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Investing in Quality Child Care: The Vital Role of Resource and Referral Services

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) services are essential to a high-quality, high-functioning child care system. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Prenatal-to-Five Affinity Group and Tracy Harris, Program Director of the Baltimore City Child Care Resource Center (BCCCRC) to learn how CCR&R centers support diverse child care options for families and provide essential professional and business development for child care providers. The conversation will explore the ways BCCCRC contributes to the implementation of Pillar 1 of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and learn about the gaps that are ahead as ARPA funding concludes.

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Education: Early childhood

Families and Children

2024 Health Legislative Update

Friday, February 23, 2024 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Health Funders Affinity Group for an update on health issues in this year’s legislative session.

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Health Access and Care

Workforce and Financial Stability Legislative Debrief

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Workforce Affinity Group and the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative to learn outcomes from the 2024 Maryland state legislative session.

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Community Issues

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Workforce Development Funders

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Public Policy

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Employment/Workforce development

The Daily Record has named MPN Members Nikki Highsmith Vernick, Franklyn Baker, and Shanaysha Sauls Among Maryland’s 2021 Most Admired CEOs

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09/17/2021

The Daily Record has named Nikki Highsmith Vernick, Horizon Foundation, Franklyn Baker, United Way of Central Maryland, and Shanaysha Sauls, Baltimore Community Foundation, Maryland’s 2021

Program Resources for Arts Funders Peer Learning Exchange

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Hunger has skyrocketed as a result of the coronavirus, but these nutrition programs can feed kids and promote equity

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10/29/2020

Childhood hunger was a problem in Maryland long before the coronavirus pandemic hit, and it’s no secret that the ongoing economic crisis has made the situation much more dire for many families.

Workforce Development and Financial Stability: Legislative Wrap Up

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

Please join the Workforce Affinity Group to hear outcomes from this year’s legislative session. Our panel will share information about legislation that was passed and efforts that didn’t quite make it this year.

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Community Issues

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All Funders

Workforce Development Funders

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Public Policy

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Advocacy

Employment/Workforce development

AWAKE to WOKE to WORK: Building a Race Equity Culture

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If foundations and nonprofits are to fulfill their social missions, they need to build organizational cultures that are focused on proactive actions designed to dismantle structural racism and inequities both inside and outside their organizations, a report from Equity in the Center, a project of ProInspire, argues.

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6 Mistakes Philanthropists Make During A Crisis (And What They Can Do Instead)

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10/23/2020

Crises bring massive social, health and economic uncertainties, along with challenges and hardships. They also unleash unprecedented philanthropic leadership and opportunities for transformational social change.

Community Investment Funders Affinity Group

This peer group is focused on exploring opportunities to strategically allocate and align community development resources in Baltimore City and the surrounding region. The group builds relationships among Maryland Philanthropy Network members int

Baltimore City Public Schools Strategic Plan Briefing

Thursday, November 05, 2015 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) has requested an opportunity to provide a briefing to Maryland Philanthropy Network members on its new strategic plan prior to the Board of School Commissioners vote on November 10.

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Community Issues

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Education Funders

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Public/Private Partnership

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Education

Focus on City Schools: Check-In with Tina Hike-Hubbard

Wednesday, November 06, 2019 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Join us for an informal conversation to catch up with Tina Hike-Hubbard.

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Committee Meeting

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Education Funders

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Focus on City Schools

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Education

Philanthropists should tackle racial justice.

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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).

Members' Memo | September 2021

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08/25/2021

Maryland is changing – bringing new possibilities, diverse people, and a shifting economy. This is a moment when we are ahead of many parts of the country, and it is to our advantage to reimagine our state for the future.

Resources from Member-Sponsored Briefing: Nonprofit Loan Fund

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Program Resources for 2022 Education Policy Legislative Update

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Program Resources for Career and Technical Education In Baltimore: A Tale of Two Studies

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Education

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Employment/Workforce development

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Education Funders

Workforce Development Funders

Giving the Poor a Voice — With Help From the Rich

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07/30/2019

From where Barbara Ehrenreich sits, 2019 represents the latest sad act in an ongoing tragedy.

Health Funders: Legislative Wrap Up

Monday, April 16, 2018 at 02:30 to 04:00 PM

Please join the Health Funders Group for a wrap-up from this year’s legislative session. Topics will include the Medicaid Supports Maryland campaign, efforts to make prescription drugs more affordable, state-level rules to protect the affordability and viability of the public health insurance marketplace, and other challenges and opportunities in healthcare policy.

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Health Access and Care

Behavioral Health Funders: Legislative Wrap Up

Tuesday, May 02, 2017 at 03:00 to 04:30 PM

Please join the Behavioral Health Funders Group where we will hear from Ann Ciekot from National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence; Adrienne Breidenstine and Stacey Jefferson from Behavioral Health System Baltimore; an

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