Baltimore has long benefited from the place-based investments of our philanthropic community. The Community Investment Affinity Group and others who invest in place are invited to hear about two newer initiatives led, in part, by MPN members:
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC) today announced that Mary Spencer will retire as President & CEO at the end of 2025.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
In late 2018, PACE undertook a research effort to better understand the perceptions of language our field uses to describe civic engagement and democracy work. In other words, when we say “civic engagement” or “democracy” or “patriotism,” “activism,” or “justice” to most Americans, what do they hear? And what does it mean to them?
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View program resources from Workplace and Employment Law Trends for 2023: A Review for Funders.
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View materials from Climate Resiliency and Its Impact on Residents’ Health.
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This past September, the Trump Administration announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, with all benefits to be revoked by March 2018.
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Program resources from "Intersection of Neighborhood Development and Student Achievement"
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View materials from "Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore Meeting (4/17/20)"
For the uninitiated, “managing up” is a relatively new concept that takes traditional management structures and principles and turns them upside down.
As a membership organization, we are pleased to provide Requests for Proposals (RFPs) from our members to the broader community.
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View Materials from Arts Funders Sharing Session
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View Materials from Member Sponsored Briefing: Echoing Green and Supporting Leaders of Color
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View program resources from Empowering Older Adult Advocates Workgroup Meeting - Feedback on the Multisector Plan for Aging.
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Some of you, dear readers, will remember a time, not so long ago, when summers were lazy, hazy and slow. There seemed to be an endless string of days at the beach or the mountains, or Grandma’s house. Not so anymore.
Carroll County is a community on fire — a fire of love and concern and giving, lots of giving. It nearly makes me cry whenever I stop to think about the depth of what goes on this little county, yet so many have no idea.
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View materials from "Summer Funding Collaborative- Reflections & Data from 2016 and Engagement for 2017"
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Baltimore’s Promise, in partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, recently announced a package of 10 grants totaling roughly $525,000 through its Youth Grantmakers Initiative. The effort, which featured a group of 15 Baltimore-area youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 25 in prominent design and decision-making roles, granted funds to 10 local organizations.
Updates from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network.

