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Philanthropy

Network 2000 supports nonprofit organizations whose work furthers our goals.

Requests for Proposals for a 2013 grant are no longer being accepted. Nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for a grant for programs that are aligned with Network 2000′s mission of advancing women. In addition, organizations must:

  • Serve females in the state of Maryland
  • Be incorporated in the State of Maryland
  • Be tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code
  • Be registered as a charitable organization and “in good standing” with the Maryland Office of the Secretary of State


Network 2000 Was Pleased to Award the Following Grants for 2012-2013

Associated Black Charities Board Development Pipeline
Associated Black Charities has developed a pipeline of 150+ professionals from racially under-represented groups to serve on non-profit boards. This grant will allow them to expand to include a special focus on women, who in the Baltimore-Washington region hold a smaller percentage of nonprofit board positions (42%) than the national average (46%). This unique program approaches the topic of board leadership from the worldview and historical perspective of people of color and gender.

Tuerk House Develops Leadership and Coaching Program for Key Female Managers
Tuerk House‘s Leadership Training and Coaching Program for Key Female Managers provides leadership training for key female managers who oversee services for 1,200 women and men annually who struggle with their addiction to alcohol or drugs. The program will help them function more effectively individually by enhancing their leadership skills, as a management team, and more broadly within the provider network in addressing Baltimore’s number one health problem.

Towson University‘s College of Business and Economics Starts MentHER Program
Towson University’s College of Business and Economics’ MentHER is a “pay-it-forward” program which combines networking and mentoring among women of various age groups to support the growth, learning and empowerment of college women and high school girls in the Baltimore area. Women in industry network with one another and mentor college students, who in turn interact with Baltimore City high school students. The college and high school students also participate in workshops, gaining exposure to a variety of industries to help them establish goals and consider future careers.

Organizations that have received grants in the past include:

  • Path Forward Center’s ACTiVATE® program
  • The Catholic High School
  • Light of Truth Center
  • My Sister’s Circle
  • Sister’s Academy of Baltimore
  • Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore (WEB)
  • Girls’ Empowerment Mission (GEM)
  • The Caroline Center
  • Success in Style
  • YWCA of Anne Arundel County
  • Girl Scouts of Central Maryland
  • Marian House
  • Central Scholarship Bureau (“Emerging Women Leaders Scholarship Fund”)
  • Women’s Industrial Exchange
  • University of Maryland School of Law (“Women, Leadership & Equality Program”)
  • American Military Spouse Education Foundation

Network 2000 has also held Friendraisers with The Enoch Pratt Library, the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, and the Women’s Industrial Exchange.