Join the Arts Funders Affinity Group for a peer conversation about supporting the arts community in the time of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Our guiding questions will be:
Josh Starr, CEO of PDK International, previously served as superintendent in the Montgomery County public schools in Maryland and in Stamford, Conn.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group for our annual conversation with Baltimore City Public Schools Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Sonja Santelises. Dr. Santelises will share updates on City Schools 3-year plan to provide a robust education for students. She will also share information about opportunities for the funding community to support City Schools in light of their investment plans for federal American Rescue Plan dollars (ESSER III).
The Prenatal to Five Affinity Group meets bi-monthly. This peer group is focused on learning together about the needs of pregnant women and families with children up to age 5 and how to best support them. Any Maryland Philanthropy Network member who would like to connect and learn about investing in and supporting Prenatal to Five spaces is welcome.
One of the greatest values of membership is the colleagues you meet and the relationships you build with them. Talking candidly about what is happening in your office and our region is worthwhile and important but often hard to schedule in our busy world. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation with communication peers in philanthropy. Together we will discuss what's on the mind of those who attend, current dilemmas, recent success stories, favorite tools, perennials questions, and more.
The head of a Baltimore nonprofit implores grant makers to stop asking him to tell his story about the night he was shot and nearly died.
One of the greatest values of membership is the colleagues you meet and the relationships you build with them. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation with communication peers in philanthropy. Together, over coffee and tea, we will discuss what's on the mind of those who attend, current dilemmas, recent success stories, favorite tools, perennial questions, and more.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group for an informational program about the exciting work at Baltimore City Public Schools around the principal pipeline. Dr. Tracey Durant, Executive Director of City Schools Equity Office, will share an overview of their equity-centered pipeline work, priorities for City Schools connected to their successes and strategies to reimagine this work at City Schools, and how this work builds on philanthropic accomplishments along with other successes that helped to position City Schools for this current opportunity with their principal pipeline development. Dr. Durant will be joined by her City Schools team.
One of the greatest values of membership is the colleagues you meet and the relationships you build with them. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation with communication peers in philanthropy. Together, over coffee and tea, we will discuss what's on the mind of those who attend, current dilemmas, recent success stories, favorite tools, perennial questions, and more.
OSI-Baltimore recently announced that it will close in 2023 as part of Open Society Foundations’ process to evaluate its priorities and streamline its structure and footprint. All MPN members are invited to participate in an information session to learn more about the organization’s winddown and to discuss how this change will impact social justice philanthropy. This session will provide an opportunity to discuss the changes with OSI-Baltimore staff and your MPN colleagues, including exploration of opportunities to support the evolution of the organization’s long-standing work.
This program is for MPN members only.
Please join the Health Funders Affinity Group for an open, in-person forum to share the current mental health programs you are supporting and those about which you are interested in learning more with the potential outcome to work collectively on projects.
Malynda Hawes Madzel of the Women's Giving Circle of Howard County, MD was recognized at the Philanos National Conference as the winner of the 2023 Willoughby Award.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation with Alexandra “Alli” Smith, Chief of Partnerships and Philanthropic Strategy within the Mayor’s Office at Baltimore City Government. Alli will speak about her role and function within Baltimore City Government along with engaging our members around priorities for the role in the coming months. We will also hear updates on procurement reform and the city grants and contracts processes. Alli will be joined by agency partners with Baltimore City Government.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for an informal opportunity to discuss the 2024 General Election. This will be a chance to connect with peers to share reflections on what is top of mind for funders and the communities they serve. This dialogue will help inform how MPN approaches state and regional policy conversations. We hope to gain insights on how Maryland funders are thinking about the affect of the political environment on their work.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for an update from the City of Baltimore about the impacts of recent federal policy decisions on the administration. The presentation will include an update of the city budget. Speakers include: Alexandra Smith, Chief of Partnership and Philanthropic Strategy; Shamiah Kerney, Deputy City Administrator; Laura Larsen, Budget Director; and Ashley Meyer, Director of Grants Management Office.
A conversation with David London, Director of the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund
The use of nonprofit tax form the 990 to evaluate nonprofits' finances is becoming more and more widespread.
Join members of the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative on a visit to the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick, MD to learn about opportunities to help entry level construction workers build careers in the maintenance and preservation of historic properties.
The Trump administration announced on September 5, that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will be terminated in March 2018, throwing the futures of nearly 800,000 immigrants into uncertainty.
Join our panel to learn more about the youth fund and hear about other children and youth priorities of the city.
