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
New Economy Initiative to target innovation, entrepreneurs with 2nd round of funding Crain's Detroit Business
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Feb 2nd 2014
In In The News
Heidelberg Project Received Grant To Expand Education, Community Development
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Makes Grant for Growth and Program Expansion of Detroit’s Heidelberg Project FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT—The Heidelberg Project is pleased to announce that the Community...
Jan 22nd 2014
In Press Release
When Philanthropies ‘Step Up’
Foundations Work Together for Detroit’s Future Much media attention and speculation has swirled about ahead of Monday’s official announcement by the United States District Court regarding the commitment of several...
Jan 17th 2014
In General
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...
Jan 14th 2014
In Press Release
Strategic Regional Collaborations Deliver Big Benefits
Partnerships Between Nonprofits, Thoughtful Collaborations Magnify Collective Impact Here at the Community Foundation, we are bullish on regional partnerships between nonprofits. We simply see over and over again how...
Nov 21st 2013
In General,In The News
Community Foundation to manage $54M in charity assets raised by DMC Crain's Detroit Business
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Sep 1st 2013
In In The News
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...
Jun 30th 2013
In General
The Protective Spirit Of Place
Musings of a Streetwalker Genius loci is what the Romans called it. “The protective spirit of a place.” It had religious connotations, thought of as a “guardian deity,” connected to...
May 23rd 2013
In General
Billy Kyles Has A Dream
Musings of a Streetwalker: Connecting Reverend Samuel ‘Billy’ Kyles to Community Recently I had the opportunity to hear Reverend Samuel “Billy” Kyles. You younger readers may not recognize that name,...
May 15th 2013
In General