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Black Funders Convening
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Welcome to the space for Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Black Executive Directors, Presidents, CEOs and experienced staff to connect, offer mutual support, and deepen relationships. As leaders and decision-makers in your foundations, you are bridge-builders, trend-spotters, and changemakers with the space to innovate while also keeping the long-game in mind. Join the conversation to learn and share your challenges and successes with peers.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Issues in the Mental Well-Being of Older Adults: Cognitive & Behavioral Health Policy, Alzheimer’s Research, and Advocacy for Caregivers
Thursday, September 09, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders and Aging Affinity Groups for our first program in a new Mental Health Series. This session will focus on the correlation of the significant increase in diagnosis of dementia felt within communities of color and chronic stress caused by determinants of health. Our guest speakers will also present on new drug therapies (including the controversial Aducnumab), current research, legislative recommendations for Maryland to develop a data-driven, multi-year plan to meet the cognitive and behavioral challenges of the elder boom.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
Behavioral Health Funders
Health Funders
Funding Area: 
Basic Human Needs
Aging
Behavioral Health
Health Access and Care
The State of Birth Equity: Catalyzing Place-Based Philanthropy
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 11:30 to 01:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health and Prenatal-to-Five Funders Affinity Groups to discuss with representatives from Boldly Gold Philanthropy and the Community Health Acceleration Partnership (CHAP) the opportunities collaborative funding in Maryland can serve to connect community and government, build a stronger and more diverse birth workforce, and create thriving ecosystems of community-based organizations to improve outcomes. Maryland Department of Health’s  Elizabeth Kromm, PhD, Director, Prevention and Health Promotion Administration, will share the Department's  vision for maternal health and overall women's health.  Dr. Kromm will provide an overview of current initiatives across the perinatal continuum as well as discuss opportunities for partnership with philanthropy. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Health Funders
Members Only
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Funding Area: 
Families and Children
Health Access and Care
What Is Emerging Adult Justice?
Release Date: 
02/21/2025

Emerg­ing adult jus­tice focus­es on achiev­ing pos­i­tive out­comes for peo­ple ages 18 to 25 involved in the crim­i­nal jus­tice sys­tem. Why focus on this age range?

A New Year's Resolve: For Climate and Maryland
Release Date: 
01/01/2025

Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, co-founder of the Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund, shares thoughts on the climate, environment, and hopes for the new year in Maryland Matters.

Carefully Consider Aid to Japan
Release Date: 
04/04/2011

Our thoughts continue to be with those affected by the recent earthquake, aftershocks and tsunami in Japan. The preliminary numbers on those affected by these disasters are staggering.

Black Philanthropy Circle Launches in Baltimore, Announces Inaugural Grantmaking Cycle
Release Date: 
02/10/2022

The Baltimore Community Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the Black Philanthropy Circle. The Black Philanthropy Circle is a nonprofit 501(c)3 donor-advised fund focused on charitable giving to nonprofits that directly support Black people and communities in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Founded by a group of more than 30 Black business and civic leaders, the Black Philanthropy Circle was established to cultivate an inclusive philanthropic community, to build the capacity of Baltimore’s Black nonprofits, and to impact Greater Baltimore’s Black community at large.

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