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Gleaning Lessons about Participatory Grantmaking
Wednesday, February 08, 2023 at 03:30 to 05:00 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to join representatives from B’more Invested, InFusion Community Grants, Youth as Resources, and other participatory grantmakers for an engaging discussion about what they are learning, especially about decision-making structures, coaching, compensation, and the power of allocating resources that directly impact their neighbors and peers. We’ll also discuss how the Ground Root Collective is collaborating on efforts to strengthen the social sector by supporting applicants and grantees before, during, and after grant cycles.  If you are curious about or have joined in participatory grantmaking, this is time to dig in and explore this practice and the implications of being more participatory!

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
All Funders
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
'The Colored Waiting Room': Takeaways That Transcend Generations
Release Date: 
04/23/2018

Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a thought-provoking, poignant and powerfully packaged event hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network for Baltimore Area Grantmakers (Maryland Philanthropy Network). This event included a discussion by Kevin Shird and Nelson Malden, authors of the recently published book The Colored Waiting Room: Empowering the Original and the New Civil Movements followed by a panel discussion on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Maryland Philanthropy Network Exchange | Public Policy Priorities
Friday, February 19, 2021 at 11:00 to 12:00 PM

As the COVID-19 outbreak evolves, we are convening members, grantees, and government sector partners to stay connected, informed, and to support collaborative action. During this Exchange, we are focusing on public policy priorities. We’ll hear from Henry Bogdan about Maryland Nonprofits’ policy priorities, Greater Baltimore Committee's Donald Fry about their policy priorities and Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Public Policy Committee co-chair Kevin McHugh about MPN’s priorities. We invite any of you who would like to share your policy priorities to do so as well.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
COVID-19
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area: 
Disaster Relief
Health Access and Care
Fund Mapping: Are We Investing in What Young People Want?
Monday, January 23, 2023 at 01:00 to 03:00 PM

All Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to join Julia Baez and Bridget Blount of Baltimore’s Promise, Talib Horne, Ilene Berman, and Mildred Johnson of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and Margaret Flynn-Khan of Mainspring Consulting to hear about and discuss plans to map funds supporting services for youth in the age range of 14-24 in Baltimore, with a focus on analyzing how investments align to priorities set by young people through the Youth Grantmaking Initiative.  

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
All Funders
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Member Sponsored Briefing: The Impact of Impact Hub Baltimore
Monday, April 29, 2019 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Impact Hub Baltimore supports community leaders and social entrepreneurs to grow and thrive.

Event type: 
Member Sponsored Briefing
Audience: 
All Funders
Community Investment Funders
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Nonprofits
Technical Assistance & Capacity Building
Funding Area: 
Community Development/Neighborhoods
Economic Development
Employment/Workforce development
Conversation with Maryland Department of Health Deputy Secretary Ryan Moran on Maryland’s Medicaid Priorities and Landscape
Monday, October 30, 2023 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group is pleased to host Maryland Department of Health’s Deputy Secretary Ryan Moran, Healthcare Financing and Medicaid Director, for a conversation about the strategic priorities and vision of Maryland's Medicaid program. Specifically, Dr. Moran will review Medicaid's focus to promote innovation, access to care, health equity, and behavioral health.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Health Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Public Policy
Public/Private Partnership
Conversation with Secretary Jacob R. Day, Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development
Monday, March 04, 2024 at 01:45 to 02:45 PM

2024 promises to be a big year for housing policy in the State of Maryland with implications for the next several years. Join us for a conversation with Jacob R. (Jake) Day, Maryland Secretary of Housing & Community Development, to learn about his vision for the department under the Moore-Miller administration and key priorities. This will also be an opportunity for MPN members to share information about what they see in communities, their priorities, along with ideas for working together with state leaders to ensure safe, affordable, and supportive housing for all Marylanders.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Community Investment Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Public Policy
Public/Private Partnership
Funding Area: 
Community Development/Neighborhoods
Housing and Homelessness
Focus on City Schools: Fair Student Funding and Budget Updates
Wednesday, March 07, 2018 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

In 2008, City Schools adopted a model for school budgeting called “fair student funding” to put as many dollars as possible directly in schools, whose communities know best what their students need. According to City Schools, a number of changes have occurred since then.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Focus on City Schools
Funding Area: 
Education
Families Funding Change: How Social Justice Giving Honors Our Roots and Strengthens Communities
Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

In this special, family foundation trustee- and staff-only event, we’ll explore strategies family foundations can take to engage more deeply in grantmaking that builds toward long-term social change. The webinar will draw from case studies highlighted in NCRP’s new Families Funding Change report, as well as the real life experiences of family members and trustees who have made the transition toward social justice giving.

Event type: 
Webinar/Teleconference
Audience: 
Family Foundation
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area: 
Civil Rights and Social Justice
On the Frontlines: Nonprofits Led by People of Color Confront COVID-19 and Structural Racism
Release Date: 
10/02/2020

The Building Movement Project’s report, On the Frontlines: Nonprofits Led by People of Color Confront COVID-19 and Structural Racism, shines a spotlight on how 2020’s social upheavals are affecting people of color-led (POC) nonprofit organizations and their communities, programs, leadership, and financial sustainability. The report also provides recommendations to strengthen these nonprofits, leaders of color, and their communities well beyond the crisis response and recovery period and for decades to come.

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