Maryland Philanthropy Network's 40th Anniversary Annual Meeting

Friday, September 29, 2023

Agenda

9:00 AM –10:00 AM Breakfast & Networking

10:00 AM – 10:55 AM Annual Meeting: Our Past, Our Present, Our Fu

10:55 AM – 11:30 AM Keynote Address by Susan Taylor Batten with Q&A

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Celebratory Luncheon & Networking

12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Museum Open for Visiting

Venue

This year’s event is hosted at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture. In addition to our gathering space on the second floor, attendees will have access to the Lewis from 12 Noon to closing at 5 PM.

The Lewis celebrates the significant accomplishments and struggles of African Americans throughout 400 years of Maryland’s history. Through groundbreaking

exhibitions, a permanent collection and timely programs and events, the Lewis bridges the gap between the past and present

Current exhibitions include:

Make Good Trouble: Marching for Change, and Freedom Bound: Runaways of the Chesapeake

Visit their website to learn more about educational offerings, exhibitions, and collections

The Lewis Museum

KeynoteSpeaker

Susan Taylor Batten

is president and chief executive officer of ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities ABFE (established in 1971 as the Association of Black Foundation Executives) is a membership-based philanthropic organization that advocates for responsive and transformative investments in Black communities Since joining ABFE in 2009, Batten has led the organization’s philanthropic advising and programming on responsive philanthropy

i leaders, donors and aligned partners

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n 25 years of leadership experience in both the private and public sectors. Prior to joining ABFE, Batten served as senior associate with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a grantmaking institution focused on child welfare In this role, she served as staff in the Community Change Initiatives Unit and coordinated a portfolio on equity, diversity and inclusion In the public sector, Batten worked as a senior analyst for the U S Department of Agriculture where she directed research and evaluation on food assistance programs; she also served in the Government of the District of Columbia as an analyst on initiatives supporting children, youth and families.

Batten currently serves on the boards of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, The Caribbean Philanthropy Alliance, Giving Gap, and the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO). She is also an adjunct lecturer at the Valdry Center for Philanthropy at Southern University. She received her master’s degree in social work from Howard University and her bachelor’s degree in English and political science from Fisk University

David Daniels, Bainum Family Foundation, Chair

Brooke Hisle, The Fund for Change and The Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund

Talib Horne, The Annie E Casey Foundation

Linda Keely, RAW (Redistribute Agency and Wealth) Trust

Franklin N. McNeil, Jr., PNC Bank, Greater Maryland Region

Destiny-Simone Ramjohn, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Tanya Jones Terrell, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

Tracey Barbour-Gillett, Abell Foundation

Amy Gross, France-Merrick Foundation

Erica Joseph, Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore

Mari Beth Moulton, Wright Family Foundation, Treasurer

Shanaysha Sauls, Baltimore Community Foundation

Board of Directors Staff

Kevin McHugh, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer

Liz Briscoe, Coordinator, Aging Innovations Group and Health Funders Affinity Group

Linda Dworak, Director of the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative

Charlotte P. Haase, Communication and Data Manager

Elisabeth Hyleck, Director of Learning and Partnerships

Shanetta Martin, Director of Public Policy, Education, and Special Projects

Megan McSwain, Program Associate – Baltimore Corps Fellow

Rachel Moler, Fiscal Portfolio Manager

Marlo Nash, Prenatal to Five Affinity Group Facilitator

Elyse Robinson, Office Administrator

Kathy Shulman, Funders Together to End Homelessness Baltimore Facilitator

Welcome Danista E. Hunte

The Board of Directors of Maryland Philanthropy Network is pleased to announce the appointment Danista E Hunte as its next President and CEO, effective October 11, 2023.

Danista brings with her a wealth of experience spanning over three decades in the philanthropic a non-profit sector. She most recently served as the Executive Director of Child First Authority in Baltim and prior to that was Vice President of Community Investment for the Baltimore Community Foundation

Hunte has been a member of ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities and was an ABFE 2007-08 Connecting Leaders Fellow She was honored in 2019 as one of The Daily Record’s Most Admired CEOs, and she currently serves as a board member for Baltimore’s Promise and the Baltimore City Charter and Operator-Led Schools Advisory Board

Please help us in offering Danista our warmest welcome and be on the lookout for more from her later this year. Visit our website to read the full press release!

2023 Member Community

Members for 40 Years

Baltimore Community Foundation

Goldseker Foundation

Hoffberger Family Philanthropies

Marion I & Henry J Knott Foundation

Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund

Joseph & Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds

Aaron Straus & Lillie Straus Foundation

Members for 35-39 Years

Abell Foundation

Baltimore Gas and Electric

Bank of America

Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Foundation

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Constellation

France-Merrick Foundation

Kaiser Permanente

Reginald F. Lewis Foundation

M&T Charitable Foundation

PNC Bank, N.A

Henry & Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg

Foundation

Alvin & Fanny B. Thalheimer Foundation

Venable LLP

Members for 30-34 Years

The Annie E. Casey Foundation

The Associated, Jewish Community

Federation of Baltimore

Lockhart Vaughan Foundation

United Way of Central Maryland

Harry & Jeanette Foundation Weinberg

Associated Black Charities

Members for 25-39 Years

Bunting Family Foundation

Enterprise Community Partners

Open Society Institute-Baltimore

Members for 20-24 Years

Morton K & Jane Blaustein Foundation

Brown Advisory

The Campbell Foundation

Clayton Baker Trust

Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore

Community Foundation of Howard County

Fund for Change

Harry L. Gladding Foundation

2023 Member Community

Members for 20-24 Years

David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation

Kentfields Foundation

Elizabeth B. and Arthur E. Roswell Foundation

Wells Fargo

Members for 15-19 Years

Kenneth S. Battye Charitable Trust

Bernard Family Fund

Community Foundation for Prince George’s County

Community Foundation of Washington County MD

Community Trust Foundation, Inc.

Cordish Family Fund

Greater Washington Community Foundation

John J Leidy Foundation

Middendorf Foundation Inc.

William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation

Osprey Foundation

Members for 10-14 Years

Baltimore Women's Giving Circle

Community Foundation of Harford County

Community Foundation of Frederick County

Robert W Deutsch Foundation

Horizon Foundation

Maryland Legal Services Corporation

Mid-Shore Community Foundation

Seawall Development

Members for 5-9 Years

Bainum Foundation

Caplis Family Fund

Chesapeake Charities

Elbow Fund

Fund for Educational Excellence

Hinkey-Benson Family Charitable Gift Fund

Keswick Multi Care

Helen J. Serini Foundation

The Shelter Foundation

Thalheimer-Eurich Charitable Fund

Visit Baltimore Education & Training

Wright Family Fund

Leonard & Helen R. Stulman Charitable Foundation Foundation

2023 Member Community

Members for 1-4 Years

Baltimore Children and Youth Fund

Baltimore Civic Fund

Behavioral Health System Baltimore

Blanket Fort Foundation

Callanan Family Charitable Gift Fund

Dream BIG

Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance

Hannon Armstrong Foundation

JP Morgan Chase Foundation

Macgill Donor Advised Fund

Maryland State Arts Council

MileOne Autogroup

Cindy Paradies and Larry Moscow Fund

Redistribute Agency and Wealth (RAW) Trust

Richman Foundation

Rural Maryland Foundation

Satonya Fair Legacy Membership

Sherman Family Foundation

Southway Builders Charitable Trust

Truist Foundation

Wolman Family Foundation Inc

Women's Giving Circle of Howard County

Our mission is to build and activate a diverse, informed, and effective network of philanthropists to inspire transformational impact throughout Maryland.

We envision a courageous philanthropic community leading transformative and innovative work that results in an equitable and just Maryland.

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