Community Issues

Monday, January 24, 2022 at 01:00 to 02:00 PM

Rising 6th grade and 9th grade students in Baltimore City have the opportunity to apply to the middle and high schools of their choice. As a result of the pandemic and the movement toward a more equitable process, the school choice process this year has been adjusted. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and our speakers Brandon Tilghman and Dominick Bivens from Baltimore City Public Schools who will walk us through the school choice process, highlighting recent changes and sharing plans for continued improvement.

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Community Issues

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Education Funders

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Focus on City Schools

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Education

Education: Middle School - High School

What Funders Need to Know about ARPA

Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 11:00 to 12:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and our speakers for an overview of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to contextualize the ways funds are being disbursed, including the $350 billion in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). Drawing on ideas found in this Philanthropy News Digest article by Darius Graham of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, we’ll discuss how a greater understanding of priorities and processes in a community can help with allocating SLFRF in ways that inform grantmaking. We will conclude with a dynamic panel discussion with our partners on how funders can support nonprofits, provide community input about public dollars, and address any potential funding gaps.

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Prenatal-to-Five Affinity Group Meeting - January 2022

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

In January, the Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative will be getting a 2022 Legislative Session Preview from Maryland Family Network; have a discussion with PN-5 member, Meredith Callanan, about the Early Years Leadership Diversity Initiative's research report, entitled Diversify Early Childhood Leadership: It’s Time to Remove the Barriers Holding Us Back; and Cathy Costa, from the Maternal and Child Health Division of the Baltimore City Health Department, will provide an update on Baltimore City’s Pritzker grant.

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Community Issues

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Prenatal to Five Affinity Group

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Education: Early childhood

Families and Children

Baltimore Together: Creating Inclusive Economic Growth

Monday, January 10, 2022 at 03:00 to 04:30 PM

Baltimore Together is a public-private initiative led by the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC) to support the creation of a common vision of inclusive economic growth in Baltimore City. Through a thoughtful year-long process, a diverse group of stakeholders developed a comprehensive economic development strategy that builds on Baltimore’s strengths, acknowledges its challenges, and identifies a range of steps that will help create an inclusive and vibrant economy for all. Join the leadership of the Baltimore Development Corporation to learn about this initiative, its strategies and implementation, and the role BCD envisions for philanthropy.

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Community Issues

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Community Investment Funders

Members Only

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Economic Development

Maryland 988 Crisis Hotline Initiative

Friday, December 10, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Health Funders Affinity Group and the Affinity Group on Aging for the third conversation in our mental health series. Our distinguished panel will share their expertise and intense work to create and sustain a 988 mental health crisis hotline. Together we will explore national and state models and their funding supports, the development plan for the initiative, and learn about Maryland’s need to implement and advocate for its urgency at the 2022 Legislative session. This is a call to action – 988 is not just a phone number – it is a proactive resource for people reaching out for help.

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Health Access and Care

Statewide Perspectives on Community Schools: Part 2 – Intermediaries

Tuesday, December 07, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for the second of a three-part series on community schools. Part II will focus on Intermediaries and the role they play in facilitating the implementation of Community Schools. We will be joined by the following community school leaders: Chief Tina Hike-Hubbard of Baltimore City Schools,; Khalilah Slater Harrington, Chief Program Officer, Family League of Baltimore; and Dr. Ingrid Williams-Horton, Director of Community Schools, Prince George’s County Public Schools.

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Families and Children

Philanthropy’s Role in Advocacy and Public Policy: A Workshop for Trustees, Senior Leadership and Program Officers

Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 01:30 to 03:00 PM

The philanthropic sector must understand the necessity for advocacy and public policy as a core element in their grantmaking for real impact. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network and our speakers to learn about navigating advocacy in the philanthropic landscape and how foundations take on advocacy efforts as well as explore how funders support advocates that are important especially considering current events.

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Baltimore Regional Food Assistance Challenges and Solutions – 2021 Edition

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join colleagues, public sector leaders, and other key players to hear about the current state of food distribution in Baltimore City and County and discuss lessons learned to date and potential solutions, including funding through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars.

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Focus on Student Mental Health and Well-being

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation at the nexus of education and health. Together, we will explore how schools are responding to children in mental health crisis, how those students are being supported, what this looks like in practice, and ways the philanthropic community can be supportive.

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Children's and Youth Services

Education

Health Access and Care

Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative November 2021 Meeting