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08/22/2024
The Bainum Family Foundation recently announced its largest investment ever: a $100 million, five-year commitment for early childhood education.
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We provide space for our members to connect, learn and share together on how to effectively address racial equity in their work as philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs), and works to share our members’ learnings with the broader philanthropy field. As part of these efforts, we are pleased to share case stories from our members about their racial equity work.
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 09:30 to 01:30 PM
Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network in partnership with the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore for an exciting day of learning and networking with fellow philanthropic leaders. This half-day program will focus on the unique challenges and opportunities faced by grantmaking organizations and communities serving rural Maryland. We will learn from Dr. Yen Dang, Professor of the Rural Health Disparities Program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Special Secretary Carmel Martin, Governor’s Office for Children. Gain insight and understanding regarding social determinants of health and Governor Moore's new place-based strategies associated with the E.N.O.U.G.H Act, which aims to reduce the causes of childhood poverty in communities across Maryland. Participants will then enjoy lunch and an engaging conversation with local voices to discuss shared goals around the racial, social, and economic inequities facing rural Maryland and how philanthropy might respond.
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10/30/2019
Peak Grantmaking features the Bainum Family Foundation in a case story about successful ways of tying organizational values to grantmaking practices.
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08/28/2023
The Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF) is a community of people who are passionate about Baltimore and purposeful in their philanthropy.
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02/12/2025
"Adopting Community-Centric Fundraising: Findings from a National Study" examines the adoption of Community-Centric Fundraising (CCF) practices across U.S. nonprofit organizations.
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06/09/2025
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is pleased to release its 36th KIDS COUNT® Data Book!
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06/09/2025
The annual Annie E. Casey Foundation report found higher graduation rates and lower childhood poverty. However, more teens are not in school or working.
Turner Station Residents Speak Out on Flooding and infrastructure needs during ABC’s Community Convo
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07/03/2025
Associated Black Charities (ABC) convened residents of Turner Station, a historic neighborhood in Baltimore County, in its latest “Community Convo” on June 24.
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10/23/2020
The unemployment rate is very high and millions report that their households did not get enough to eat or are not caught up on rent payments.
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06/06/2018
We are excited to announce that we are one step closer to distributing grants from the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund! Baltimore City Council President Bernard C.
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05/25/2021
Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is pleased to announce the selection of Tamara Toles O’Laughlin as its new President & Chief Executive Officer.
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05/26/2022
Race and disability are inextricably linked. In the United States, 61 million adults, or 26 percent of the adult population, have a disability.
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06/01/2022
The Wyncote Foundation recently released a report on recent digital media efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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05/19/2022
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announced the planned transition involving leadership of the Foundation’s communications team.
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04/09/2024
Baltimore has a rich history of developing its children and communities through sports – from the childhood of Babe Ruth to the proliferation of recreation centers in the 1960s and ‘70s, from the rise of decorated Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps to
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03/18/2020
BGE is joining with Exelon and Constellation to donate $175,000 to Maryland relief organizations including the United Way of Central Maryland, the Maryland Food Bank
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.
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Monday, April 11, 2011 at 08:30 to 09:30 AM
One of the greatest values of Maryland Philanthropy Network membership is colleagues you meet and the relationships you build with them.
Friday, March 03, 2017 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM
Job training programs that include apprenticeships, paid internships or other real life employment experiences are among the most successful in helping prepare jobseekers for new careers.
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