On December 5th, Kaiser Permanente joined West Baltimore community leaders and anchor institutions to celebrate the launch of the West Baltimore Community Impact Fund.
Data continues to come in to confirm a disturbing trend in our country: growing inequities in who is giving to charity and who is benefiting from it.
Each year brings new opportunities for the Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF) to grow its presence and increase its positive impact in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. In 2023, after a period of significant growth at the foundation and after the intensity of the first couple of years of the COVID-19 pandemic had passed, the foundation turned its focus inward to develop and launch Inspire, its new strategic plan.
Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a thought-provoking, poignant and powerfully packaged event hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network for Baltimore Area Grantmakers (Maryland Philanthropy Network). This event included a discussion by Kevin Shird and Nelson Malden, authors of the recently published book The Colored Waiting Room: Empowering the Original and the New Civil Movements followed by a panel discussion on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
The Maryland Environmental Health Network was a project of Maryland Philanthropy Network for ## years with the goal of promoting the elimination of exposures to environmental threats to improve human health.
Thank you to the 79 members who responded to our member survey, the first in many years but not the last.
The board and staff of the Goldseker Foundation announce the release of our 2017 Annual Report, which celebrates more than $100 million in grant making since 1975.
After this report went to print, the foundation suffered the unexpected loss of Simon Goldseker, our founding Vice Chairman. The Goldseker Foundation's Board, Selector Advisors, Investment Committee, and staff mourn Simon's passing and are forever grateful for his service.
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The Maryland Philanthropy Network’ Diversity and Inclusion Committee, has compiled this list of top picks for your summer reading.
In 2010, the Horizon Foundation staff took a routine look at local health data and noticed some troubling trends. Data indicated that most deaths in our community were related to heart disease, cancer, stroke, and/or diabetes.
Join nonprofit leaders, board members, staff members, volunteers, and people interested in learning more about nonprofits at the 2021 Frederick Nonprofit Summit! Keynote speaker Vu Le is a nationally recognized blogger of NonprofitAF. His talk will stretch current practices in the nonprofit sector and explore how to move toward the future. Vu Le’s talk will stretch current practices in the nonprofit sector and explore how to move toward the future. A diverse group of panelists will take a deeper dive into equity, governance, and leadership.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Funders Together to End Homelessness Baltimore and Aging Innovations’ Seniors and Housing Collaborative to explore the causes and consequences of homelessness and housing instability, and efforts to prevent and end homelessness and ameliorate the effects of homelessness and housing instability on health.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, co-founder of the Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund, shares thoughts on the climate, environment, and hopes for the new year in Maryland Matters.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
With Washington County schools just about out for summer break and the annual summer brain drain on the horizon, the Community Book Warehouse is opening just in time.
Last month we held an inspirational evening showcasing individual stories of generosity and service.
Thank you for your interest in this program and the work we do at the Maryland Philanthropy Network. This program is canceled and we apologize for any inconvenience.
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The Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC) seeks a consultant to assist in revising our:
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Low levels of diversity in the senior ranks of foundations have proven to be a stubborn challenge for the field of philanthropy. A report by Forward Change takes an important step toward a deeper understanding of the career pathways of professionals of color in philanthropy—how they enter foundations, how they advance across their careers, and what factors affect their advancement within the sector.
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We are a statewide membership association representing around 110 private and community foundations, intermediaries, corporations, donor advised funds, and public charities.