Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for our annual conversation with Cabinet Secretary Jacob "Jake" Day of the Maryland State Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). Members will hear an update on DHCD initiatives and priorities, reflections on what they have learned over the past year and how that informs their plans for 2026; and ways philanthropy can become involved.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group for a conversation with Carey M. Wright, Ed.D., State Superintendent of Schools. This will be an opportunity to hear an update from Dr. Wright about education in Maryland and upcoming plans and priorities for the coming years.
Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group is pleased to host Maryland Department of Health’s Deputy Secretary Perrie Briskin, Healthcare Financing and Medicaid Director, and Maryland Department of Human Services Assistant Secretary for Programs Larry Handerhan for a conversation on strategies the Departments are taking to mitigate effects of recent federal changes. It is estimated that 175,000 Marylanders are at risk of losing health insurance coverage, and loss of up to $27 million in Directed Payments is projected beginning in 2027 — a significant concern given how these funds support essential programs like Medicaid, AHEAD, and related transformation initiatives.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Green Funders Affinity Group for an engaging discussion with staff from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) to explore immediate and future opportunities, along with collaborative strategies to enhance energy transition initiatives in Maryland.
Please join us for a member-sponsored briefing on the continuing role of Strong Schools Maryland in protecting the Blueprint’s promises to Maryland’s children and how you can get involved in investing in the long-term infrastructure of education a
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 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.
All are invited to join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group for a peer-sharing conversation over lunch to discuss how funders migh
