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Freep Film Festival to screen Detroit bankruptcy doc that features former Community Foundation president

The Freep Film Festival will screen the documentary “Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit” on Wednesday. The film uses re-enactments, archival footage, and contemporary interviews – including with former...

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Detroit’s historic bankruptcy and more contributed to city’s revival Detroit Free Press

We are proud to be a part of of the city’s revival with the Foundation for Detroit’s Future. “Major foundations, including the Kresge, Ford and Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan...

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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...

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State gives final OK to Detroit grand bargain payment Detroit Free Press

Detroit’s two pension funds are expected to receive the state’s grand bargain bankruptcy contribution of $194.8 million on Feb. 9 after a state panel gave final approval to the payments...

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How Detroit Was Reborn Detroit Free Press

U.S. District Chief Judge Gerald Rosen wondered what the hell he’d gotten himself into. Rosen was in Florida in August 2013 for a quick golf vacation but was rising before...

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In Detroit’s ‘Grand Bargain,’ the Chief of a Local Foundation Was a Key Player The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Alberto Ibargüen’s foray into an unusual form of philanthropy began with a phone call last fall from Mariam Noland, head of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. Read the full...

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Foundation for Detroit’s Future Undertakes Work to Carry Out “Grand Bargain”

New Organization to Collect, Disburse Funds to Reduce Cuts to Detroit’s Retirees, Help City Restore Economic & Cultural Vitality (Detroit) – With U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Steven Rhodes’ approval of...

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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...

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