Low math and literacy skills disqualify many men and women from training programs that provide occupational skills needed to acquire family sustaining employment.
What is impact investing and why would a foundation want to carry this out?
We are in a moment where the nation’s racial discourse is more complex and ever-present than most have experienced before.
Welcome to the On the Ground: Baltimore with Grassroots Grantmakers, hosted by Baltimore Community Foundation
Join Philanthropy WV on their next #WVFloodRecovery Conference Call on Friday, July 29th from 12 Noon to 1:00 PM.
Nonprofit organizations have a critical role to play in reaching people who have barriers to vaccine access, as well as ensuring that everyone receives accurate vaccine information from trusted messengers.
The Prenatal to 5 Impact Collaborative will be meeting with Steven Hick
Back in October 2020, we heard from the Open Society Institute – Baltimore and Baltimore’s Pr
Social isolation is not a personal choice or individual problem, bu
All arts and culture funders are invited to hear Nicholas Cohen, Executive Director, Maryland Citizens for the Arts, share findings from their research and to join in a discussion about the implications of these findings as well shifts in funding and support for the arts throughout Maryland and in Baltimore specifically. We’ll provide ample time for all participants to deepen collaboration by sharing information, current opportunities, lessons learned and queries about supporting the arts in Maryland.
Maryland Philanthropy Network is proud to support the Maryland Nonprofits 2021 Annual Conference. This year's fully virtual three-day conference will be filled with interesting sessions surrounding the theme "Getting Ready For Growth."
Once a brand manager at Procter & Gamble, Eric Rigaud now helps organizations document their work to become more equitable.
We humans — and within the philanthropic sector specifically — naturally resist change.
Jamye Wooten, founder of CLLCTIVLY, a Baltimore-based social change organization that mobilizes resources for Black-led organizations, lost his sister to cancer at the age of 53.
In January, the Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative will be getting a 2022 Legislative Session Preview from Maryland Family Network; have a discussion with PN-5 member, Meredith Callanan, about the Early Years Leadership Diversity Initiative's research report, entitled Diversify Early Childhood Leadership: It’s Time to Remove the Barriers Holding Us Back; and Cathy Costa, from the Maternal and Child Health Division of the Baltimore City Health Department, will provide an update on Baltimore City’s Pritzker grant.
The Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition’s 2021 Annual Report highlights the progress they made in 2021. Some of that progress is easy to see, such as the number of issues resolved from callers to the BDEC Tech Support Hotline — Baltimore’s first-ever tech support hotline. Their progress also serves as a reminder of what is still left to do.
BDEC was launched in 2020 amidst the Covid-19 pandemic with the resolve to close the digital divide in Baltimore City. That remains their focus today, and we will work collaboratively to do so through four main goals:
Foundations on the Hill (FOTH) is an annual opportunity for grantmakers and regional associations to meet with their federal lawmakers to personally discuss their work with members of Congress. The next Foundations on the Hill will take place virtually April 5-7. Through a mix of virtual meetings, digital advocacy opportunities, and social media engagement, Foundations on the Hill attendees and advocates will take sector legislative priorities directly to members of Congress, sharing the vision of a courageous philanthropic sector that catalyzes a just and equitable society where all can participate and prosper.
Please join your colleagues to learn more about tips, tools and lessons learned in Impact Investing, as part of the Maryland Philanthropy Network and Mission Investors Exchange partnership series.
