized and silo-ed. This year, based on guidance from members and staff, we have been intentional about learning and engaging across our Affinity Groups.Food Quantity vs. Quality - Do We Have to Choose?
The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore launched an emergency campaign to support and aid
A Mediterranean restaurant, retail and new offices for the Baltimore Community Foundation will open up as part of a new hub in Midt
The Baltimore Business Journal has announced its CEO of the Year and their Power 10 Honorees — business leaders who have made a substantial impact on their industries, companies and communities — and who are highly regarded for their indu
The recent sharp drop in homicides and other crimes in certain cities across the country is welcome news.
Laureate Education will partner with IBM to design a science curriculum for the more than 1 million students at its nearly 70 for-profit schools around the world.
The Baltimore Sun has compiled a list of links by county for where to go to make appointments for the vaccine if you’re eligible to receive it.
Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Basic Human Needs Affinity Group invites you to a conversation with Heather Sheridan, Associate Director of Homelessness Initiatives at the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development a
Maryland Philanthropy Network continues to look for ways in which funders can stay engaged with public policy in the off-season to help affect systemic change in education. To that end, we are hosting a conversation with Dr. William E. (Brit) Kirwan for a discussion on the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education.
Join your peers for a sharing session to discuss how distance and geography affect your family foundation.
Youth and young adults in low-income families often lack access to activities — academic, recreational, enrichment or work experience — that keep them engaged over the summer. In 2016, nine organizations — the Abell Foundation, Annie E.
Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to a briefing by the Baltimore City Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services Team and Maryland’s farms to schools lead about the current state of food and nutrition in City Schools and efforts to transform into a system that delivers healthier, more nutritious and tasty food to its 85,000 students.
Please join us for the Maryland Community Foundations Association Quarterly Meeting where Suzanne Friday, Executive Director of National Standards and Vice President of Legal for Council on Foundations, will address specific legal questions for MCFA members. Together, as the Maryland Community Foundations Association (MCFA), we speak with one voice in promoting philanthropy to benefit towns, cities and rural areas across the state. Community Foundations specialize in helping individuals, families and businesses plan and carry out their charitable giving; and in building endowments to serve their regions' changing needs.

