Recent Postings

• First Sandbox Party Convention Highlights Importance Of Early Childhood Programs
  Posted 8/31/10 - CMF NewsWire
  Michigan’s first Sandbox Party Convention at MSU’s Breslin Center to highlight and support efforts on behalf of early childhood educational programs drew thousands of attendees along with Michigan’s two gubernatorial candidates.
• New Monitor Institute Report Reveals “What’s Next For Philanthropy”
  Posted 8/26/10 - CMF NewsWire
  A new report recently released by the Monitor Institute provides insight into the changing landscape for philanthropy in the next decade and identifies tools, strategies and ‘next practices’ for moving the sector forward.
• Kalamazoo River Environmental Relief Fund Created
  Posted 7/30/10
  Established by the Community Foundation Alliance of Calhoun County, this new Fund will be used for river, wildlife and other needs that arise from the oil spill cleanup. Tax deductible contributions can be made by individuals, businesses and groups to the Kalamazoo River Environmental Relief Fund at the Community Foundation Alliance of Calhoun County, P.O. Box 101 Homer, MI 49245.
• Fair Food Network Launches New Fresh Foods Initiative To Help Low-Income Families
  Posted 8/9/10 - CMF NewsWire
  Fair Food Network - with the help of Michigan foundations - launches new “Double Up Food Bucks” program to help low-income citizens throughout the Detroit Area obtain health, fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Michael Moody Named Frey Foundation Chair For Family Foundations at GVSU
  Posted 8/2/10 - CMF NewsWire
  Michael Moody, president of Moody Philanthropic Consulting in Richmond, Virginia, is the new Frey Foundation Chair for Family Foundations and Philanthropy based at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University (GVSU).