Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group for our annual conversation with Dr. Sonja Santelises, Chief Executive Officer of Baltimore City Public Schools.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and Maryland Nonprofits for an engaging webinar that will explore the breadth of opportunities for collaboration among nonprofit organizations. Maryland Philanthropy Network members are encouraged to share this program with their grantees.
Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group is pleased to host Vinny DeMarco, President of the Maryland Health Care for All Coalition (HCFA) to share HCFA’s plans for protecting health care cover
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Prenatal to Five (PN5) Affinity Group for a timely conversation on the state of mixed delivery in Maryland, featuring a panel of early childhood leaders from across the state and Baltimore City
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.
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.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for an update from the City of Baltimore about the impacts of recent federal policy decisions on the administration. The presentation will include an update of the city budget. Speakers include: Alexandra Smith, Chief of Partnership and Philanthropic Strategy; Shamiah Kerney, Deputy City Administrator; Laura Larsen, Budget Director; and Ashley Meyer, Director of Grants Management Office.
Please join us in person for a luncheon session with Sarah Neville-Morgan, Maryland's new Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Early Childhood at the Maryland State Department of Education. Our time together will offer an opportunity to be in dialogue about her vision, plans and priorities and to learn how funders can be involved. Participants will have time for informal networking over lunch.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation with sector leaders including guests from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, CLLCTIVLY, and Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle to discuss advocacy and the role of philanthropy. This program will explore challenges and opportunities around growing a grantmaking infrastructure for policy and systems reform advocacy including community-led movements. Members will learn about what’s needed in the space, reimagining philanthropy, strategies that work, and the urgency of the moment in the current political climate.
The State legislature was busy this session crafting a balanced budget and addressing revisions to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future 10-year reform plan. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Education Funders and Prenatal to Five Affinity Groups and Rachel Hise, Executive Director of the Maryland Department of Education’s Accountability and Implementation Board, to learn about recent legislative changes that impact the Blueprint and what they mean for implementation.
