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Statewide Perspectives on Community Schools: Part 1 – Research and Policy

Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for the first of a three-part series on community schools. To start our series, Dr. Mavis Sanders, Senior Research Scholar of Black Children and Families at Child Trends, a national think tank, will share research perspectives related to implementation and accountability of K-12, full-service community schools. We will also hear from Ellie Mitchell, Executive Director of the Maryland Out of School Time Network, who will share state policy perspectives and a systems overview of community schools.

Event type:

Community Issues

Audience:

Members Only

Funding Area:

Education

Education: Out-of-school time

Families and Children

Continuing the Conversation on Neighborhood Nursing

Monday, October 02, 2023 at 11:30 to 01:00 PM

*NEW LOCATION* Please see the side panel for updated location details.

Event type:

Community Issues

Audience:

Health Funders

Topic:

Anchor Institutions

Funding Area:

Health Access and Care

Fall Open House

Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 04:00 to 06:00 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network is pleased to finally host an open house for members at our office space in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood! Our customized 4,000-square-foot office features a polished and comfortable conference room (twice the size as our old one), casual meeting areas, an open kitchen, and over 100 feet of gallery space! This will be a lightly structured opportunity to meet, build relationships with colleagues and MPN staff, and unwind. MPN will provide appetizers and drinks.

Event type:

Network Building

Audience:

All Funders

Members Only

Creating Opportunity for Communities of Color Through Entrepreneurship

Release Date:

04/15/2019

Poverty stands in the way of far too many children in the United States, particularly kids of color.

Frederick County Gives: The challenging, rewarding world of grant-making

Release Date:

10/27/2019

Grant-making is a large part of the Community Foundation’s role.

Nikki Highsmith Vernick named a 2020 Health Care Hero by The Daily Record

Release Date:

06/25/2020

The Horizon Foundation is the largest independent health philanthropy in Maryland and as President and CEO, Nikki Highsmith Vernick has led many campaigns and efforts to improve health and wellness in Howard County.

Moving the Red Line Forward

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

The proposed Red Line light-rail transit project – a 14 mile, east-west corridor connecting the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Campus, Canton, Fells Point, Inner Harbor East, downtown Baltimore, West Baltimore, Edmondson Village and Woodlawn

Event type:

Community Issues

Audience:

Members Only

Topic:

Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative

Funding Area:

Community Development/Neighborhoods

Viewpoint: Covid-19 response offers insight into future of local philanthropic giving

Release Date:

11/05/2021

A recent report from the Bloomberg School of Health found that Baltimore fared better than most cities during the COVID-19 pandemic in cases of illness, mortality and vaccination rates. Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr.

Baltimore Community Foundation Welcomes Michael J. Campbell as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Administration

Release Date:

11/11/2021

The Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF), which connects a diverse community of donors to build a better Baltimore, has hired Michael J. Campbell as its new chief financial officer and vice president of administration.

Celebrating commitment, love of community during Black Philanthropy Month

Release Date:

08/15/2022

This month, we celebrate Black Philanthropy Month, a worldwide, month-long celebration of Black giving, launched in August 2011 by Jackie Bouvier Copeland and the Pan-African Women’s Philanthropy Network, now called Reunity.

Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative Key Partner In New Baltimore Workforce Hub

Release Date:

11/13/2023

On November 13th, Danista E. Hunte, President and CEO of Maryland Philanthropy Network, Linda Dworak, Director of the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC), and members of the BWFC attended the annoucement of the new Baltimore Workforce Hub at Carver Vocational High School in Baltimore. MPN’s BWFC will collaborate with the Baltimore Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, Baltimore City Schools, and the Baltimore DC Building Trades Council to coordinate the project.

Birth Equity Collaborative Aims to Close Disparities for Moms in Maryland

Release Date:

07/26/2024

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 80% of all maternal deaths are preventable. In Maryland, Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts.

Weinberg Foundation names two vice presidents: Marisa Castuera Hayase and Arin Gencer

Release Date:

04/28/2025

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has appointed two vice presidents to advance its overall strategic vision and philanthropic mission. Both appointments are effective today.

New Insights on State Kinship Diversion Policies

Release Date:

07/15/2024

SUMMARY

Family-Engaged Case Planning A Practice Guide For Transforming Juvenile Probation

Release Date:

02/18/2022

Members' Memo | May 2021

Release Date:

05/05/2021

Three weeks ago, I began my journey as the president of Maryland Philanthropy Network.

Focus On City Schools: The Fiscal Impact of Kirwan

Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 02:30 to 04:00 PM

In October 2019, members of the Kirwan Commission’s Funding Formula Workgroup briefed MPN members on their recommendations to the Co

Event type:

Community Issues

Audience:

Education Funders

Members Only

Topic:

Focus on City Schools

Kirwan Commission

Funding Area:

Education

Philanthropy + Social Innovation in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter

Monday, September 26, 2016 at 06:00 to 08:00 PM

Awareness of the differing realities of Black and White Americans is at an all time high, but how do we move from awareness to action? While the pursuit of racial justice has garnered support from grassroots activists and foundations with multi-bi

Event type:

Network Building

Topic:

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Impact Investing: A Local Perspective on Tips, Tools and Lessons Learned

Wednesday, May 03, 2017 at 01:00 to 04:00 PM

Please join your colleagues to learn more about tips, tools and lessons learned in Impact Investing, as part of the Maryland Philanthropy Network and Mission Investors Exchange partnership series.

Event type:

Grantmaking Practice

Audience:

Members Only

Topic:

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Impact Investing

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