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Beyond Business as Usual: Supporting Advocacy in Times of Socio-Political Change

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation with sector leaders including guests from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, CLLCTIVLY, and Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle to discuss advocacy and the role of philanthropy. This program will explore challenges and opportunities around growing a grantmaking infrastructure for policy and systems reform advocacy including community-led movements. Members will learn about what’s needed in the space, reimagining philanthropy, strategies that work, and the urgency of the moment in the current political climate.

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Community Issues

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All Funders

Members Only

Topic:

Democracy and Social Sector

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Public Policy

Funding Area:

Advocacy

Civil Rights and Social Justice

Nonprofit Infrastructure

The Philanthropic Ecosystem | Session 1 - Grantmakers' Fundamentals Series

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 01:00 to 03:00 PM

This program is at capacity and is no longer accepting registrations. Please add your name to the waitlist, and we will contact you if space opens up.

All grantmakers are invited to participate in the Grantmakers' Fundamentals Series, a four-part professional development series taught by our region's experienced practitioners, presented by Maryland Philanthropy Network.

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Grantmaking Practice

Audience:

All Funders

Topic:

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Anne Brinker | The Horizon Foundation

Release Date:

06/12/2019

The Horizon Foundation has appointed Anne Brinker as its new chief operating officer.

Case Study: How Our Organizations Provide Security Awareness Training

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This case study answers the question: What does security look like at mid-sized foundations? Cleveland Foundation and Open Society Foundations provide pragmatic strategies and real-world tactics based on their everyday experience as IT leaders.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Toolkit for Consultants to Grantmakers

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Guide your philanthropy clients through the complexities of their work in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) with our DEI Toolkit for Consultants to Grantmakers.

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Talent Justice Toolkit

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This toolkit presents easy-to-use resources to help nonprofits and funders take action to advance talent justice. The tools can be used by both nonprofits and funders to increase their investments in talent justice at all stages of the nonprofit career lifecycle.

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Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative 2023 Year in Review

Release Date:

01/02/2024

Program Manager, Early Childhood

Publish date:

06/30/2025

Family Philanthropy Roundtable: You Live Here, Your Foundation Lives There

Thursday, January 05, 2017 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Join your peers for a sharing session to discuss how distance and geography affect your family foundation.

Event type:

Network Building

Audience:

Family Foundation

Members Only

Topic:

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Floods and the Built Environment: Protecting Maryland's Most Vulnerable

Monday, March 06, 2017 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

With over 7000 miles of tidal coastline, Maryland is one of the most vulnerable states to sea level rise.

Event type:

Community Issues

Audience:

Green Funders

Members Only

Funding Area:

Environment/Sustainability

FOCS: Discussion with Dr. Tracey L. Durant, Director of Equity

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

In June 2018, the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners held a Board Forum on Equity where it became clear that there was a need to create an equity policy to ensure success for students, with a particular focus on eliminating the predictab

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Community Issues

Audience:

Education Funders

Members Only

Topic:

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Focus on City Schools

Funding Area:

Education: K-12

11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2020: Anticipate and Embrace What’s Next

Release Date:

01/14/2020

Across our field, in politics, in business, and in our communities, Americans are questioning the very nature of philanthropy and probing its core value.

Goldseker Foundation 2019 Annual Report

Release Date:

04/29/2020

Although the focus of the Goldseker Foundation’s grantmaking has evolved over time, we have always sought to honor Mr.

6 Mistakes Philanthropists Make During A Crisis (And What They Can Do Instead)

Release Date:

10/23/2020

Crises bring massive social, health and economic uncertainties, along with challenges and hardships. They also unleash unprecedented philanthropic leadership and opportunities for transformational social change.

Center for Effective Philanthropy Updates Definition of Philanthropic Effectiveness

Release Date:

07/22/2021

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) has recently updated its definition of philanthropic effectiveness with input from its staff, board, and community, to share with the sector. CEP believes that effectiveness requires the

Prenatal-to-Five Affinity Group Meeting - March 2022

Tuesday, March 08, 2022 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

This month, the Prenatal to Five Affinity Group will be rejoined by Lieny Jeon, Assistant Professor in the Department of Advanc

Event type:

Community Issues

Audience:

Prenatal to Five Affinity Group

Funding Area:

Education: Early childhood

Families and Children

COVID-19 Jobs Update December 2021 | A final update on the nonprofit jobs recovery

Release Date:

01/11/2022

In their continuing effort to track the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on nonprofit employment, the Center for Civil Society Studies Archive reports their estimates of COVID-induced nonprofit job losses through December 2021, as reflec

Maryland Legal Services Corporation at 40 – The FY22 Annual Report

Release Date:

03/02/2023

In FY 2022, having weathered 40 years of financial ups and downs, national and international hardships, and a global pandemic, Maryland Legal Services Corporation made grant awards totaling over $22.5 million to 37 organizations – including all of the first four.

Maryland Philanthropy Network Launches RFP for Website Redesign

Release Date:

11/25/2024

Maryland Philanthropy Network is requesting proposals from vendors to execute the design phase of a comprehensive Drupal website rebuild. MPN's website is a multi-purpose digital hub for numerous stakeholders including grantmaking organizations and philanthropic leaders, policymakers, nonprofit organizations, and other community members and interested users. Responses must be received no later than 5:00 PM ET on Friday, January 17, 2025.

Strategic Leader for Frederick's 12-to-24 Collaborative

Publish date:

07/21/2025

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