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Supporting Leaders of Color in the Arts and Creative Economy in Maryland
Thursday, October 07, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

In October of 2019, Maryland Philanthropy Network hosted an engaging conversation about supporting an Innovative and Inclusive Arts Community. Building on that conversation and contemplating the challenges the pandemic brought on the arts community, join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Arts Funders Affinity Group to revisit and deepen your understanding of what’s happening to support leaders of color in the arts and creative economy in Maryland.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Arts Funders
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Leadership Development
Funding Area: 
Arts/Culture/Humanities
Annual Conversation with Dr. Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Schools 2021
Monday, September 27, 2021 at 01:30 to 03:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group for our annual conversation with Baltimore City Public Schools Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Sonja Santelises. Dr. Santelises will share updates on City Schools 3-year plan to provide a robust education for students. She will also share information about opportunities for the funding community to support City Schools in light of their investment plans for federal American Rescue Plan dollars (ESSER III). 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Focus on City Schools
Funding Area: 
Children's and Youth Services
Education
Families and Children
Conversation with the New State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury
Monday, September 20, 2021 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group for a conversation with the new Maryland State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury. This will be a great opportunity to learn Mr. Choudhury’s goals for the Maryland State Department of Education, anticipated needs for the upcoming school year, along with an opportunity to explore the role of philanthropy in supporting public education in our state.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Education
Issues in the Mental Well-Being of Older Adults: Cognitive & Behavioral Health Policy, Alzheimer’s Research, and Advocacy for Caregivers
Thursday, September 09, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders and Aging Affinity Groups for our first program in a new Mental Health Series. This session will focus on the correlation of the significant increase in diagnosis of dementia felt within communities of color and chronic stress caused by determinants of health. Our guest speakers will also present on new drug therapies (including the controversial Aducnumab), current research, legislative recommendations for Maryland to develop a data-driven, multi-year plan to meet the cognitive and behavioral challenges of the elder boom.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
Behavioral Health Funders
Health Funders
Funding Area: 
Basic Human Needs
Aging
Behavioral Health
Health Access and Care
Book Discussion of The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

In The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America, Lawrence T. Brown reveals that ongoing historical trauma caused by a combination of policies, practices, systems, and budgets is at the root of uprisings and crises in hyper-segregated cities around the country. Putting Baltimore under a microscope, Brown looks closely at the causes of segregation, many of which exist in current legislation and regulatory policy despite the common belief that overtly racist policies are a thing of the past. Join your colleagues for a peer discussion about the role of our sector in this call to action to promote racial equity, end redlining, and reverse the damaging health- and wealth-related effects of segregation.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Focus on Tutoring Programs: Part II - Math
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Education Funders Affinity Group for a two-part series on tutoring programs. For our second discussion, our speakers Joshua Michael from University of Maryland Baltimore County's Sherman Scholars Program and Maryellen Leneghan and Alan Safran from Saga Education will introduce us to their mathematics tutoring programs. Come learn about what we know about effective math tutoring practices, programmatic models for two leaders in mathematic tutoring, and ways philanthropy can help to expand tutoring supports in Baltimore.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Focus on City Schools
Funding Area: 
Education
Education: STEM
Focus on Tutoring Programs: Part I - Literacy
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Education Funders Affinity Group for a two-part series on tutoring programs. The first discussion will take place with three of Baltimore’s largest tutoring providers focused on literacy. We'll be joined by Lindsay Sullivan, Amplify; Rudi Zellman, The Literacy Lab; and Jeffrey Zwillenberg, Reading Partners. Come learn about what is happening with literacy tutoring programs, what those programs looked like before the pandemic and going forward, possibilities around what’s needed to scale those programs, and ways that philanthropy can help.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Focus on City Schools
Funding Area: 
Education
Education: Literacy

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