Maryland Philanthropy Network’s (MPN) School-Centered Neighborhood Investment Initiative (SCNII) funded a research team to conduct an initial analysis that sought to document the 21CSBP’s implementation process, understand the complex relationships among responsible agencies, and explore the implementation and emerging outcomes of the program in three neighborhoods. Their recent report attempts to answer the question what is – and what should be – the role of a “community school?"
Maryland Philanthropy Netork member, Dara Schnee from the Baltimore Community Foundation, was honored by The Daily Record as a receipient of its 2022 Maryland’s Top 100 Women awards.
In light of recent events, the Fund [or Education Excellence] asked a group of City Schools’ principals to share their perspectives and experience in grappling with school closures and the COVID-19 crisis.
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Program materials from "Understanding the Implications of the SNAP Rule Changes".
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Join us for a briefing on the tightening eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the impact of these changes on Marylanders as well as the response from advocates, providers, and state/local government.
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View Materials from Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative November 2021 Meeting
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From the top floor of Hotel Revival, I marveled at a sunny 360-degree view of Baltimore. Directly south along the water I could see Port Covington, a former industrial area being redeveloped into a new metro ecosystem.
The Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF) has opened applications for the COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Fund, a $900,000 grant program for Baltimore
It's always inspiring to start a new year with some good news.
The Prenatal-to-Five (PN-5) Affinity Group was created to help funders who are interested in supporting expectant parents, and children from birth through age five and their families improve their grantmaking by learning more about initiatives, educational research, and best practices.
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.
The Democracy Collaborative’s report Anchor Collaboratives: Building Bridges with Place-Based Partnerships and Anchor Institutions discusses the role of anchor institutions and collaboratives in leveraging the power of their economic assets to address social and economic disparities and to revitalize local communities.
COVID-19 is bearing down on communities of color with intense disproportional impacts that are felt both economically and physically.
We are a membership association striving to add value and capacity for our members, a network connecting a growing community of donors across Maryland and a partner with nonprofits and community leaders working to advance the impact of the social
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View materials from "B’More Invested and Beyond".
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The Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative is working with Byte Back, Pass IT On, and the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition to identify a trainer(s) who will develop and facilitate a trauma-informed care training for up to 15 workforce development nonprofit professionals. The goal of the training will be to increase the capacity of direct service agencies by applying trauma-specific strategies to their normal service deliveries, improving the services provided to clients who have experienced trauma, and advance digital equity.