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Statewide Perspectives on Community Schools: Part 1 – Research and Policy
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for the first of a three-part series on community schools. To start our series, Dr. Mavis Sanders, Senior Research Scholar of Black Children and Families at Child Trends, a national think tank, will share research perspectives related to implementation and accountability of K-12, full-service community schools. We will also hear from Ellie Mitchell, Executive Director of the Maryland Out of School Time Network, who will share state policy perspectives and a systems overview of community schools.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Education
Education: Out-of-school time
Families and Children
Member-Sponsored Briefing: The Continuing Role of Strong Schools MD in Protecting the Blueprint’s Promises
Monday, October 06, 2025 at 02:00 to 03:00 PM

Please join us for a member-sponsored briefing on the continuing role of Strong Schools Maryland in protecting the Blueprint’s promises to Maryland’s children and how you can get involved in investing in the long-term infrastructure of education a

Event type: 
Member Sponsored Briefing
Audience: 
Education Funders
Topic: 
Public Policy
Public/Private Partnership
Funding Area: 
Advocacy
Education
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.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Aging
Philanthropists should tackle racial justice.
Release Date: 
04/11/2019

A recent commentary in The Baltimore Sun delved into the many ways that the institutions of American society discriminate against African Americans (“The case for reparations is clear; the means are not,” April 7).

Education Funders and Public Policy Committee Advocacy Action Discussion for 2019
Wednesday, January 09, 2019 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

The 2019 Maryland General Assembly begins Wednesday, January 9, 2019! Some are calling the upcoming session "The Education Session!"  In the coming weeks, the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education (aka Kirwan Commission) will release its final report and legislation will follow shortly thereafter.  Join us for an Education Funders and Public Policy Committee Advocacy Action Discussion for 2019.  During the discussion, we will share known updates for the Kirwan Commission and legislation as well as determine possible advocacy actions for grantmakers, both collectively or individually.   

Event type: 
Committee Meeting
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Advocacy
Education: K-12
Legislative Priorities for Baltimore City Public Schools
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

As the District reopens schools, Maryland is also experiencing its first-ever virtual legislative session. Legislation around digital equity, childcare, and the overturn of the veto for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future are critical for the future of Maryland’s children. Maryland Philanthropy Network is pleased to host Melissa Broome, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, for a conversation about City Schools’ legislative priorities for the 2021 state legislative session and the state plan around funding.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Focus on City Schools
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Education
Foundations on the Hill
Monday, March 20, 2017 at 12:00 to 12:00 AM

Foundations on the Hill (FOTH) is hosted by the Forum of Regional Maryland Philanthropy Networks of Grantmakers, in partnership with the Alliance for Charitable Reform and Council on Foundations.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Public Policy
Horizon Foundation Announces Three New Trustees
Release Date: 
01/22/2018

The Horizon Foundation has announced three new members to its board of trustees: Jonathan Ilsong Ahn, Esq., an attorney and Korean American community leader; Catherine Hamel, president of Gilchrist Hospice Care; and Brian Hepburn, MD, executive director of the National Maryland Philanthropy Network of State Mental Health Program Directors. 

Health Grantmaking Priorities: A Conversation with Secretary Josh Sharfstein and Mark Luckner
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 03:30 to 05:00 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network members work to improve health outcomes for Marylanders through strategic investments in the context of a seven billion dollars annual state budget for public health. On May 26, welcome back Dr. Joshua M.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Health Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Funding Area: 
Health Access and Care
Green Funders 2025 Legislative Debrief
Wednesday, June 04, 2025 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM
Please note: this session is now fully virtual.

 

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Green Funders Affinity Group for a legislative debrief of the 2025 Maryland General Assembly session. Josh Tulkin from the Maryland Chapter of Sierra Club, Kim Coble from Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Emily Scarr from the Maryland Public Interest Research Group (MaryPIRG), and Emily Ranson from Clean Water Action will share their perspectives on the implementation and lessons learned from recent legislation, offering a glimpse into the legislative progress and challenges expected in the future. 

Event type: 
Committee Meeting
Audience: 
Green Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Environment/Sustainability

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