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Foundations on the Hill 2026
Monday, March 16, 2026 at 12:00 to 12:00 AM

Hosted and presented by United Philanthropy Forum in partnership with the Council on Foundations and Independent Sector, Foundations on the Hill is intentionally designed as a forward-looking advocacy conference and experience. After a year marked by rapid policy shifts, heightened scrutiny, and growing demands on charitable institutions, philanthropy is gathering to collectively strengthen the sector’s independence and its ability to serve communities in the years ahead.

Event type: 
National Event
Audience: 
Members Only
Policy Staff
Topic: 
Public Policy
2026 Maryland Nonprofits Legislative Preview
Monday, January 12, 2026 at 09:00 to 12:30 PM

The 2026 Maryland Nonprofits Legislative Preview will be co-hosted by Maryland Nonprofits and Maryland Philanthropy Network. The event will feature what nonprofits will be working on, how the legislature will function, how nonprofits can be effective advocates in the coming year, and how to access opportunities for their organization. During this virtual convening, you will hear from public officials and leading nonprofit advocates.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Policy Staff
Topic: 
Democracy and Social Sector
Public Policy
ENOUGH Update Meeting
Monday, August 04, 2025 at 01:00 to 02:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for an update from the Governor’s Office for Children about the effort to end child poverty in Maryland through the ENOUGH Initiative. Members will learn about progress made in ENOUGH sites across the state. In addition, members will learn about the state effort to map public and private investments in children, youth, and families in Maryland.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Policy Staff
Topic: 
Public Policy
Public/Private Partnership
Funding Area: 
Basic Human Needs
Families and Children
Poverty
Nonprofit and Funder Convening on Federal Policy Impacts and Sector Responses
Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and Maryland Nonprofits for a joint member convening to learn about federal policy impacts on nonprofits and perspectives around the philanthropic response. Grounded in a spirit of solidarity, this convening will feature a presentation by Candid researcher Anna Koob who will share important new research on nonprofits’ financial resiliency and foundation funding trends in recent years for Maryland as well as across the nation. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Policy Staff
Topic: 
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Advocacy
Nonprofit Infrastructure
Funder Briefing: State & Local Advocacy in the New Political Landscape
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 12:00 to 01:00 PM

The transformation of the national political landscape poses an array of challenges and threats for communities and grantees, who are facing the abrupt loss of federal funding, immigration enforcement policies that harm vulnerable communities, and politically motivated investigations and litigation targeting nonprofits. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network staff and your philanthropic peers for a webinar led by Georgetown University Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership and United Philanthropy Forum's State + Local Advocacy Alliance. This webinar will explore ways that funders can support grantees and protect communities through state and local advocacy strategies.

Event type: 
National Event
Audience: 
Members Only
Policy Staff
Topic: 
Public Policy
2025 Budget and Tax Briefing: What’s at Stake and in Play at the Federal and State Level
Monday, March 24, 2025 at 06:00 to 08:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network staff and your philanthropic peers for Economic Opportunity Funders' briefing on the new political environment and its impact on social policy. Together in Arlington, VA, and virtually, funders will network around, learn about, and discuss: what's at stake and in play at the federal and state levels; coordinated efforts underway to shape the budget and tax fights ahead; implications for philanthropy in the short and long term; and strategies for individual and collective action.

Event type: 
National Event
Audience: 
All Funders
Policy Staff
Topic: 
Democracy and Social Sector
Public Policy
Public/Private Partnership
Foundations on the Hill 2025
Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 12:00 to 12:00 AM

Hosted and presented by United Philanthropy Forum and Council on Foundations in partnership with Independent Sector, Foundations on the Hill is the premier public policy conference uniting the philanthropic sector to strengthen our collective voice on Capitol Hill. With a new Congress set to begin and transformative tax reform legislation on the horizon, #FOTH25 arrives at a crucial time for our sector. Key issues affecting the future of the sector will be at the forefront of legislative discussions. Your voice and experience are essential in shaping policies that strengthen our sector's ability to serve communities effectively.

Event type: 
National Event
Audience: 
Members Only
Policy Staff
Topic: 
Public Policy
2025 Maryland Nonprofits Legislative Preview
Monday, January 13, 2025 at 09:00 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
Members Only
Policy Staff
Topic: 
Democracy and Social Sector
Public Policy

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