Realizing the purchasing power of anchor institutions to support local businesses and in turn create jobs is the focus of this new report, Authored by Karp Resources, the report explores food procurement processes in anchor institutions, and identifies a range of strategies to more fully realize local purchasing power. The report recommends actions to support local minority-owned and small businesses, modifications to procurement processes, and outlines legislative opportunities to connect purchasing power to businesses in reinvestment areas. Many of the recommendations are applicable not...
Many of us working to identify good strategies and support effective programs understand the great importance of involving communities in informing and implementing our work.
Maryland is changing – bringing new possibilities, diverse people, and a shifting economy. This is a moment when we are ahead of many parts of the country, and it is to our advantage to reimagine our state for the future.
The Baltimore Sun has just won the Pulitzer prize for local reporting, despit
We write to you as Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) leaders in food and agriculture who work with hundreds of grassroots communities across the country who have been at and on the frontlin
Much like most businesses over the last year and a half, the non-profit sector has had to rethink the way they operate. With donations mostly down and the need for help up, the demand for change came quickly.
We Give Black Fest raised more than $233,000 over the weekend for local Black-led organizations.
Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz wants the local business community to understand one thing about the recent women’s giving network national conference in Baltimore.
During last year's Green Funders Legislative Debrief, the Maryland Climate Partners Coalition Steering Committee provided an update to funders on the progress of implementing the Climate Solutions Now Act. In collaboration with Chesapeake Bay Funders Network, Maryland Philanthropy Network's Green Funders Affinity Group invites you to learn more about what's next for this work as the Climate Partners track progress on state goals, educate key stakeholders, and advocate for the full enactment of all components of the law.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
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Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC) meets each month.
This toolkit defines the professional knowledge, skills, and abilities expected of grants management professionals regardless of area of specialization, the size of your organization or role within the field. By identifying both the functional responsibilities and the knowledge needed for success in every area of grants management, the competencies provide a comprehensive look at the profession. This model offers everyone working in grants management a pathway to professional success.
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This webinar is an opportunity for members to learn more about the Expanding the Bench (EBT) initiative. EBT is based on the belief that learning and evaluation have the power to shape policy, programs, and practice and that evaluators from diverse communities increase the likelihood that methods, analyses, and interpretation benefit the communities they serve.
Updates from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
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The Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC) seeks a consultant to assist in revising our: