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Impact investing benefits Baltimore; we need more of it | GUEST COMMENTARY
Release Date: 
05/15/2023

What if I told you that, just as there are renewable energy sources, there is a renewable financial resource — and it’s already quietly making progress possible? Impact investing, which generates financial returns alongside positive social change, is proving a valuable tool for spurring large scale, inclusive economic growth and creating income and wealth for residents. Impact investments can take the form of low-interest loans, venture capital or municipal bond investments, for example, all with the goal of addressing critical social needs.

Safeguarding Homeownership from the Impacts of COVID-19
Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 09:30 to 11:00 AM

Join the Community Investment Affinity Group to hear about the issues and implications of declining homeownership in Maryland and Baltimore, as well as efforts to blunt the pandemic’s impact on homeownership. Participants will leave with a greater understanding of what investments, connections, and elements are needed, where funder’s interests are, and possible roles for philanthropy.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Community Investment Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
COVID-19
Funding Area: 
Community Development/Neighborhoods
Housing and Homelessness
Black Funders Convening
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Welcome to the space for Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Black Executive Directors, Presidents, CEOs and experienced staff to connect, offer mutual support, and deepen relationships. As leaders and decision-makers in your foundations, you are bridge-builders, trend-spotters, and changemakers with the space to innovate while also keeping the long-game in mind. Join the conversation to learn and share your challenges and successes with peers.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Conversation with Maryland Department of Health Secretary Laura Herrera Scott
Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group is pleased to host Maryland Department of Health’s Secretary Laura Herrera Scott for a conversation about the Secretary’s vision for the Department and its strategies to promote lifelong health and wellness for all Marylanders.  She will speak on their efforts to promote and improve the health and safety of Maryland residents of all ages through disease prevention, access to care, quality management, and community engagement.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Health Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Public Policy
Public/Private Partnership
Funding Area: 
Health Access and Care
Collectively We Rise: The Business Case for Economic Inclusion in Baltimore

This new report highlights ongoing initiatives to create jobs through economic inclusion in Baltimore.  Through interviews, it documents best practices and finds that the strategies create benefits for individuals, businesses and institutions.  The report calls for broader participation by businesses and institutions as well as people-focused investments and policies.

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Resource type: 
Report
Topic: 
Baltimore Integration Partnership
CLLCTIVLY And Maryland Nonprofits Build Resiliency Of Youth Service Providers
Release Date: 
01/26/2023

The Baltimore Children and Youth Fund (BCYF) awarded CLLCTIVLY and Maryland Nonprofits $150,000 to pilot the CONNECT program. CONNECT is a nine-month cohort of ten organizations focused on deepening relationships and collaboration among nonprofits to improve organizational sustainability, increase fundraising, and move towards a liberatory framework for serving young people in Baltimore City.

We Must be in it for the Long Haul: A Peer Conversation about Stemming Anti-Black Racism
Thursday, October 01, 2020 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

In June, ABFE released We Must be in it for the Long Haul, a call to action to philanthropy to stem anti-Black racism developed in partnership with Black foundations executives across the country. 

Shanaysha Sauls, President & CEO of the Baltimore Community Foundation and one of the signatories of the statement, will ground participants in the impetus for the statement and share insight around the significance for MPN’s members.  From there, MPN members will have a chance to learn and share with peers in smaller breakout groups.

Event type: 
Grantmaking Practice
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Anchor Collaboratives: Building Bridges With Place-Based Partnerships and Anchor Institutions
Knowledgebase

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.

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Resource type: 
Publication
Topic: 
Anchor Institutions

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