A city of neighborhoods defined by compass points, Baltimore is known for its unique culture, but more widely for drugs and violence.
Maryland’s public health policy cuts across all sectors: housing, transportation, education, public works, planning, and community development, and renewed investment in public health is critical to ensure the strength and vitality of all of these sectors. Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network and our distinguished experts for a discussion on how we can collaborate and support a coordinated, equity-focused advocacy agenda to create change in the funding appropriations for public health infrastructure at the state and local levels.
The 2025 Annual Member Gathering is sold out! If you are interested in attending, please add your name to the waitlist, and we will contact you if space opens up. Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Annual Member Gathering is an opportunity for members to connect, rejuvenate, and celebrate as a philanthropic community. In response to the enthusiastic request from our members, we are excited to offer additional in-person networking opportunities during this year’s all-member convening.
Supporting continuous learning is one of eight guiding principles shared by local philanthropy for the continued assurance of private philanthropic money for public good.
View Materials from Grantmaker's Fundamentals Series | Part 4: Maximizing Grant Impact.
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Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to learn what their peers are doing (and why and how!) around requesting, collecting and reporting data from grantees. We’ll discuss how funders can drive values of equity and inclusion throughout the application process - including what we require from an organization as we make funding decisions. We’ll also discuss how well philanthropy is looking at ourselves.
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View materials from 7th COVID-19 Funder Response and Coordination Call
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View materials from "23rd Funder and Partner Coordination Briefing"
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2020 Fund to Advance Impact
The University of Colorado Denver completed their first phase of an organizational network study to assess the ways in which the BIP partners collaborate with one another, as well as with local businesses, residents, and community-based organizations. Their analysis explores how larger systems and community factors in Baltimore relate to economic inclusion, how economic inclusion is implemented within an Anchor, and what enables or hinders economic inclusion efforts at the Anchor Institutions.
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Program resources from "Baltimore City's Children and Youth Fund Update"
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The use of nonprofit tax form the 990 to evaluate nonprofits' finances is becoming more and more widespread.
Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Aging Innovations 2024 Summit to celebrate Older Americans Month and express appreciation for the dedication and commitment to those working in the field of aging. This year's theme is Older Adults are Powerful Assets! which will demonstrate the impactful value older adults give daily as employees, volunteers, and leaders. The keynote speaker will be Bradley Schurman, author of Super Age: Decoding the Demographic Destiny.
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View program resources from Prenatal to Five: Setting the Stage for 2023 & Beyond - February 2023.
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View materials from Member Sponsored Briefing | Capital Grantmaking: Lessons from the Field of Education.
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Black Philanthropy Month was created as an annual, global celebration of African-descent giving. During the month of August, the celebration of Black philanthropy includes cultiva
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and Maryland Nonprofits for a joint member convening to learn about federal policy impacts on nonprofits and perspectives around the philanthropic response. Grounded in a spirit of solidarity, this convening will feature a presentation by Candid researcher Anna Koob who will share important new research on nonprofits’ financial resiliency and foundation funding trends in recent years for Maryland as well as across the nation.
Join Dr. John Brothers, President of T. Rowe Price Foundation and Sally Munemitsu, Chief Collaborator and COO of Algorhythm, as they discuss the importance of Organizational Assessments for grantees and take a deeper look into the iCAT – Impact Capacity Assessment Tool.

