Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group for a discussion with leading education advocates about the 2023 Legislative Session.
Please join the Health Funders Group for a wrap-up from this year’s legislative session. Topics will include the Medicaid Supports Maryland campaign, efforts to make prescription drugs more affordable, state-level rules to protect the affordability and viability of the public health insurance marketplace, and other challenges and opportunities in healthcare policy.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a peer learning exchange for arts and culture funders! In the past year we’ve learned about the Financial Impact of COVID on the Arts in Maryland, Supporting Leaders of Color in the Arts and Creative Economy in Maryland, and Arts Grantmakers’ Changes in Practice and Sharing Session. We’ll now take some time to integrate our learnings, share what we are thinking about and focusing on, and discuss our plans for the coming year.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a peer learning exchange for funders supporting environmental and sustainability issues in Maryland! We take some time to integrate our learnings, share what we are thinking about and focusing on, and discuss our plans for the coming year. Lightly structured, these peer-to-peer exchange events are designed to integrate and learn from others in philanthropy through facilitation of the following: strategy sharing and exchange of ideas around what other funders are working on, stimulating new ways of thinking by sharing learnings and creating an environment conducive to discovery among the community of funders, and relationship building.
Please join Green Funders to hear outcomes from this year’s legislative session.
Please join the Board of Directors of Maryland Philanthropy Network for a funders' reception to welcome our new President and CEO, Danista E. Hunte. We invite you to meet and build relationships with one another and Danista and hope this opportunity will provide you insights into Danista’s vision for MPN.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a peer-to-peer exchange for education funders!
Please join the Health Funders Group for a wrap-up from this year’s legislative session.
Open Society Institute-Baltimore (OSI) is thrilled to announce the launch of Blueprint for Baltimore: 2020 and Beyond, a collaborative effort to create a community-driven agenda for Baltimore and hold the city’s leaders a
Join Baltimore's Promise Executive Director, Thomasina Hiers, for a general update. Learn about Baltimore's Promise's work to date, data gathered and findings.
In a pair of companion reports released today by the Abell Foundation, researchers from the University of Maryland examine the current state of police-community relations in Baltimore City and how certain initiatives could help to
High levels of unemployment, rising foreclosures and an uneven housing market continue to threaten the gains made in revitalizing many Baltimore neighborhoods.
To ensure that a greater number of residents affirmatively vote for municipal candidates and create a broader mandate for elected officials, we should examine the options for reforming Baltimore City’s election process to expand participation, inc
Fall of 2010, when we first announced Baltimore as one of five sites selected to remake America's great urban places and reconnect residents to economic opportunity, I declared that there was no more important work that we could undertake.
Local purchasing strategies to support area businesses can generate much needed jobs for Baltimore. However collective action is also needed to be successful as well as an enabling environment to intentionally leverage anchor institution purchasing to build opportunities for area businesses and residents.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation with Shamiah Kerney, Chief Recovery Officer for the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programs. Ms. Kerney will share updates on successes to date, the anticipated transition away from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, and the timeline for potential alignment between city government and philanthropy to continue resources for communities. This will be an opportunity to learn about the tools and resources available to help you stay abreast of ARPA Impact Indicators, recovery reports and resources, and the recovery data dashboard that pulls all the pieces together.
Two years ago, the pandemic was an emergent, novel crisis. Last year, it was “the new normal,” but the Baltimore Community Foundation’s response and that of its fundholders, donors and partners remained fiercely urgent.
The Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF) is a community of people who are passionate about Baltimore and purposeful in their philanthropy.