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What Funders Need to Know about ARPA
Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 11:00 to 12:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and our speakers for an overview of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to contextualize the ways funds are being disbursed, including the $350 billion in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). Drawing on ideas found in this Philanthropy News Digest article by Darius Graham of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, we’ll discuss how a greater understanding of priorities and processes in a community can help with allocating SLFRF in ways that inform grantmaking. We will conclude with a dynamic panel discussion with our partners on how funders can support nonprofits, provide community input about public dollars, and address any potential funding gaps.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Policy Staff
Funding Area: 
Basic Human Needs
Social Sector
Advocacy
Baltimore philanthropist and businessman Sheldon Goldseker remembered as honest, humble
Release Date: 
10/23/2023

Sheldon Goldseker, a Baltimore real estate executive and the founding chairman of a foundation that has given millions of dollars to hundreds of local institutions, was remembered this week as a generous, community-minded leader who pursued the betterment of Baltimore without seeking the limelight. He died Friday at 82.

2024 Philanthropy Day in Annapolis
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 09:00 to 03:00 PM

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network for an opportunity to explore the role of philanthropy across many issues at the state level, to build relationships with state government leaders and with each other, to hear updates on the 2024 legislative session, as well as an opportunity for philanthropy to dialogue with state government leaders and philanthropic peers. Invited guest include Governor Wes Moore, Senate President Bill Ferguson, and Senator Cory McCray.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Public Policy
Public/Private Partnership
The State of Birth Equity: Catalyzing Place-Based Philanthropy
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 11:30 to 01:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health and Prenatal-to-Five Funders Affinity Groups to discuss with representatives from Boldly Gold Philanthropy and the Community Health Acceleration Partnership (CHAP) the opportunities collaborative funding in Maryland can serve to connect community and government, build a stronger and more diverse birth workforce, and create thriving ecosystems of community-based organizations to improve outcomes. Maryland Department of Health’s  Elizabeth Kromm, PhD, Director, Prevention and Health Promotion Administration, will share the Department's  vision for maternal health and overall women's health.  Dr. Kromm will provide an overview of current initiatives across the perinatal continuum as well as discuss opportunities for partnership with philanthropy. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Health Funders
Members Only
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Funding Area: 
Families and Children
Health Access and Care
Why You Can Trust Community Foundations with Disaster Relief
Release Date: 
11/17/2024

Few things impact us more deeply than the powerful photos and heart-wrenching stories of those devastated by natural disasters. Since they are typically geographically focused, community foundation know the best way to get donations where they are immediately needed — whether it be for medical supplies, shelter, food or unexpected needs brought on by the disaster. They can get money out rapidly to vetted nonprofits who can provide targeted and much-needed assistance to their community.

Focus on City Schools: Principal Pipeline Update
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM
Please note: this program is now fully virtual.

 

In September 2021, Baltimore City Public Schools announced it had been chosen as participants in The Wallace Foundation’s Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Education Funders Affinity Group to learn more about how City Schools has embedded the work to strengthen and sustain principal pipelines and how these initiatives are developing principals who can advance their vision of equity and contribute to the academic success of students.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Topic: 
Focus on City Schools
Funding Area: 
Education
Education: K-12
Renewing Our Commitment to The Declaration
Release Date: 
07/04/2021

The Declaration of Independence, written 245 years ago, inspired a revolution that helped birth a nation. The power of the Declaration’s “self-evident” truths also inspired global movements for human rights and democracy that remain powerful today, by declaring that all “are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” As we emerge from a tumultuous year—of pandemic, racial strife, and party polarization—it is worth returning to these fundamental truths, and to reflect on how they might help us heal and rebuild our incredibly diverse nation. This 4th of July weekend, a group of funders, thinkers, creators, and community leaders are launching the New Declaration campaign, which invites every community to join in reflection and creative expression. Our goal is to strengthen the foundations of our nation in advance of the Declaration’s 250th anniversary in 2026.

2025 MPN Membership Renewals
Release Date: 
02/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who renewed their Maryland Philanthropy Network membership for 2025!

Organizational Network Analysis of the Baltimore Integration Partnership

The University of Colorado Denver completed their first phase of an organizational network study to assess the ways in which the BIP partners collaborate with one another, as well as with local businesses, residents, and community-based organizations. Their analysis explores how larger systems and community factors in Baltimore relate to economic inclusion, how economic inclusion is implemented within an Anchor, and what enables or hinders economic inclusion efforts at the Anchor Institutions.

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Report
Topic: 
Baltimore Integration Partnership
Ten Essential Questions for Philanthropic Grant-Making, Policies, and Practices

CHANGING THE FUTURE

Stepping Toward Equity…

In recent years, foundations and other funding institutions across the nation have turned their attention to the concept of incorporating a “DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion),” “REI  Racial Equity and Inclusion),” “REEI (Racial and Ethnic Equity and Inclusion),” or “Healing and Reconciliation” Lens in their grantmaking processes.

Not discussed as often is the analytical frame that undergirds these marketing terms; the “change” the institutional funding entity is trying to address: expanding “diversity” — a more...

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Resource type: 
Publication
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Audience: 
All Funders
Abell Foundation VP Leaves to Pursue Exciting New Venture
Release Date: 
01/18/2018

The Abell Foundation, the largest private foundation in Maryland focused on Baltimore City, announced today that Lynn Heller is leaving her role as Vice President of the Foundation and Sheryl Goldstein has been selected to succeed her.

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