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The Maryland Community Foundations Association (MCFA) connects and promotes community foundations as a form of philanthropy benefitting towns, cities and rural areas across our state. This group convenes in support of their shared missions and focus on helping individuals, families and businesses plan and carry out their charitable giving; and in building endowments to serve their regions' changing needs.
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07/25/2024
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
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03/23/2026
In last month’s Member Memo, I emphasized a core belief that continues to guide our work: meaningful, lasting impact in our communities depends on collaboration. No single organization can address today’s complex challenges alone. A perfect example of this belief in action took place earlier this month when we partnered with Exponent Philanthropy to host a Lean Funder Regional Gathering at our office in Baltimore.
Tuesday, April 03, 2018 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM
Join us to meet some local leaders working on this issue. We’ll hear about Baltimore Ceasefire from Marylander of the Year, Erricka Bridgeford, and “We Speak Up,” a collaborative effort between Mothers of Murdered Sons and Daughters United, Metro-Crime Stoppers and the local faith community whose goal is fight the anti-snitching culture in Baltimore.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM
Due diligence, a term borrowed from business and finance, is the process through which a grantmaker learns more about a nonprofit's financial and organizational health, but also if a potential grant fits the grantmaker's mission and goals.
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Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 03:00 to 04:30 PM
Please join us for a conversation with Harsh K. Trivedi, MD, MBA, President and CEO of the Sheppard Pratt Health System. In his role since July 1, 2016. Dr. Trivedi will discuss Sheppard Pratt's current priorities and pressing issues in sector from the perspective of leading one of the country's major behavioral health systems.
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 11:00 to 01:00 PM
The one and a half hour walking tour will start at Dovecote Café and will highlight past, present and future NDC projects and partners located within the Reservoir Hill neighborhood from the past 50 years. Maryland Philanthropy Network Members are encouraged to assemble at Dovecote promptly at 11, where Jennifer Goold, Executive Director of NDC will give a preview talk with coffee before we set off on foot.
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Monday, September 18, 2017 at 10:00 to 11:45 AM
At this Maryland Philanthropy Network program, we will hear about the Sustainable Workforce Model from Laura Roberts of the Rockefeller Foundation and Liddy Romero of the Denver-based WorkLife Partnership.
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Monday, November 21, 2016 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM
Join us in hearing this briefing on the JAG model and its possible application for Maryland.
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Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM
Join our panel to learn more about the youth fund and hear about other children and youth priorities of the city.
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Thursday, March 08, 2018 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM
It is difficult to overstate the importance of a fair census count.
Wednesday, November 08, 2017 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM
Student Wholeness is one of the three focus areas outlined in Baltimore City Schools' Blueprint for Success.
Friday, October 27, 2017 at 10:00 to 11:00 AM
The Baltimore Food Hub is designed to plant a new economic engine in East Baltimore, creating a center for commercial and community activity.
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Monday, October 23, 2017 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM
Please join the Passano Foundation for a member sponsored briefing on the Pride of Baltimore II. On February 27, 1977, the first Pride of Baltimore was launched.
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Monday, June 05, 2017 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM
We are now over two years removed from the death of Freddie Gray and the uprising that followed.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 11:00 to 02:00 PM
Please join your philanthropic colleagues for:
The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Maryland Philanthropy Network
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 01:00 to 03:00 PM
National coastal flooding expert, Professor Sam Brody, of Texas A & M, returns to Baltimore on April 26 to continue our examination of how floo
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Friday, February 17, 2017 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM
Kaiser Permanente's mission is improving the total health of the members and communities it serves. In addition to world-class care and coverage, that also requires meaningful community partnerships, dialogue and advocacy.