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Legislative Priorities for Baltimore City Public Schools

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

As the District reopens schools, Maryland is also experiencing its first-ever virtual legislative session. Legislation around digital equity, childcare, and the overturn of the veto for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future are critical for the future of Maryland’s children. Maryland Philanthropy Network is pleased to host Melissa Broome, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, for a conversation about City Schools’ legislative priorities for the 2021 state legislative session and the state plan around funding.

Event type:

Community Issues

Audience:

Education Funders

Members Only

Topic:

Focus on City Schools

Public Policy

Funding Area:

Education

Foundation Statements on Racial Violence and Injustice: In support of Asian American Pacific Islanders

Release Date:

03/19/2021

Ongoing incidents of tragedy and heartbreak have continued to put a spotlight on the harsh realities that our country must confront.

Kaiser Permanente Announces $200 Million Impact Investment

Release Date:

05/18/2018

Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated health system, announced an impact investing commitment today of up to $200 million through its Thriving Communities Fund to address housing stability and homelessness, among other community needs.

Maryland Philanthropy Network Leadership & Members Join Mayor Rawlings-Blake for #OneBaltimore Announcemen

Release Date:

05/05/2015

Today, Maryland Philanthropy Network Board Chair Laurie Latuda Kinkel and Maryland Philanthropy Network President Celeste Amato joined numerous Maryland Philanthropy Network Members at Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's announcement of #OneBaltimore

Film Screening of the Documentary "Care"

Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 06:00 to 09:00 PM

The Maryland Philanthropy Network is pleased to join the University of Maryland School of Social Work, the Public Justice Center and other partners to co-host a screening the of the award-winni

Event type:

Community Issues

Audience:

Aging/Older Adults Funders

Topic:

Social Sector

Member Sponsored Briefing: Centro SOL Inspiring Change by Building Trust

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 01:30 to 03:30 PM

Join Jan Rivitz of the Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation for a Member Sponsored briefing featuring Centro SOL: Center for Salud and Opportunity for Latinos at Johns Hopkins.

Event type:

Member Sponsored Briefing

Audience:

Members Only

Funding Area:

Children's and Youth Services

Health Access and Care

Evaluating the Cost of Lead Hazard Control and Abatement in Baltimore City

Release Date:

04/14/2022

The damages associated with lead exposure, especially during childhood, have been well documented.

The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County 2023 Celebration of Philanthropy Awardees

Release Date:

09/18/2023

The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County announce the recipients of the 2023 Celebration of Philanthropy Awards.

Abell Report: Later School Start Times for Adolescents in Baltimore City Public Schools: Opportunities and Recommendations

Release Date:

09/16/2024

Everyone agrees that teens need more sleep. So why does school start so early? This report from the Abell Foudation examines the research on school start times and the implications for students in Baltimore City.

Evidence of Racial Bias in Home Appraisals in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area

Release Date:

03/04/2025

Racial bias in home appraising can harm individuals by making home purchases more expensive or refinancing unattainable, but when compounded on the community level, it can have profound impacts on minority communities’ ability to build wealth. Using newly available federal data, this report finds evidence of systemic appraisal bias that undervalues homes in predominantly Black communities in Baltimore City and the surrounding counties.

Maryland should overhaul child support system and how payments are set, Abell Foundation report says

Release Date:

06/18/2019

Decades of state and federal policy for setting high child support orders — and using tough enforcement tools to collect payments — has done more harm than good for low-income Maryland families, destabilized communities and trapped many men in a c

Abell president: Demand accountability from Baltimore police, officials

Release Date:

07/26/2019

Baltimore faces many challenges, but I believe most Baltimoreans would agree that the city’s No. 1 challenge is its murder (and shooting) rate.

Celeste Amato, CEO of Maryland Philanthropy Network, Among The Daily Record's 2020 Influential Marylanders

Release Date:

02/04/2020

Celeste Amato, President and CEO of Maryland Philanthropy Network, among those selected to receive The Daily Record's 2020 Influential Marylander award.

'These Extraordinary Times Call for Extraordinary Giving': 12 Leaders in Women's Philanthropy Speak Out

Release Date:

06/23/2020

Over the past several years, we have seen women rising up in all kinds of powerful ways.

Maryland Unites: More Than 200 Maryland Companies and Nonprofits Contribute To COVID-19 Relief Efforts

Release Date:

06/22/2020

Governor Larry Hogan today announced that more than 200 Maryland companies and nonprofit organizations across the state have supported their communities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Baltimore Integration Partnership Applauds the Johns Hopkins BLocal Effort

Release Date:

12/15/2017

As the host organization for the Baltimore Integration Partnership, we applaud the Johns Hopkins BLocal effort, the impressive results and just as importantly the transparency and willingness to publish those results for measurement and accountabi

Issues in the Mental Well-Being of Older Adults: Cognitive & Behavioral Health Policy, Alzheimer’s Research, and Advocacy for Caregivers

Thursday, September 09, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders and Aging Affinity Groups for our first program in a new Mental Health Series. This session will focus on the correlation of the significant increase in diagnosis of dementia felt within communities of color and chronic stress caused by determinants of health. Our guest speakers will also present on new drug therapies (including the controversial Aducnumab), current research, legislative recommendations for Maryland to develop a data-driven, multi-year plan to meet the cognitive and behavioral challenges of the elder boom.

Event type:

Community Issues

Audience:

Aging/Older Adults Funders

Behavioral Health Funders

Funding Area:

Health Access and Care

How TEDCO, Brown Advisory and other organizations support Maryland’s underrepresented founders

Release Date:

11/04/2021

Pitch Creator founder Jason Tagler spent months in Baltimore watching entrepreneurs struggle during pitch events. The prospective companies weren’t the problem — the issue was the delivery of the pitches.

Horizon Foundation and Howard County are responding to mental health concerns in new ways

Release Date:

11/18/2021

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.

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