On March 26, 2024, Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed as the result of a container ship striking one of its main supports.
This week’s call with Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative will include a presentation from Alma Roberts and Tonga Turner from Kaiser Permanente about a new community resource network as part of the Bold Moves Toward Recovery initiative.
Racial bias in home appraising can harm individuals by making home purchases more expensive or refinancing unattainable, but when compounded on the community level, it can have profound impacts on minority communities’ ability to build wealth. Using newly available federal data, this report finds evidence of systemic appraisal bias that undervalues homes in predominantly Black communities in Baltimore City and the surrounding counties.
This is a list of COVID-19 related funding opportunities from predominately Maryland Philanthropy Network member organizations. Government grant and loan programs are listed on the Nonprofit and Small Business Resource Tab. This list is sorted alphabetically and updated daily.
A Mediterranean restaurant, retail and new offices for the Baltimore Community Foundation will open up as part of a new hub in Midtown by the end of the year.
The Baltimore-based African American Neuroscience Research Initiative (AANRI) announced Friday the receipt of a $275,000 grant from the Abell Foundation, which will provide critical funds to support the developmen
The Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Baltimore Business Journal will present its business philanthropy awards to three Maryland businesses from noon to 2 p.m. Friday at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel.
Edgar Villanueva, vice president of programs and advocacy at the Schott Foundation for Public Education and author of Decolonizing Wealth, and Hilary Giovale, community organizer and philanthropist, share an ancestral bond that is far from unique,
On March 11th, the World Health Organization announced that the CoronaVirus, COVID-19, is a global pandemic. With this news it is easy and also legitimate for us to feel stress, concern, and even fear.
Join your peers at Maryland Philanthropy Network for a virtual networking session. This will be a semi-structured opportunity to meet new colleagues or get to know peers a little more. Our virtual speed networking will primarily be 1:1 breakouts. We will have some prompts but feel free to let the conversation flow.
The 437th Maryland State Legislative session began on January 11, 2017. Join us for a panel presentation from state-wide children/education advocacy groups as they share their legislative agendas and strategies for this session.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
Join us for a conversation with Cabinet Secretary Vincent “Vinny” Schiraldi, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services to learn about priorities for the department, special programs including an update on the Community Investment Initiative, insights on what the department is seeing across the state and an outlook for the future. Information will be shared about the range of ways that philanthropy become involved.
Join us for a conversation with Cabinet Secretary Jacob "Jake" Day of the State Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation with Secretary Paul Monteiro who leads the Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation. His office is one of the principal departments designated to lead the Governor’s Council on Innovation and Impact where philanthropy will have a seat at the table.
Amanda Cage, previously of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, will lead the organization’s work around good jobs, economic stability for all, and frontline worker advancement.
This is an opportunity for Maryland Philanthropy Network members to participate in the legislative session and learn about the legislative process first hand.