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Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Ribbon Cutting For MT Elliot Park June 6

Park is Third Plaza and Pavilion to be developed Along the East Riverfront’s more than Three Miles of Completed Pathways, Parks and Greenspace FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT—The Detroit RiverFront Conservancy...

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Early Childhood Education in Detroit Gets $4.5 Million Boost WDET

Sharnita Johnson, program officer at the Kellogg Foundation; Ann Kalass, CEO at Starfish Family Services and Jeffrey Capizzano, president of the Policy Equity Group join Craig for a panel discussion...

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Stories from the new economy: Henry Ford Innovation Institute Model D

Henry Ford Innovation Institute occupies a magnificent space in the heart of Henry Ford Health System’s main campus in Midtown Detroit. Originally constructed as an auditorium in 1915, the Innovation...

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Head Start Birth-to-Five pilot shows strong push for earlier care and education Administration for Children and Families

Fifteen organizations in five communities – Baltimore, Detroit, Jersey City, N.J., and Sunflower County, Miss., and Washington D.C. – have entered negotiations to receive federal funding as part of a...

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The Hope Fund Awards $75,000 To Area Nonprofits

Serves LGBT Community FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT—The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced it is awarding grants totaling $75,000 from The HOPE Fund to support the work of the LGBT...

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Dr. James Jacobs Receives 2013 Noland Award

Dr. James (Jim) Jacobs, president of Macomb Community College, was awarded the 2013 Mariam C. Noland Award for Nonprofit Leadership at the Community Foundation’s annual meeting June 12. This annual...

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More Than $17M In Grants Awarded To Area Nonprofits

DETROIT—The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced that more than $17 million in grants were approved to nonprofit organizations during the fourth quarter of 2013. The projects supported cover a...

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Kenneth C. Fischer Receives 2012 Noland Award

Kenneth C. Fischer, president of the University Musical Society (UMS) was awarded the 2012 Mariam C. Noland Award for Nonprofit Leadership. Under Fischer’s leadership, UMS has greatly expanded and diversified...

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UMRC Recognized for Excellence in Human Services Programming

The United Methodist Retirement Communities (UMRC) received the 2013 Richard F. Huegli Award for Program Excellence. The award recognizes a non- profit organization in southeast Michigan that has a history...

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Susan T. Mosey Receives 2011 Noland Award

On June 15, 2011, the first Mariam C. Noland Award for Nonprofit Leadership was presented to Susan T. Mosey, president of Midtown Detroit, Inc. Fostering the merger of the University...

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