Please join the Housing Funders Affinity Group for a legislative debrief to understand outcomes of the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session around issues related to housing justice and homelessness prevention.
Join the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative for a Legislative Debrief to understand outcomes from the 2026 Maryland state legislative session on efforts to boost economic opportunity for Marylanders. This will include a discussion around specific bills related to employment, income generation and wealth building policies. Our speakers will share information and insights about bills that passed as well as those that did not quite make it this year.
Please join the Green Funders Affinity Group for a Legislative Debrief to understand outcomes of the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session around issues related to the environment, climate justice, clean energy, and protection of our natural resources.
Please join the Prenatal to Five and Education Funders Affinity Groups for a legislative debrief unpacking highlights from Maryland’s latest legislative session. The conversation will explore how legislative outcomes related to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and early childhood affect prenatal through secondary education and related supports for children’s behavioral health, child care providers, students and families.
Please join the Health Funders Affinity Group and the Behavioral Health Collaborative for a debrief on key policy and legislation related to health, substance use, and mental health priorities from the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session.
This session is part of Maryland Philanthropy Network's 2026 Legislative Debrief Series. Each session will focus on key topic areas and feature expert speakers who will break down what passed, what didn’t, and what it all means for philanthropy, the nonprofit sector, and our communities across the region. Click here to view and register for the full series!
The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners (Board) recently announced the unanimous selection of Dr.
Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group is hosting public sector leaders for updates about key developments in their work with the goal of fostering collaboration and leveraging public sector funds.
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.
The road to Census 2030 starts now. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and Virginia Funders Network for a virtual convening that brings together partners from across Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to kick off the conversation, share key updates, and begin building the infrastructure critical for a complete and accurate census.
With more than 1,430 foundations in Maryland and a growing landscape of corporate funders, donor-advised funds, giving circles, and public charities, the first step to grant seeking is understanding the basic operations of organized giving.
