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MPN Peer Conversation: Responding to Proposed Transit Cuts in Baltimore

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

The Baltimore Sun reports that the Maryland Transit Administration has “proposed to slash its bus service in the Baltimore region next year by 20% — eliminating 25 bus lines and reducing service on 12 others — due to falling fare revenue and reduced funding from other sources caused by the coronavirus pandemic.” Join us for a conversation with advocates about the cuts and possible alternatives, and to get an update on the advocacy work that is underway.

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Community Issues

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Education Funders

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Workforce Development Funders

MTA cancels proposal to slash bus service in Baltimore after heavy criticism; will cut MARC, commuter bus service instead

Release Date:

09/30/2020

Under fire from Baltimore-area bus riders, business leaders, politicians, parents and advocates, the Hogan administration on Wednesday canceled its p

Maryland, U.S. are realizing that day care is an economic problem, not a women’s issue. That was before the pandemic.

Release Date:

10/22/2020

Shanea Napper’s distress is evident in every line of the email she sent to Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young.

Chesapeake Charities announces honorees for annual Celebration of Charity

Release Date:

10/30/2020

Chesapeake Charities’ fifth annual Celebration of Charity recognizes local heroes during the pandemic and is set for Nov. 19 at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club in Stevensville.

Deciding which charity to support doesn’t have to be hard. These tips will help.

Release Date:

11/30/2020

Reopening Baltimore City Public Schools: Immediate Needs and Recovery

Friday, February 12, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

In November, Maryland Philanthropy Network members met with Chief Tina Hike-Hubbard, Cleo Hirsch, and Dr.

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Focus on City Schools

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Education

Special Event: Before and After-Action Reviews

Friday, June 10, 2011 at 04:30 to 04:30 PM

Over 25 years ago, the U.S.

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Grantmaking Practice

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Members Only

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Member Sponsored Briefing: Baltimore Beat Relaunch

Friday, March 22, 2019 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

Please join Baltimore Beat Editor-in-Chief Lisa Snowden-McCray and Co-founder Brandon Soderberg to discuss Baltimore’s media landscape and the March 6th return of the Baltimore Beat.

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Member Sponsored Briefing

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All Funders

Community Investment Funders

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Conversations with Leaders

Invisible Ink: Media Representation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Release Date:

05/15/2021

It is Asian Pacific Heritage Month and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) is proud to release Invisible Ink: Media Representation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Howard County is one of 4 nationwide winners of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize

Release Date:

10/26/2021

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a New Jersey-based philanthropy dedicated to health, announced Tuesday that Howard County was

Baltimore County to use $60 million in federal aid for social programs, affordable housing, public safety

Release Date:

11/03/2021

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.

Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County: Endowment fund a good way to help county, cut your tax burden

Release Date:

01/16/2022

What if your charitable donations could provide for the needs of Anne Arundel County nonprofits forever? Donating to a local endowed fund is one way to assure that can happen.

Demographic Data Collection: The Personal, the Practical, and the Potential for Impact

Release Date:

02/24/2022

Within my first couple weeks of starting college, my Junior Advisor (Williams College’s student equivalent of a dorm parent) gathered a dozen of my “entry” mates for our Welcoming Williams session, which I now recognize was my first ever formal di

‘We Hear You Baltimore’ expands access to hearing care for older adults | GUEST COMMENTARY

Release Date:

05/06/2022

As we age, our hearing declines and, for many, it can decline significantly. Almost all of us will experience hearing loss to some degree as we age.

Celebrating commitment, love of community during Black Philanthropy Month

Release Date:

08/15/2022

This month, we celebrate Black Philanthropy Month, a worldwide, month-long celebration of Black giving, launched in August 2011 by Jackie Bouvier Copeland and the Pan-African Women’s Philanthropy Network, now called Reunity.

How a neighborhood-focused Baltimore initiative is employing patience, partnership, and resident leadership to drive long-term change

Release Date:

06/07/2023

At the corner of North and Cecil Avenues in Central Baltimore sits the newly constructed home of Roberta’s House. The building represents a transformational investment designed to bring new life to a vacant block that was previously occupied by rowhomes. This piece tells the story of lessons from the Greenmount Life, Opportunity, and Wellness (GLOW) Initiative, a new effort to concentrate financial and social investment in select neighborhoods that have long experienced underinvestment.

From Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth Book Discussion Part One

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s evolving  Emergent Philanthropy Roundtable, to discuss Darren Walker’s book, From Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth. This peer discussion will focus on the first two chapters, which include pages 1 - 48.

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Professional Development

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Members Only

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Leadership Development

'A feel-good community effort': Many were willing to donate money, time to complete McCardell project

Release Date:

03/28/2022

To say Claire McCardell was a trailblazer would be an understatement.

Reframing Aging: A Generation’s Work

Tuesday, June 04, 2024 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

The Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Aging Innovations Group and Maryland Department of Aging invite you to a special presentation by the National Center to Reframe Aging to gain an understanding of the need to change the way our society communicates about aging and older adults. This session will provide guidance on how to advance an equitable and complete story about aging and promote evidence-based communication strategies to frame aging issues and help participants learn more about the power of research-based framing strategies to increase the impact and efficacy of your communications and work.

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Community Issues

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Aging/Older Adults Funders

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Aging

Skylight Boutique Takes Pride in Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community

Release Date:

05/30/2024

Every day we show the world who we are through what we choose to wear. Color, cut and clothing choice are extremely personal forms of self-expression.

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