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Innovations to Tackle Chronic Absenteeism in Maryland
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

A new demographic analysis of 2021-22 school year chronic absence data from the U.S. Department of Education reveals that the pandemic-induced dramatic increase in chronic absence affects students from all backgrounds and localities and is widening inequities. Join Hedy Nai-Lin Chang, Founder and Executive Director of Attendance Works, Larry C. Simmons, Senior Fellow with Attendance Works, and Dr. David Heiber, Founder and Executive Director of Concentric Educational Solutions, to learn about current interventions and innovations, what working, and necessary systemic changes to shift the current high tide of absenteeism. Moreover, participants will learn the role of funders in advancing strategies and recommendations throughout Maryland.

Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
2026 Philanthropy Summit in Annapolis
Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:15 to 03:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for an expanded opportunity for all MPN members to convene in our State Capitol for our annual Philanthropy Summit (formerly known as Day in Annapolis). Members will receive updates from state policy makers and sector leaders on the 2026 legislative session. Members will learn about key issues and priorities that affect Maryland communities as well as updates on the state budget changes in federal policy, and the potential impact on philanthropy. 

Event type: 
Conference
Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Public Policy
Public/Private Partnership
Nonprofits Must Speak Up and Get Their Message Out
Release Date: 
05/13/2011

Nonprofits and foundations must share stories of their successful strategies to address community needs. This is the message Mark Sedway delivered to members of the Maryland Philanthropy Network at our recent annual meeting.

Philanthropic Letter to Commerce Secretary
Release Date: 
08/05/2020

535 philanthropic leaders, representing nearly every state across the country, issued a letter to the US Department of Commerce with a clear message: Don’t cut the census short.

Baltimore's School-Centered Neighborhood Investments: An Analysis of the Implementation and Emerging Outcomes of the 21st Century School Building Program
Release Date: 
11/02/2020

Maryland Philanthropy Network’s (MPN) School-Centered Neighborhood Investment Initiative (SCNII) funded a research team to conduct an initial analysis that sought to document the 21CSBP’s implementation process, understand the complex relationships among responsible agencies, and explore the implementation and emerging outcomes of the program in three neighborhoods. Their recent report attempts to answer the question what is – and what should be – the role of a “community school?"

Strong Jobs for Early Childhood Workers are Key to Child Care Quality
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

The child care and preschool system is vital to the stability of the labor force and economy, and yet the entire system is balanced on the passion of women who work in child care because they delight in children and clearly understand they are contributing to the future - but experience employment in the sector as underappreciated and unsustainable. Speakers will share eye-opening learnings gleaned from an innovative model that connects the voices and perspectives of Baltimore child care professionals and caregivers with systems representatives who hold positional power.

Event type: 
Conference
Audience: 
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Workforce Development Funders
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
2020 Annual Meeting | Reimagine Philanthropy
Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 01:00 to 03:00 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network is using this year’s annual meeting as an opportunity for transformative change. Our Network must recognize the responsibility to engage in truth-telling and healing in order to support positive community transformation in Maryland. Together we'll hear from local and national grantmakers on the cutting edge of restorative practices, welcome new board members, and celebrate our outgoing board members and CEO Celeste Amato.

Event type: 
Conference
Audience: 
All Funders
Strengthening Civic Infrastructure in the Build Back Better Act
Release Date: 
11/15/2021

Maryland Philanthropy Network has joined our colleagues from the Nonprofit Infrastructure Investment Advocacy Group (NIIAG) in responding to The Build Back Better legislation expected to see Congressional action this week.  Maggie Gunther

Members’ Interns Philanthropy Breakfast
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

Interns working at Maryland Philanthropy Network member foundations and corporations are invited to learn more broadly about the world of philanthropy and to share their summer experiences and impressions with their peers.

Event type: 
Networking
Audience: 
Interns
Md. Legal Services reports nearly $7M drop, cites pandemic
Release Date: 
07/09/2020

Maryland’s chief provider of grants to groups offering free legal aid to low-income residents faces a nearly $7 million pandemic-driven shortfall, the executive director of the Maryland Legal Services Corp. said Thursday.

Education Funders Sharing Session
Wednesday, October 07, 2020 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join the Education Funders Affinity Group for a sharing session to learn how your peers are approaching their giving for the fall and share your takeaways. Members will discuss concerns, highlight organizations doing great work, identify potential areas for collaboration and strengthen relationships.

Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only

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