Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a discussion rooted in adrienne maree brown’s book Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds (pages 103 - 165) but reading the book is not necessary. This month’s discussion will focus on the three elements of emergent strategy including, "Nonlinear and Iterative: the pace and pathways of change", "Resilience: how we recover and transform", and "Creating More Possibilities: how we move towards life".
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View Materials from Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative November 2021 Meeting
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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
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View Materials from Focus on Student Mental Health and Well-being.
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The Women’s Giving Circle of Harford County celebrated its 10th anniversary with a reception and dinner Oct. 19 at the Vandiver Inn.
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore honored four award recipients on Friday, November 5, 2021. We’re told they also celebrated annual grant making efforts at their annual meeting.
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.
A recent report from the Bloomberg School of Health found that Baltimore fared better than most cities during the COVID-19 pandemic in cases of illness, mortality and vaccination rates. Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr.
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.
The Horizon Foundation, United Way of Central Maryland, the Community Foundation of Howard County and the Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County awarded a total of $60,000 at the 2021 Changemaker Challenge, an event focused on sparking innovation and fresh thinking to address some of Howard County’s most pressing issues. Ten finalists presented their ideas for social change to a live virtual audience of over 700 community members and a panel of judges.
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View Materials from Maryland Community Foundations Association Quarterly Meeting – November 2021
Thank you to the 79 members who responded to our member survey, the first in many years but not the last.
Earlier this summer, Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Accelerating Charitable Efforts Act (ACE), a bipartisan piece of legislati
Maryland is changing – bringing new possibilities, diverse people, and a shifting economy. This is a moment when we are ahead of many parts of the country, and it is to our advantage to reimagine our state for the future.
The board and staff of MPN have begun their strategic work to define our path forward and to determine our core pillars of work.
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View Materials from Baltimore Regional Food Assistance Challenges and Solutions – 2021 Edition
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As the urgent needs of the pandemic spread like wildfire last year, Caitlin Heising knew that she and her family had to do something big.
The Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF), which connects a diverse community of donors to build a better Baltimore, has hired Michael J. Campbell as its new chief financial officer and vice president of administration.
Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropy group is giving nearly $4 million to Baltimore's Promise, a nonprofit that supports city youth from childhood to adulthood and into their careers.

