Through a new partnership, 10,000 needy families in the city will receive half a million diapers over the next two months, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced today. Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr.
Join us to learn how COVID-19 and the Census Bureau’s adjusted operational timeline are impacting 2020 Census outreach and about creative approaches to reach historically undercounted communities and how census engagement can support long-term capacity building.
The Baltimore Sun has just won the Pulitzer prize for local reporting, despit
In the last week, Baltimore has joined other cities in taking up the call for racial equality, with thousands pouring into city streets to protest for equal treatment of African Americans and other people or color under the law.
We are thrilled to announce that the PEAK Grantmaking Board of Directors has hired Satonya Fair to be the first President and CEO of PEAK Grantmaking.
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.
The Prenatal-to-Five (PN-5) Affinity Group was created to help funders who are interested in supporting expectant parents, and children from birth through age five and their families improve their grantmaking by learning more about initiatives, educational research, and best practices.
The Horizon Foundation and its Speak(easy) Howard campaign will be hosting a new event designed to encourage Howard County residents to connect with their loved ones and start a conversation about their advance care plan.
The Black Voices for Black Justice Fund DMV has announced in a press release the formation of the Black Justice Fellowship, in partnership with the D.C.-based nonprofit GOODProjects.
Through Fellowships and other innovative leadership initiatives, Echoing Green spots social entrepreneurs and invests deeply in their ideas and leadership to accelerate their impact.
Back in October 2020, we heard from the Open Society Institute – Baltimore and Baltimore’s Pr
This interactive workshop will provide participants the opportunity to explore the imperatives of ABFE’s 2020 Call to Action: We Must be in It for the Long Haul through their Responsive Philanthropy in Black Communities (RPBC) framework and tools. This will include considering strategies to address a few of the Call-to-Action imperatives via a “test-drive” of at least one of two tools, What’s Race got to Do With It? and the Racial Equity Impact Analysis. This workshop builds on the Introduction to Advancing Racial Equity in Grantmaking being held on May 4th from 1:00 - 5:00 PM and is best suited to those who have attended one of ABFE’s past workshops or are otherwise grounded in concepts regarding racism and race equity.
The Mayor’s Office of Employment Development (MOED) has launched a new storytelling campaign, Work.Better.Together, to help all Baltimore City residents secure
The Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition’s 2021 Annual Report highlights the progress they made in 2021. Some of that progress is easy to see, such as the number of issues resolved from callers to the BDEC Tech Support Hotline — Baltimore’s first-ever tech support hotline. Their progress also serves as a reminder of what is still left to do.
BDEC was launched in 2020 amidst the Covid-19 pandemic with the resolve to close the digital divide in Baltimore City. That remains their focus today, and we will work collaboratively to do so through four main goals:
- Access to Devices;
- Greater Internet Connectivity;
- Digital Skills Training and Technical Support; and
- Advocacy.
What if your charitable donations could provide for the needs of Anne Arundel County nonprofits forever? Donating to a local endowed fund is one way to assure that can happen.
The Council on Foundations’ 2022 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Survey is now open and your participation is needed. Maryland Philanthropy Network is once again partnering with COF to encourage our members to participate. Members who complete the survey receive a FREE copy of the national report—a $598 value! Since 1980, the Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report has provided the sector with the most comprehensive data on staff composition and compensation in the United States. Grantmakers rely on this annual report to inform budgeting, talent recruitment and retention strategies, and personnel policies and practices.
J.C. Faulk founded Bmore Community Food (BCF) from his car, during the early days of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Part of what makes Frederick County unique is its mix of charming small towns and Main Streets, rural farmlands, and bustling city centers.
No matter where your organization might be or want to be on the spectrum of impact investing, join Maryland Philanthropy Network, and the Chesapeake Bay Funders Network for an opportunity to learn and share your experience with other funders. Toniic, a community of funders and asset holders seeking deeper net impact across a spectrum of capital, will also provide an overview of the many types and approaches grant makers can use to leverage capital for good. We will then hold a funder-only discussion to assess interest in a funder learning cohort specific to our region and/or the many opportunities emerging in the agriculture, climate, and food sectors.