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Stepping into Trust Based Philanthropy
Release Date: 
11/06/2023

Adapted from remarks by Crickett Woloson, past co-chair of the Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (or REDI) Committee of the Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle and trustee of The Elbow Fund, delivered at the Philanos POWER UP Conference "Stepping into Trust-Based Philanthropy" session on November 6, 2023. The session offered a chance for philanthropy peers to share learnings from shifts they've made to their grant processes. For the BWGC, the Grants Lab offered an opportunity to rethink, try, adjust, and try again.

Members' Memo | November 15, 2023
Release Date: 
11/15/2023

A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.

Funders Together to End Homelessness - Baltimore Meeting & Holiday Celebration
Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 03:00 to 05:00 PM

The purpose of Funders Together to End Homelessness Baltimore (FTEHB) is to bring private and public funders together to focus on structural and racial inequities related to housing instability, homelessness, and supportive services, and to prevent and end homelessness in the Baltimore region.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Basic Human Needs Funders
Community Investment Funders
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area: 
Housing and Homelessness
POSTPONED | Discussion of Baltimore Arts & Entertainment Districts - 2023
Monday, December 11, 2023 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

This meeting has been postponed. A new date and time will be provided soon. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

The Arts Funders Affinity Group invites all members interested in arts and community investment to this continuation of conversations held in October 2018, July 2019 and April 2020. Leaders of Baltimore City's four Arts and Entertainment Districts, Chad Hayes, Director of Community Planning and Revitalization at the Baltimore City Planning Department, and David D. Mitchell, Program Director for Arts and Entertainment Districts, Maryland State Arts Council will provide updates about each districts’ major projects, redesignation status, successes, and current challenges. In addition, we’ll learn about the City's coordination efforts and funding and discuss current issues, such as safety.  

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Arts Funders
Community Investment Funders
Funding Area: 
Arts/Culture/Humanities
Community Development/Neighborhoods
The Democracy of Justice: Our Liberation Is Bound Together
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 12:00 to 01:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Emergent Philanthropy Roundtable, to discuss Darren Walker’s book From Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth. This peer discussion will focus on chapters six through eight which address valuing both expertise and experience, standing up and speaking out, and include conversations with Ai-jen Poo, President of National Domestic Workers Alliance, and Ken Frazier, former CEO of the pharmaceutical company Merck. Bring your questions, your favorite quotes, or just a curious attitude!

Event type: 
Professional Development
Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Leadership Development
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative Monthly Luncheon - January
Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC) meets each month. The Collaborative is a group of private and public funders committed to advancing equity, job quality and systems change efforts that lead to family-sustaining wages, strengthened communities and a vibrant local economy. BWFC members actively fund workforce development, are willing to co-invest, are committed to tracking outcomes and sharing investment data, and work together to improve workforce systems.

Event type: 
Committee Meeting
Audience: 
Members Only
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative
Funding Area: 
Employment/Workforce development
Conversation with Raphael López, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Human Services
Friday, January 19, 2024 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

This meeting has been postponed. A new date and time will be provided soon. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Join us for what is sure to a be a stimulating and inspiring conversation with Cabinet Secretary Raphael López leading Maryland’s Department of Human Services. Learn about his vision for the department, key priorities, the current opportunity for systems change in our state, and how to work better together to support Maryland communities. Given the intersectional nature of the issues, all MPN members are encouraged to attend.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Public Policy
Public/Private Partnership
Maryland Nonprofits 2024 Legislative Preview
Monday, January 08, 2024 at 09:15 to 12:30 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network has partnered with Maryland Nonprofits to host a Legislative Briefing for many years. This is your opportunity to learn what other funders and nonprofits will be working on, policy issues affecting nonprofits, how the legislature will function, how you can be an effective advocate in the coming year, and how to access opportunities for your organization. During this virtual convening, you will hear from public officials, the incoming administration, and leading nonprofit advocates. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers
Policy Staff
Topic: 
Public Policy
Funders’ Reception for Danista E. Hunte
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 04:00 to 06:00 PM

Please join the Board of Directors of Maryland Philanthropy Network for a funders' reception to welcome our new President and CEO, Danista E. Hunte. We invite you to meet and build relationships with one another and Danista and hope this opportunity will provide you insights into Danista’s vision for MPN.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only

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