Growing into Philanthropy
How One Program Associate Found Her True Calling I always knew that I wanted to grow up and do good, hopefully do well, and help others. For a long time,...
Jun 4th 2014
In General
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...
Jun 1st 2014
In Press Release
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...
Apr 16th 2014
In In The News
Training Program To Help Increase Detroit Nonprofit And Public Sector Capacity
$400,000 from Knight Foundation Added to Fund at the Community Foundation Will Support Professional Development For Nonprofit, Public Sector Staff For Immediate Release DETROIT — (April 9, 2014) — The...
Apr 10th 2014
In Press Release
Investing in the People Who are Rebuilding Detroit
Training Program to Help Increase Detroit Nonprofit and Public Sector Capacity Detroit’s rebirth is not just growing new businesses, new buildings and new possibilities. It is growing new leaders. The...
Apr 10th 2014
In General
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...
Apr 8th 2014
In In The News
Inclusion Works: A Case Study of the Hope Fund
From the beginning, there was a sense that history was being made. It was 1994 and a brave Mariam Noland stood in front of her 50-member Community Foundation board of...
Apr 8th 2014
In General
Detroit GreenWays Coalition becomes City-Wide Nonprofit
Organization Formally Requests 501(C)3 Status in February DETROIT—With a mission to create, conserve and promote greenways and green spaces in order to connect people, places and nature, the Detroit Greenways...
Mar 18th 2014
In Press Release
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...
Feb 21st 2014
In In The News
Nonprofit Sustainability
A Careful Equation Using the Head and the Heart Year-end at the Community Foundation is fast-paced to say the least. Our staff works through the holidays to process gifts and...
Feb 17th 2014
In General