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POSTPONED | 2020 Community Foundations Peer Retreat
Wednesday, July 08, 2020 at 12:00 to 12:00 AM

Please join us for the 2020 Community Foundation Peer Retreat to build and strengthen relationships across Maryland's community foundations! Together, as the Maryland Community Foundations Association (MCFA), we speak with one voice in promoting philanthropy to benefit towns, cities and rural areas across the state. Community Foundations specialize in helping individuals, families and businesses plan and carry out their charitable giving; and in building endowments to serve their regions' changing needs.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
MCFA
Members Only
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative Releases New Strategic Framework
Release Date: 
01/09/2023

The Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC) at Maryland Philanthropy Network is thrilled to launch its new strategic and operating framework. This document sets forth a new vision, mission, and set of values. It recognizes the rich history of the BWFC dating back to 2006 and then sets forth a new set of strategic principles, pillars, and tactics for the future. This framework also lays out a plan for how the Collaborative is structured to operate.

Conversation with Tonya R. Miller Hall, Senior Advisor of Arts & Culture for Baltimore City
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

Join the Arts Funders Affinity Group for a conversation with Tonya Miller Hall, Senior Advisor of Arts & Culture for Baltimore City. We’ll learn about her role and the City's strategy around arts and culture broadly, and the Office’s connection and collaboration with community, other agencies, and institutions. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Arts Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Funding Area: 
Arts/Culture/Humanities
Strengthening Civic Infrastructure in the Build Back Better Act
Release Date: 
11/15/2021

Maryland Philanthropy Network has joined our colleagues from the Nonprofit Infrastructure Investment Advocacy Group (NIIAG) in responding to The Build Back Better legislation expected to see Congressional action this week.  Maggie Gunther

Foundation Leaders Convening
Wednesday, January 06, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Maryland Philanthropy Network invites CEOs, Presidents, and Executive Directors to deepen relationships with regional peers while sharing and aligning grantmaking strategy, practices, and reporting. The session will begin with networking opportunities followed by a roundtable discussion and, time permitting, close with some smaller conversations in breakout rooms.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
Executive Leadership
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Racial Equity in Lean Foundations: Closing the Gap Between Intention and Impact
Release Date: 
08/16/2022

Collected through FOMR data, surveys, and interviews with members, this new report from Exponent Philanthropy centers on the relevance of racial equity to their members’ mission, as well as board and staff demographics. The report also describes how racial equity relates to good governance, grantmaking, and investment practices.

Thriving from the Start: Lessons from Mamatoto Village
Release Date: 
10/22/2025

The earliest years of life — including the prenatal phase — lay the foundation for lifelong health and well-being. For all young children to thrive, they must live in a society that meets their needs from the very start.

Introduction to Trust-Based Philanthropy
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project as we explore questions about changes funders are making and how to leverage this moment to reexamine philanthropic practices. After presenting a general overview of the interrelated principles of trust-based philanthropy, we'll engage in a discussion about how trust-based practice benefits whole systems — enabling both funders and nonprofits to do our work with more ease, authenticity, and joy.

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Blueprint for Racial Equity in the Workplace and Beyond: Building a Just Future Together with Corporate Philanthropy
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

During this interactive virtual session, corporate grantmakers are invited to hear from members of the Corporate Racial Equity Alliance design team and Sarah Keh at Prudential Financial, who will share examples and lessons learned from the company’s efforts to advance racial equity within Newark, where it is headquartered. In facilitated small group discussions, you will have a chance to reflect and brainstorm with regional peers.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Corporate Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Abell Foundation Annual Report 2023
Release Date: 
08/01/2024

Baltimore is brimming with potential, but because of historic segregation, disinvestment, and persistent racial discrimination, we have yet to fully realize all we can be. The Abell Foundation is committed to improving health, economic, and educational outcomes in Baltimore City so that all people can thrive.

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