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Race for Results: MI Largest Racial Groups Far Below Nat'l Average

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Published: 04/01/2014

Released 4/1/14, this report demonstrates how much state averages mask the dramatically different outcomes and conditions experienced by children of diverse races/ethnicity.

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News type: From the Web
Audience: Affinity Groups, All Members
Topic: Michigan Data
Funding Area: Children, Youth, and Families, Education


Mentoring Initiative Designed to Attract & Retain Top Talent in Philanthropy

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Published: 10/17/2011

A new mentoring initiative designed to attract, retain and promote future leadership for philanthropy is one of the key projects developed and launched recently by the Michigan Forum for African Americans in Philanthropy (MFAAP).

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News type: Newswire
Audience: Affinity Groups, All Members, Potential Members
Topic: Mentoring, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion


Health Philanthropy: New Players and New Approaches

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Released: 11/2013

This special report from Grantmakers in Health and Arabella Advisors explores the role that new actors are playing in the field of health philanthropy, as well as the unique attributes, approaches, and priorities that they bring to the field.

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Resource Type: External Link
Audience: Affinity Groups, All Members
Topic: Grantmaking, Monitoring & Evaluation
Funding Area: Health


Connect the Dots: Using Evaluations of Teacher Effectiveness to Inform Policy and Practice

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Released: 10/2013

This paper contains a detailed and up-to-date lay of the land on teacher evaluation policies across 50 states, an in-depth look at policy in states promising ambitious teacher evaluation systems and a compliation of some of the important lessons learned.

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Resource Type: External Link, Report
Audience: Affinity Groups, P-20 Education, All Members
Topic: Evaluation
Funding Area: Education


Invest in What Works: An Education Road Map for Michigan Leaders

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Released: 04/2013

The Education Trust - Midwest is described as an organization made up of Michiganders who know well how their parents once prided themselves on the quality of Michigan's public schools and who have little to be proud of today.

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Resource Type: Report
Audience: Affinity Groups, All Members, Policy Makers
Topic: Collaboration, Partnerships, Effectiveness
Funding Area: Education


Great Start, Great Investment, Great Future

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Released: 05/2013

The Michigan Department of Education, Office of Great Start, published Michigan’s comprehensive plan for early learning and development in May 2013.

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Resource Type: Report
Audience: Affinity Groups, P-20 Education
Topic: Facts, Figures, Trends
Funding Area: Education, Children, Youth, and Families


Detroit Art City: The DIA Story

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Released: 12/2013

Produced by Detroit Public Television, "Detroit Art City: The Detroit Institute of Arts Story," takes viewers behind the scenes of the institution at the center of Detroit’s bankruptcy case and uncovers the story beyond the headlines.

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Resource Type: Video
Audience: Affinity Groups, Arts, All Members
Funding Area: Arts and Culture


Michigan Cultural Data Project

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Released: 12/2013

The Michigan Cultural Data Project (CDP) is a powerful, online management tool designed to strengthen arts and cultural organizations by gathering reliable, longitudinal data on the sector.

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Resource Type: External Link
Audience: Affinity Groups, Arts, All Members
Topic: Michigan Data
Funding Area: Arts and Culture


Building Power through Data-Sharing: Issues and Opportunities for Environmental Health and Justice Funders

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Released: 08/2014

Building Power through Data-Sharing: Issues and Opportunities for Environmental Health and Justice Funders, a new report from Health and Environmental Funders Network, explores ways funders can build power in their fields through investments in data-sharing.

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Resource Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: Affinity Groups, All Members, Regional Associations, Community Foundation, Corporate Giving, Family Foundation, Private Foundation, Public Foundation
Topic: Technology, Information Technology, Data Standardization
Funding Area: Environment, Health


42nd Annual Conference - 2014 Session Materials

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Released: 10/2014

This resource compiles all available session materials from CMF's 42nd Annual Conference.

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Resource Type: Best Practice, Presentation, Report, Research
Audience: Affinity Groups, All Members, Community Foundation, Corporate Giving, Family Foundation, Independent Foundation, Public Foundation


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