All Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to a conversation with several members of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners. Throughout the year, our Education Funders Affinity Group meets with key education leaders to learn about their priorities for the school district.
Baltimore’s new mayor, Bernard C. “Jack” Young (D), announced his executive team Friday afternoon. Some worked for his predecessor, former mayor Catherine E.
One of the Network’s key roles is to connect philanthropy with policymakers and public officials and we are pleased to welcome Bernard C.
Maryland Philanthropy Network is pleased to host Dr. Brit Kirwan, Chairman of the Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education , Del. Maggie McIntosh, Chairwoman of the House of Appropriations Committee, Dr.
Open Society Institute-Baltimore (OSI) is thrilled to announce the launch of Blueprint for Baltimore: 2020 and Beyond, a collaborative effort to create a community-driven agenda for Baltimore and hold the city’s leaders a
Edgar Villanueva, vice president of programs and advocacy at the Schott Foundation for Public Education and author of Decolonizing Wealth, and Hilary Giovale, community organizer and philanthropist, share an ancestral bond that is far from unique,
In recent years a growing number of foundations have fastidiously articulated new program goals to support people of color, people who are LBGTQ, people with low incomes, and others facing barriers to progress. But Jara Dean-Coffey says something huge is missing from all of those equity efforts — a rethinking of the way foundations measure success.
Eric Ward, who is African American, is an expert on white nationalism. He worked in foundations for seven years, including a three-year stint as a program officer at the Ford Foundation.
The Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) is proud to announce our 2020 PLACES Fellows— 16 exemplary leaders in philanthropy, including MPN member Talib Horne, director of Baltimore Civic
Hundreds of people filled hearing rooms and rallied in Annapolis on Monday as the General Assembly took the unusual step of convening a joint hearing of four House and Senate committees, which, in the next seven weeks, will determine the fate of a
In light of recent events, the Fund [or Education Excellence] asked a group of City Schools’ principals to share their perspectives and experience in grappling with school closures and the COVID-19 crisis.
In this time, more than ever, our local businesses need the community’s support. It may feel like a conflicting message, we’re being told to stay home and to interact with local businesses, but both are incredibly important.
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to disrupt all sectors of society, nonprofits stand to play central roles in local and national efforts to support and assist those in need.
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC) established the Community Crisis Response Fund in 2018 to provide flexible financial a
An outline of a potential school day was drawn from interviews with more than 20 education leaders determining what reopened schools might look like come fall.
THE CORONAVIRUS has thrown many of the ills of American society into sharp relief: slow decision-making, inequality and a safety-net full of holes. A superpower that should have been well prepared to fight the pandemic is floundering instead.
An unusual collaboration among news guilds, two local foundations, and other investors would transform the famed Baltimore Sun newspaper into a nonprofi
Coastal Hospice has been awarded a $2,ooo dollar Emergency Response Grant for Personal Protection Equipment.
New research shows that well-meaning efforts have not closed disparities. We need grant makers to do more to help nonprofits run by people of color build sustained support to meet the challenges ahead.
