2018 NEIdeas Winners Announced
New Economy Initiative Awards $260K to Small Businesses Across Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park – NEIdeas Program has Awarded $2.16M to 144 Businesses since 2014 In its fifth year, the...
Nov 7th 2018
In Press Release
Investing in Talent, Near and Far
Supporting Existing Local Talent Talent development is crucial to a healthy economy and the region. The Community Foundation understands that, in addition to attracting new talent to our growing and...
Sep 19th 2018
Detroit Innovation Fellowship
The New Economy Initiative is launching a new talent development program, the Detroit Innovation Fellowship (DIF), that is designed to promote and invest in social entrepreneurs and innovators who are...
Jul 26th 2018
In General
Yearbook 2017: Regional Economic Vitality
In our 2017 Yearbook we highlight three stories about our focus on regional economic vitality. A strong economy is vital to every successful community. We are becoming a destination for...
Jul 10th 2017
Hacker Fellows connect tech developers with startups in need
Regional Economic Vitality A strong economy is vital to every successful community. We are becoming a destination for many newcomers including entrepreneurs, immigrants, and millennials. The Community Foundation’s focus on...
Jul 9th 2017
New Economy Initiative
Regional Economic Vitality A strong economy is vital to every successful community. We are becoming a destination for many newcomers including entrepreneurs, immigrants, and millennials. The Community Foundation’s focus on...
Jul 9th 2017
Southwest Solutions
Regional Economic Vitality A strong economy is vital to every successful community. We are becoming a destination for many newcomers including entrepreneurs, immigrants, and millennials. The Community Foundation’s focus on...
Jul 9th 2017
New Economy Initiative Seeks Applicants for $400,000 in Awards through the NEIdeas Small Business Challenge
Challenge to award $400,000 in cash prizes to existing businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park for their ideas for growth. Application period is open May 1-June 1 (11:59 p.m.)....
Apr 18th 2017
In Press Release
FoodLab Detroit: Supporting Food Entrepreneurs
Supporting a Healthy Food System A diet rich in healthy foods is essential to good health — that may be as close to a universal truth as there is. We...
Nov 11th 2016
New Economy Initiative Releases Report on $2.9 Billion Economic Impact
On September 14, the New Economy Initiative (NEI) released a report of its cumulative impact at an event attended by NEI funders, grantees and stakeholders in Detroit. NEI is the...
Nov 11th 2016