Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Prenatal to Five Affinity Group for a conversation with Dr.
In 2023, nearly 7,900 Baltimore City youth applied to YouthWorks to gain summer employment experience, and some 500 businesses, agencies and nonprofits
The Seniors & Housing Collaborative Emergency Response Workgroup is committed to creating connections and partnerships between both Baltimore City / State agencies and community-based organizations to respond more effectively
In Fall 2023, Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake opened the Baltimore Excel Center High School, a school designed to provide residents aged 21 and older the opportunity to receive a tuition-free high school diploma along with access to post-secondary education and careers. Please join the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative and the Maryland Philanthropy Network's Workforce Funders Affinity Group to tour the school and learn more about the Excel model.
During this meeting, Erica Pinket, the new Climate and Resilience Planner with the Baltimore City Office of Sustainability in the Department of Planning will share her vision for supporting and building Community Resiliency Center Hubs and the very relevant heat mitigation practices they are implementing. Jeff Griffin, Executive Director of the Franciscan Center, and Eli Allen and Simon Zimmer with Civic Works will talk about their successful and sometimes challenging efforts to build infrastructure, purchase and maintain essential equipment and supplies, and obtain financial support as Resiliency Hub operators.
This peer group supports a broad range of programming and convening to explore education investment opportunities, educational research findings, best practices, and advocates for related public policy.
The application for Open Society Institute-Baltimore’s 2018 cohort of Community Fellows is now available. Applications are due by 5:00pm on Monday, March 5, 2018.
As we work to advance racial equity in philanthropy, four practices can help us find and stay with our learning edge—the boundaries of our comfort zones and competencies where changes are truly transformative and freeing.
The nation is once again at a critical point in the centuries-long struggle to live up to its founding ideals.
Maryland Philanthropy Network invites CEOs, Presidents, and Executive Directors to deepen relationships with regional peers while sharing and aligning grantmaking strategy, practices, and reporting. The session will begin with networking opportunities followed by a roundtable discussion and, time permitting, close with some smaller conversations in breakout rooms.
The Maryland Environmental Health Network takes action to protect human health by addressing environmental policies and practices that shape the conditions for health in Maryland.
Please join a conversation with Heather Iliff, President and CEO of Maryland Nonprofits about the Social Sector.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation with Dr. William “Brit” Kirwan, member of the new state-level Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) and former chairman of the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education (also known as the Kirwan Commission) that resulted in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, which is now law. Dr. Kirwan will provide an update on the role of the AIB with the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, expectations for the Blueprint with respect to impacting K-12 education, how the Blueprint addresses equity in education, and implications for the work ahead. We will also explore ways to engage the philanthropic community in supporting the effort around the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. Dr. Kirwan will be joined by Rachel Hise, Executive Director of the Accountability and Implementation Board. Previously, Ms. Hise served as a long-time policy analyst for the Department of Legislative Services and was the lead staff person to the Kirwan Commission.
NEW YORK - Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) today announced the closing of the Equitable Upward Mobility Fund (EUMF), a $190 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit fund designed specifically to support economic mobility with a focus on ra
Join us for a conversation with City Schools and the ACLU to discuss the education policy agenda for this legislative session. We will be joined by Melissa Broome, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Baltimore City Schools and Bebe Verdery, Education Director, ACLU of Maryland.
A recent commentary in The Baltimore Sun delved into the many ways that the institutions of American society discriminate against African Americans (“The case for reparations is clear; the means are not,” April 7).
The T. Rowe Price Foundation and nonprofit groups plan to open a center in downtown Baltimore to encourage entrepreneurship and financial health among low- and moderate-income residents.
Maryland has launched a new online portal designed to connect the state's manufacturers of personal protective equipment and other essential items with buyers.
As the COVID-19 outbreak evolves, we are convening members, grantees, and government sector partners to stay connected, informed, and to support collaborative action. Our conversation will include updates from Baltimore City and Baltimore County on eviction prevention and housing stability efforts as related to COVID-19.