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Member Sponsored Briefing Follow Up: City Grants and Contracts - A Conversation With Baltimore City Government Leaders
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and Maryland Nonprofits for a conversation with the City of Baltimore about the recent Abell Foundation's research report that highlighted the challenges facing nonprofit organizations stemming from the City grants and contracts process along with potential solutions. City government leaders will share information about improvements underway with their grants and contracting processes, reforms that the city aims to make in the future, along with a discussion about how the philanthropic community can support those efforts.

Event type: 
Member Sponsored Briefing
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Focusing on Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Efforts in Maryland - January 2024
Tuesday, January 09, 2024 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

The Prenatal-to-Five (PN-5) Affinity Group invites Maryland Philanthropy Network members to learn more about the successful campaign to secure Medicaid support for HealthySteps in Maryland, while being updated on the state's infant and early childhood mental health collaborative from Kay Connors, Executive Director, Taghi Modarressi Center for Infant Study at the University of MD School of Medicine. The meeting will also offer updates on upcoming opportunities for funder collaboration to support the Blueprint's Pillar One and strengthen the childcare workforce. 

The Prenatal-to-Five (PN-5) Affinity Group was created to help funders who are interested in supporting expectant parents, and children from birth through age five and their families improve their grantmaking by learning more about initiatives, educational research, and best practices. 

Maryland Philanthropy Network members interested in attending for the first time are encouraged to reach out to Marlo Nash prior to attending a meeting.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Funding Area: 
Education: Early childhood
Families and Children
Three Years Later, Funding Social Movements Matters More Than Ever (Two-Part Series)
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

During the 2020 uprisings against anti-Black racism and amidst a global pandemic, every sector in the United States, including philanthropy, condemned systemic injustice and committed to implementing more equitable policies and practices within th

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
All Funders
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Nonprofits
The Healing Power of Nature: Building Healthier Communities through Green Spaces
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 03:00 to 04:30 PM

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. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Green Funders
Health Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Behavioral Health
Environment/Sustainability
Health Access and Care
Strengthening the Fiscal Hosting Ecosystem - Meeting 2
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

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. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Funding Area: 
Nonprofit Infrastructure
Profile of Education Giving 2015

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. 

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Resource type: 
ABAG Publication
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area: 
Education
Audience: 
All Funders
Education Funders

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