Please join us for a meet and greet with MPN Member, Erin Robertson, the Chief Programs Officer for Nature Sacred. This program will include an overview of Nature Sacred, its vision for health in Maryland and evidence of the healing power of nature with Teresia Hazen, M.Ed., HTR, QMHP and award-winning Firesoul. Katie Lautar, Executive Director of Baltimore Green Space will share how they are working at the intersection of community care of green spaces, advocacy, and scientific research that promotes the health of communities and equitable access to sustainable green spaces.
Establishing a scaled fiscal hosting solution for Baltimore through a collaborative process that demonstrates local philanthropic support, strong financial analysis, and grassroots leadership could transform the field. Join us for an exploratory conversation about applying this idea to the recently announced 2030 Racial Equity, W.K. Kellogg Foundation challenge.
We are excited to present our 2015 Profile of Education Giving, which aggregates data about our members’ investments in education.
In 2015, we disseminated an online survey to all members. We received responses from 50 members about the education-related organizations they support and their education focus areas.
- The full 2015 Profile of Education Giving ...
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View materials from Conversation with Meghan Conklin, Maryland's Chief Sustainability Officer.
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View program resources from Focusing on Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Efforts in Maryland - January 2024.
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As a follow-up to a conversation begun at the Baltimore City Leaders Budget Briefing, please join Molly McGrath, Director of Baltimore City Department of Social Services, and Karen Sitnick, Director of Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Employment D
Please join us on June 2nd to discuss how we can better support homeless children and youth through schools.
Updates from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
U.S. Census Bureau staff took their first counts in Toksook Bay, Alaska, last month, officially beginning the 2020 Census. Counting in Maryland will start April 1. Are we ready?
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield will contribute $2 million to area nonprofits serving the needs of communities during t
It’s only been a few weeks, but COVID-19 has already caused incalculable and potentially irreversible damage to the nonprofit arts world. Theaters are dark, museums are shuttered, work has dried up, and revenue has evaporated.
In celebration of National Volunteer Week, the Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism today announced the initial impact of
We’re convening this peer conversation to discuss what is guiding your organization’s reopening decisions. We’ll make time for sharing around operations, workplace readiness, human resources, board governance, communication, events, and more.
Donors are joining hands at a pace we have never seen before — a trend that seems poised to continue to unlock billions more dollars in the coming years. Prompted in large part by the desire by many donors and grant makers to find more effective ways to advance equity in the United States and around the world, these collaboratives could show the way to unlocking greater giving to support social justice. And they could lead to a shift in how philanthropic dollars are distributed — most of these collaboratives are led by people of color and others who have direct experience navigating an unequal world.
Building trust has been a key part of philanthropy for years for lean funders. Nevertheless, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, trust and strong relationships have taken on an even greater significance.
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View materials from Reducing Health Inequities in West Baltimore: RICH 2.0 Collaborative.
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View materials from Member-Sponsored Briefing: Nonprofit Loan Fund.
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View materials from Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore Meeting – November 2024, our conversation with Danielle Meister, Assistant Secretary of the Division of Homeless Services, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).
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View materials from Harm Reduction Summit: Addressing the Older Adult Opioid Overdose Crisis.
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Are you curious what happened during Maryland’s legislative session for financial literacy and asset building? What’s the story on the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? What d