“Data Is the New Oil,” Says Futurist Amy Webb WDET
Amy Webb likes to say that “data is the new oil,” and the parallels between the two valuable commodities were on display last week as Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg tried to...
Apr 20th 2018
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Why is futurist Amy Webb feeling not so great about the next 20 years? Crain's Detroit
On Wednesday, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation launched “Future of Information: Media, Technology and Democracy,” a yearlong event series on...
Apr 16th 2018
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DMC Foundation awards Northeast Guidance Center Senior Reach Grant Michigan Chronical Online
The Senior Reach program located at Northeast Guidance Center on Detroit’s eastside is the recent recipient of a $50,000 grant from the DMC Foundation for the continued support for Senior...
Mar 29th 2018
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Welcome to the Neighborhood The Michigan Chronicle
Detroit’s revitalization has been the subject of enthusiastic headlines around the country – and even around the world – for the past few years. Those of us who live in...
Feb 14th 2018
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Misty Copeland leads ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Detroit Opera House Michigan Chronical Online
This is our second year supporting UMS and the Michigan Opera Theatre – Detroit Opera House in this fantastic partnership that has brought the American Ballet Theatre and Misty Copeland...
Feb 9th 2018
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Foundations create $900,000 fund to support local journalism Crain's Detroit
Several foundations working in Detroit have teamed up to launch a $900,000 fund that will invest in quality journalism and in efforts to ensure coverage and the pool of journalists...
Mar 14th 2017
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Working with the people of Detroit to tell the story of Detroit Knight Foundation
Mar 14th 2017
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Detroit program serves as model for other programs across the country WDET 101.9
Detroit is helping to lead the way on a new model for the early childhood learning program Head Start. Officials say just two years into a five-year pilot program, the...
Feb 23rd 2017
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New Food Access Funding Opportunity Michigan State University
On March 30, the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan (CFSEM) announced a new funding and educational initiative to support healthy food access for children and seniors. Efforts to increase access...
May 6th 2016
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$2M in Detroit Head Start funds will support doulas, preschool, data collection Crain's Detroit
The first grants from the $4.5 million Detroit Head Start Early Childhood Innovation Fund will support the launch of a common data collection effort to identify best practices among five...
Mar 18th 2016
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