You are here

Home > All Funders
Reimagine Funder Learning Series: Philanthropy & Community-led Systems Change Work
Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 09:30 to 01:30 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network along with our peers with the Mid Atlantic Regional Partnership are excited to share this great opportunity for learning and engagement with our philanthropic peers across networks. Reimagine, a regional funding collaborative housed at the Greater Washington Community Foundation is hosting a free five-session funder learning series focused on deepening participants’ understanding of and comfort with community-led systems change work that transforms our economic system.

Event type: 
Professional Development
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Maryland Climate Partners Coalition Update on the Implementation of the Climate Solutions Now Act
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

During last year's Green Funders Legislative Debrief, the Maryland Climate Partners Coalition Steering Committee provided an update to funders on the progress of implementing the Climate Solutions Now Act. In collaboration with Chesapeake Bay Funders Network, Maryland Philanthropy Network's Green Funders Affinity Group invites you to learn more about what's next for this work as the Climate Partners track progress on state goals, educate key stakeholders, and advocate for the full enactment of all components of the law. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Green Funders
Policy Staff
Topic: 
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Advocacy
Environment/Sustainability
Conversation with Rafael López, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Human Services
Friday, June 28, 2024 at 11:00 to 12:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for what is sure to a be a stimulating and inspiring conversation with Secretary Rafael López, leader of Maryland’s Department of Human Services. Learn about his vision for the department, key priorities, the current opportunity for systems change in our state, and how to work better together to support Maryland communities. Given the intersectional nature of the issues, all MPN members are encouraged to attend.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Public Policy
Public/Private Partnership
Philanthropies’ Racial Equity Journeys
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 02:00 to 04:30 PM

For more than 12 years, Maryland Philanthropy Network has led a learning agenda around racial equity for our members. Part peer-exchange, part workshop, this program is designed for members to learn from several colleague organizations about their racial equity journeys, reflect on where your organization is in its journey, and unearth insights to take into your own work. The peer exchange will include discussion of building buy-in from the board and navigating differences between staff and board on this issue. We’ll also explore ideas around future MPN activities and what offerings/supports will help move you along your journey.

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Green Funders Legislative Debrief
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Green Funders Affinity Group for a Legislative Debrief to understand the political forces shaping Maryland’s environmental policy and the legislative progress expected in the future. Speakers from the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Sierra Club’s Maryland Chapter, and The Nature Conservancy’s Maryland/DC Chapter will provide an overview of outcomes from this year’s Maryland General Assembly, particularly around the groups top priorities of infrastructure deployment and environmental/climate justice.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Green Funders
Topic: 
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Advocacy
Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore Meeting – May 2024
Thursday, May 09, 2024 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

Join Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore for a conversation with colleagues who successfully advocated for efforts such as eviction prevention, tenants' rights, effective pathways out of homelessness and an increased supply of safe and affordable housing. Panelists will share the major issues they're currently working on, what's going well, what's challenging, and how philanthropy can help in their efforts.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Basic Human Needs Funders
Community Investment Funders
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area: 
Housing and Homelessness
Workforce Community Conversation: Dialogue Between Grantees and Funders
Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 03:00 to 05:00 PM

This Workforce Community Conversation will create a space of honest conversation between funders and workforce development organizations to advance a shared sense of mutual understanding, accountability, and possibility.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative
Funding Area: 
Employment/Workforce development
Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore Meeting – March 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

The purpose of Funders Together to End Homelessness Baltimore (FTEHB) is to bring private and public funders together to focus on structural and racial inequities related to housing instability, homelessness, and supportive services, and to prevent and end homelessness in the Baltimore region.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Basic Human Needs Funders
Community Investment Funders
Workforce Development Funders
Topic: 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area: 
Housing and Homelessness
Discussion of Baltimore Arts & Entertainment Districts - 2024
Friday, March 08, 2024 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

The Arts Funders Affinity Group invites all members interested in arts and community investment to this continuation of conversations held in October 2018, July 2019 and April 2020. Leaders of Baltimore City's four Arts and Entertainment Districts, Chad Hayes, Director of Community Planning and Revitalization at the Baltimore City Planning Department, and David D. Mitchell, Program Director for Arts and Entertainment Districts, Maryland State Arts Council will provide updates about each districts’ major projects, redesignation status, successes, and current challenges. In addition, we’ll learn about the City's coordination efforts and funding and discuss current issues, such as safety.  

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Arts Funders
Community Investment Funders
Funding Area: 
Arts/Culture/Humanities
Community Development/Neighborhoods
Responsible AI Adoption for Funders
Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 01:00 to 02:00 PM

Join the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG), Maryland Philanthropy Network, and other PSOs for a discussion regarding the recent release of TAG's groundbreaking version 1 of the "Responsible AI Adoption in Philanthropy" framework. During this webinar, you can expect to learn about the collaborative process that resulted in this first version of the framework and gain a deeper understanding of the framework's design principles and how they foster equity, transparency, and responsible AI adoption.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Topic: 
Information Technology

Pages