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Funder Briefing: Key Bridge Response Update
Monday, June 10, 2024 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a virtual conversation to learn about the recovery effort over the past two months including an update from the Governor's Office and on the philanthropic response from the three established funds - Maryland Tough Baltimore Strong Key Bridge Fund at the Baltimore Community Foundation, the City of Baltimore’s Key Bridge Emergency Response Fund, and the Bridging the Gap Fund of United Way of Central Maryland. We will also have a data presentation from the Baltimore Metropolitan Council on the regional impact of the Key Bridge collapse and the effects on jobs, transportation, and environmental justice.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Disaster Relief
We Must be in it for the Long Haul: A Peer Conversation about Stemming Anti-Black Racism
Thursday, October 01, 2020 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

In June, ABFE released We Must be in it for the Long Haul, a call to action to philanthropy to stem anti-Black racism developed in partnership with Black foundations executives across the country. 

Shanaysha Sauls, President & CEO of the Baltimore Community Foundation and one of the signatories of the statement, will ground participants in the impetus for the statement and share insight around the significance for MPN’s members.  From there, MPN members will have a chance to learn and share with peers in smaller breakout groups.

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Black Philanthropy Circle Launches in Baltimore, Announces Inaugural Grantmaking Cycle
Release Date: 
02/10/2022

The Baltimore Community Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the Black Philanthropy Circle. The Black Philanthropy Circle is a nonprofit 501(c)3 donor-advised fund focused on charitable giving to nonprofits that directly support Black people and communities in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Founded by a group of more than 30 Black business and civic leaders, the Black Philanthropy Circle was established to cultivate an inclusive philanthropic community, to build the capacity of Baltimore’s Black nonprofits, and to impact Greater Baltimore’s Black community at large.

COVID-19 Disparities and Social Determinants of Health
Monday, March 15, 2021 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Please join the Health Funders for a dive into the problematic health disparities in COVID-19 cases among people of color and the social determinants that play into those disparities. This program will include a conversation about addressing social determinants, and the importance of health equity in response to COVID-19, ideas for responding to health disparities through philanthropy, and areas for shared learning.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Health Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
COVID-19
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Funding Area: 
Disaster Relief
Health Access and Care
Seniors & Housing Collaborative: Health and Housing
Thursday, July 09, 2020 at 03:30 to 05:00 PM

All funders are welcome to join the Seniors and Housing Collaborative to hear about housing models that coordinate the resources of social-service agencies, community health providers and nonprofit housing organizations to support older adults who choose to live independently at home.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
Basic Human Needs Funders
Community Investment Funders
Health Funders
Funding Area: 
Housing and Homelessness
Older Adults
Housing Instability for Older Adult Renters and Homeowners
Friday, October 08, 2021 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Baltimore Seniors and Housing Collaborative, in partnership with the Community Development Network of Maryland and Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, to learn about coordinated, equity-focused policy responses to maintain housing security for seniors. Presentations will new research on reverse mortgage patterns among senior homeowners in Baltimore City, recent national research on the lack of sufficient affordable housing available to a growing share of senior renters, and plans for the launch of federal stimulus aid to prevent mortgage foreclosures in Baltimore City and the State of Maryland.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
All Funders
Community Investment Funders
Funding Area: 
Basic Human Needs
Aging
Housing and Homelessness
Investing in Public Health Infrastructure
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

Maryland’s public health policy cuts across all sectors: housing, transportation, education, public works, planning, and community development, and renewed investment in public health is critical to ensure the strength and vitality of all of these sectors. Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network and our distinguished experts for a discussion on how we can collaborate and support a coordinated, equity-focused advocacy agenda to create change in the funding appropriations for public health infrastructure at the state and local levels.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Behavioral Health Funders
Health Funders
Funding Area: 
Social Sector
Advocacy
Behavioral Health
Health Access and Care
Nonprofit Infrastructure
Research

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