Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group and presenters Shannon Hall, J.D., Executive Director of the Community Behavioral Health Association (CBH), and Brett Beckerson, MSW, Senior Director, Public Policy and Advocacy National Council of Mental Wellbeing, to share their efforts to bring high-quality, integrated mental health and substance use care to Maryland residents through Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC). Learn about the complexities of an organization becoming a CCBHC and how philanthropy can assist them in the process.
July is Disability Pride Month, marking the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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.
Maryland Philanthropy Network's Housing Funders Affinity Group mobilizes its members to use philanthropy’s voice, influence, and financial capital to end homelessness by creating and advancing lasting solutions that are grounded in racial and housing justice (housing affordability, tenant rights, and eviction prevention).
Seems to me that the much-anticipated leadership transition for nonprofit organizations is now occurring.
In the last 20 years there has been an astounding growth in women's funds, women's giving circles, women leading major fundraising efforts, and women donating millions of dollars to causes they care deeply about.
In 2010, the Horizon Foundation staff took a routine look at local health data and noticed some troubling trends. Data indicated that most deaths in our community were related to heart disease, cancer, stroke, and/or diabetes.
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We are thrilled to announce that Tamara Toles O’Laughlin JD/MELP’09 has been chosen to receive the Social Justice Scholars Alumni Award.
On February 27, 2010 an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Chile early Saturday morning, killing more than 700 people and leaving 2 million people displaced. The earthquake also toppled buildings, snapped power lines, damaged roads and bridges, and cut off communications. The most significant damage appears to be in and around Concepción, the country's second largest city.
Please let us know how you are engaged in relief efforts.
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The oil spill disaster in the Gulf Coast is one of the most significant threats to the environment our country has faced in decades. It has the potential to devastate fragile coastal communities and ecosystems beyond repair, easily making it far worse than the Exxon Valdez disaster of 1989.
For more information or questions, please contact Elisabeth Hyleck, Director of Learning and Engagement.
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Dr. Jay Perman, President of University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), will host a luncheon to brief Maryland Philanthropy Network members on the UMB CURE Scholars Program, an initiative to connect West Baltimore youth with careers in medicine up to and including physicians and researchers.
Organized by our colleagues at Washington Grantmakers, this grantmaking practice workshop may be of interest. Cost: $125.
Is your foundation making the difference you thought it would?
Join your fellow Rising Leaders for a second conversation with Rebecca Cisek, Senior Director, Talent and Organizational Development for the Bainum Family Foundation.
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Philanthropy has a powerful voice with which it can talk about racial equity and inclusion.
What is impact investing and why would a foundation want to carry this out?
Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to gain a better understanding of healthcare financing in Maryland through a briefing by Donna Kinzer, Executive Director and Steve Ports, Deputy Director of the <

