Community Issues

Prenatal to Five Affinity Group

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Workforce Development Funders

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Children's and Youth Services

Employment/Workforce development

Families and Children

Expanding Apprenticeships and Credentials for Youth and Young Adults in Baltimore

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (“the Blueprint”) set a goal of 45% of public high school graduates completing the high school level of a Registered Apprenticeship or anot

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Workforce Development Funders

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Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative

Public Policy

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Employment/Workforce development

Employment/job training

Healing through Creativity: Bridging Care Gaps with Arts-Based Prescriptions

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

The Maryland State Arts Council has contracted with SocialRx (formerly Art Pharmacy) to establish an arts prescribing program in Maryland. Join MPN’s Arts and Health Funders Affinity Groups to learn more about social prescribing, the work plan for Maryland, and how it will benefit arts and cultural organizations as well as residents. A San Diego-based funder involved in this work will also share their experience.

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Arts Funders

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Arts/Culture/Humanities

Opioid Restitution Funding Support Discussion

Monday, March 23, 2026 at 03:30 to 05:00 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group is inviting you to join us for a meeting with the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office to discuss the

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Members Only

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Substance Abuse Treatment

Conversation with Baltimore City Health Department Commissioner Dr. Michelle Taylor

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group is pleased to host Baltimore City Health Department Commissioner Dr.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Conversations with Leaders

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Breakfast Conversation on Investing in Education Impact

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 08:45 to 10:45 AM

All funders interested in education are invited to an energizing dialogue with Kunjan Narechania, a national education policy expert and system change consu

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Public Policy

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Focus on City Schools: Principal Pipeline Update

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Please note: this program is now fully virtual.

In September 2021, Baltimore City Public Schools announced it had been chosen as participants in The Wallace Foundation’s Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Education Funders Affinity Group to learn more about how City Schools has embedded the work to strengthen and sustain principal pipelines and how these initiatives are developing principals who can advance their vision of equity and contribute to the academic success of students.

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Focus on City Schools

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Education: K-12

Expanding the Behavioral Health Workforce: What Works with Paraprofessionals

Thursday, February 05, 2026 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Millions of people are at risk of losing Medicaid coverage, while the cost of private insurance continues to rise.

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Behavioral Health

Substance Abuse Treatment

How Parenting Programs Lay the Groundwork for Children’s Learning Journeys and Family Thriving

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Maryland is home to a diverse array of parenting programs—each designed to support healthy child, parent, and family development in different ways. In this joint program of the Prenatal to Five and Education Funders Affinity Groups, funders will get a clear picture of the statewide landscape and learn how early childhood parenting supports directly influence children’s learning journeys, beginning at birth.

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Prenatal to Five Affinity Group

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Children's and Youth Services