Clear evidence exists that reading proficiently by third grade is a powerful determinant of achievement and high school graduation and yet there are millions of American children that do not meet this critical benchmark.
It is difficult to overstate the importance of a fair census count.
Whether a seasoned advocate or at a foundation determined to step into the civic engagement realm for the first time, start the new year with a refresher on the breadth of activities foundations can legally engage in and fund while remaining nonpa
Eight finalists have been selected from a pool of over 20 to vie for $100,000 in prizes in the Maryland Institute College of Art's third annual UP/Start Venture Competition.
Have you met ALICE®? ALICE is an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.
What is impact investing and why would a foundation want to carry this out?
Kaiser Permanente's mission is improving the total health of the members and communities it serves. In addition to world-class care and coverage, that also requires meaningful community partnerships, dialogue and advocacy.
Maryland Philanthropy Network is pleased to be partnering with EPIP on this conference by serving on the planning committee.
Today, Maryland Legal Services Corporation announces that Executive Director Susan Erlichman, Esq. is retiring on July 31, 2021.
Community Science is a research technique that encourages scientific democracy, accessibility, and accuracy through crowdsourced data collection.
Open Society Institute (OSI) Baltimore was recently awarded a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to pilot strategies to close the vaccination gaps among communities of color, which have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Join this conversation with Scott Nolen, director of the Addiction and Health Equity program at OSI-Baltimore to discuss the Equity-First Vaccination Initiative, what we currently know about vaccine decision-making, and to talk about opportunities to leverage or pool our resources to ensure that every Baltimore resident has meaningful access to empirically accurate information and vaccination plan that suits their needs. Jennifer White of the Horizon Foundation will present on findings from a national study on COVID vaccine decision making in communities of color including local findings from Howard County.
We humans — and within the philanthropic sector specifically — naturally resist change.
This article first examines the role of power in traditional private philanthropy before outlining current attempts at reform and discussing the importance of funding advocacy work.
The Wyncote Foundation recently released a report on recent digital media efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kelly Medinger, our most trusted and valued Executive Director of the Knott Foundation for the last decade, has shared her intentions to resign from her post, effective December 31, 2022. Her unwavering dedication to our mission, her institutional knowledge of our Foundation, her keen understanding of family dynamics, and her strong team-building with our executive staff have all contributed greatly towards the growth, focus, and stability of our Catholic family foundation. The Knott Foundation's Board of Trustees is seeking a new Executive Director, who will succeed our current Executive Director upon her departure at the end of 2022.
T. Rowe Price Foundation President John Brothers saw firsthand how the collapse of a nonprofit incubator can decimate the goals of dozens of entrepreneurs.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) is a $27 billion investment in climate and clean energy established by the Inflation Reduction Act. Please join the Green Funders Affinity Group to learn about the purpose and components of the GGRF. Representatives of local organizations that have applied for funding to benefit Maryland will describe each fund and their proposed strategy and share thoughts about barriers to community institutions accessing funding, and philanthropy’s role in supporting the infrastructure for equitable implementation of investments especially at the state and local levels.
The Donor Advised Fund Research Collaborative (DAFRC) is a consortium of academic and nonprofit researchers.
