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Youth-led Participatory Grantmaking
Friday, February 11, 2022 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

All Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to join Julia Baez and Janelle Gendrano of Baltimore’s Promise, Sara Cooper of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and Youth Advisors Cesia Calero and J’Naya Harris to hear about and discuss the Youth and Young Adult Grantmaking Initiative, a new participatory and collaborative funding opportunity. This youth-led grantmaking structure enables young people to allocate resources that directly impact themselves and their peers. It also incorporates capacity building, coaching, technical assistance, and compensation for Youth Grantmakers.

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
All Funders
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Summer Learning Helps to Build Vital Skills
Release Date: 
07/14/2011

For many of us, summer vacation is synonymous with summer camp or afternoons spent poolside. However, the summer months should also be a time for children to build upon the academic skills they have gained during the school year.

Food for Health at all Ages
Thursday, December 01, 2022 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Aging Innovations and Health Funders Affinity Groups a conversation about the development and implementation of local programs that align with the national strategy announced at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. We will learn about the healthcare infrastructure Maryland is developing that includes dietary screening, diagnosis and billing codes, and staff protocols for prescribing diet interventions.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
Health Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Aging
Food/Food Systems
Health Access and Care
Hunger and Nutrition
Philanthropy and Racial Equity: Achieving Equity…How Exactly?
Thursday, September 07, 2017 at 01:00 to 03:30 PM

In this session, you’ll hear what foundations are doing broadly to incorporate equity internally, as well as ways Maryland Philanthropy Network funders are making equity a part of their day-to-day operations. Then, you’ll have the opportunity for small group discussions and a chance to ask deeper questions of each panelist, as you create your own plan for next steps to address equity within your own foundation. 

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
Board & Trustees
Members Only
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
BIP Anchor Procurement Guidance - Summary Presentation

Anchor institutions in Baltimore are working to strengthen minority and local purchasing to create jobs and local economic opportunities. To improve internal policies and practices, Next Street, U3 Advisors, and ML Whelley, LLC are completing reports assessing the budgetary, policy, infrastructure, and planning processes at five Baltimore anchor institutions.  Participating institutions include LifeBridge Health, Maryland Institute College of Art, Notre Dame, University of Maryland Medical System, and the University of Maryland-Baltimore. Common findings, strengths, challenges and...

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Resource type: 
Presentation
Topic: 
Baltimore Integration Partnership
'The Colored Waiting Room': Takeaways That Transcend Generations
Release Date: 
04/23/2018

Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a thought-provoking, poignant and powerfully packaged event hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network for Baltimore Area Grantmakers (Maryland Philanthropy Network). This event included a discussion by Kevin Shird and Nelson Malden, authors of the recently published book The Colored Waiting Room: Empowering the Original and the New Civil Movements followed by a panel discussion on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

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