The state of Maryland has recognized the potential for registered apprenticeships both to provide a path to better-paying careers that do not require college degrees and to help employers meet their needs for employees with specialized skills. In this latest Abell Foundation report, Linda Dworak of Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative offers an overview of apprenticeship and the current landscape in Maryland and Baltimore.
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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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Michael Sarbanes, a leading voice in educational transformation, has been appointed the inaugural executive director of the George and Betsy Sherman Center beginning June 23, 2025.
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View program resources from Innovative Actions to Support Healthy Leadership Transitions.
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View materials from "Investing in Quality Child Care: The Vital Role of Resource and Referral Services".
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View materials from "Foundations 101 and Maryland's Philanthropic Landscape".
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View Materials from 2022 Education Policy Legislative Update
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Last November I had the great fortune of attending an event hosted by Maryland Philanthropy Network called Decolonizing Wealth: A Conversation with Edgar Villanueva.
Private foundations, including some that have never supported immigration issues before, have dedicated millions of dollars in quick-turnaround grants to provide legal and health services for immigrant families caught up in the Trump administratio
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our Interim President and CEO Kevin McHugh.
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View Materials from Focus on City Schools: School Choice
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Join us on October 17th to receive a hardcopy of the 2018 Profile of Education Giving, learn about about data received and aggregrated and to discuss this year's outcomes and compare to previous years with your peers.
Chesapeake Charities is calling for nominations for the following prestigious awards: Philanthropist of the Year, Nonprofit of the Year and Volunteer of the Year. The awards will be presented at its annual Celebration of Charity luncheon on Nov.
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore honored four award recipients and celebrated annual grant-making efforts Friday at its 35th Annual Meeting and Report to the Community.
This meeting has been canceled.
Nearly 200 people attended Chesapeake Charities’ 4th annual Celebration of Charity Thursday afternoon, Nov. 14, at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club in Stevensville.
In November, [Pamela] Woolford competed against eight other finalists in the second Changemaker Chal
It’s only been a few weeks, but COVID-19 has already caused incalculable and potentially irreversible damage to the nonprofit arts world. Theaters are dark, museums are shuttered, work has dried up, and revenue has evaporated.
The coronavirus pandemic has now reached every U.S. state. In addition to posing public health challenges, the outbreak has prompted mass closures of schools and businesses and is straining resources. Here are ways to help in your community.
As some people face unemployment due to the coronavirus, the demand for nonprofit programs is increasing.

