The View from the Other Side – an Open Letter to Grantseekers
Having worked with and for non-profit organizations for all of my career to date, it was quite an opportunity to be able to come to “the other side” and make...
Sep 27th 2016
In General
Supporting Animal Welfare in Detroit’s Neighborhoods
When the Michigan Humane Society moved into Detroit in 1931, its principal concern was the proper treatment of horses, then the primary means of transportation. Today, more than 100,000 animals...
Sep 19th 2016
Detroit Homecoming Fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and Crain’s Detroit Business have agreed to establish the “Detroit Homecoming Fund” as a means for attendees of Homecoming to join together to support...
Aug 18th 2016
In General
Mentoring Programs Making a Difference
The Community Foundation supports a remarkable variety of mentoring programs, each with a distinctive approach to a common goal providing guidance and support to people who are attempting to gain...
Mar 18th 2016
Detroit’s ‘Grand Bargain’ and the Partnership that Propelled It Independent Sector
“This is one of those cases in which the imagination is baffled by the facts.” So Winston Churchill commented when Nazi leader Rudolf Hess parachuted into Scotland to pursue peace...
Jan 13th 2016
In In The News
Nonprofits Working on Detroit Revitalization Receive $115,000 in New Funding for Professional Development
Knight Foundation Funds Second Round of Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan program DETROIT— The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has announced a second round of Nonprofit Capacity Training grants for...
Dec 21st 2015
In Press Release
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Awards More Than $7.5 Million in Grants to Area Nonprofits in Third Quarter 2015
Detroit – The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced that more than $7.5 million in grants were made to nonprofit organizations during the third quarter of 2015. The projects supported...
Oct 23rd 2015
In Press Release
HAVEN Receives Richard F. Huegli Award For Program Excellence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT – The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan selected HAVEN of Bingham Farms, Mich. as the recipient of the 2015 Richard F. Huegli Award for Program Excellence....
Jun 18th 2015
In Press Release
Schools Promote Healthy Habits
Helping schools in Detroit solidify the health outcomes achieved by Project Healthy Schools Reducing childhood obesity and its long-term cardio-vascular health risks is the goal of Project Healthy Schools, a...
Apr 15th 2015
A Healthy Neighborhood Hub
The Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market, operated by the Grandmont Rosedale Development Corp., is the highest-grossing neighborhood-based market in Detroit, attracting more than 300 shoppers each week. A $10,000 grant from...
Apr 6th 2015