In recent years a growing number of foundations have fastidiously articulated new program goals to support people of color, people who are LBGTQ, people with low incomes, and others facing barriers to progress. But Jara Dean-Coffey says something huge is missing from all of those equity efforts — a rethinking of the way foundations measure success.
For February 2020, Baltimore magazine published a special edition celebrating leaders of positive change in Baltimore - Baltimore GameChangers.
Across our field, in politics, in business, and in our communities, Americans are questioning the very nature of philanthropy and probing its core value.
Our sector’s addiction to intellectualizing, equivocating, risk-avoiding, and time-wasting is lethal, and there are few places where this is more present than within philanthropy.
Organizations supported by philanthropy have unquestionably had a meaningful positive impact on our world and society.
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.
Last fall, city residents themselves got the chance to weigh in. More than 5,000 filled out a survey designed to capture their top priorities ahead of the 2020 mayoral and City Council races.
Eric Ward, who is African American, is an expert on white nationalism. He worked in foundations for seven years, including a three-year stint as a program officer at the Ford Foundation.
Keswick doesn't just want to look at the blood pressure and medical records of the older adults it serves, the Baltimore company is tracking everything as it seeks to use data to provide better health care outcomes for both patients and insurers.
Out of an abundance of caution and the networking nature of this event, we have decided to cancel our Open House.
Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for our 2020 Advocacy Day in Annapolis. This trip to Annapolis is an opportunity for Maryland Philanthropy Network members to learn how they can impact systems-change by observing the legislative session, learning about the legislative process firsthand, building relationships with legislators, and educating members of the legislature.
Celeste Amato, President and CEO of Maryland Philanthropy Network, among those selected to receive The Daily Record's 2020 Influential Marylander award.
This year, Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders will be conducting a series of programs exploring Social Determinants of Health topics, to better understand the roles of all funder groups in advancing health equity.
U.S. Census Bureau staff took their first counts in Toksook Bay, Alaska, last month, officially beginning the 2020 Census. Counting in Maryland will start April 1. Are we ready?
As interim CEO of the Greater Washington Community Foundation, I often say that we sit in the middle of the racial wealth gap in our region.
The 2020 session of Maryland’s General Assembly is in full swing.
Maryland lawmakers filed a “groundbreaking” but expensive 199-page bill Thursday that would mean a sweeping overhaul of the state’s public schools ―
What can over a million teachers tell funders about the needs of schools? No one has greater insight into the needs of students and schools than teachers.
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