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Community Foundation

Tri-State Community Foundation Webinar Series | Working with Difficult Wills and Trusts

Event

Oct.16

10/16/2019 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm

Location: Webinar

While a bequest is the most common way a community foundation receives money from an individual’s estate plan, some can be tricky. This webinar will provide information on how to deal with difficult wills and trusts. It will also feature best practices for working with professional advisors to ensure their client’s charitable wishes can be accomplished.

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Event type: Webinar

Audience: Community Foundation

Welcome Khayriyyah MuhammadSmith - 2016 Mawby Intern

News

Published: 02/04/2016

We are pleased to have Khayriyyah MuhammadSmith on board to help plan and facilitate the 2016 Youth Leadership Conference.

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News type: Announcement

Audience: All Members, Community Foundation, Youth Grantmakers

Topic: Youth Philanthropy

Ta-Nehisi Coates To Speak on Race in America at Kalamazoo Community Foundation Community Meeting

News

Published: 10/12/2015

Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of the current best-seller Between the World and Me, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s community meeting of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation.

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Audience: All Members, Community Foundation, Nonprofit Staff

Funding Area: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Community Survey Information Announced by Kalamazoo Community Foundation

News

Published: 08/18/2015

Poverty, homelessness and employment are the three most significant social issues facing people living in Kalamazoo County, according to a recent Kalamazoo Community Foundation survey.

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News type: Member Highlights

Audience: Community Foundation

Topic: Facts, Figures, Trends

Funding Area: Workforce Development, Poverty

Hot Topics, Great Dialogue & Fun Highlight the 2015 CMF Community Foundation CEO Retreat

News

Published: 04/30/2015

Shared stories, key topics and great camaraderie were the highlights of this year’s CMF Community Foundations CEO Retreat held in Port Huron.

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News type: Newswire

Audience: Community Foundation

Jackson Community Foundation CEO at White House Education Event

News

Published: 12/04/2014

Monica Moser, Jackson Community Foundation president/CEO, joined President Obama, the First Lady, and Vice President Biden along with hundreds of other higher education leaders to announce new actions to help more students prepare for and graduate from college.

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News type: Member Highlights

Audience: All Members, Community Foundation, Nonprofit Staff, Policy Makers

Topic: Education

Funding Area: Education

The Miracle of Match Day 2014: Mecosta County

News

Published: 12/04/2014

I live in what is arguably one of the poorest counties in the state of Michigan. Mecosta County, with a population of just over 42,000, is 571 square miles of farms, small villages, and the very unlikely home to a university.

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News type: Member Highlights

Audience: All Members, Community Foundation, Media, Nonprofit Staff

Topic: Community Philanthropy

Kate French Named VP, Marketing & Communications at CFSEM

News

Published: 11/21/2014

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (CFSEM) announced the addition of Kate French as its vice president, marketing and communications.

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News type: From the Web

Audience: All Members, Community Foundation

Barry Community Foundation Wins National Award

News

Published: 11/04/2014

The Barry Community Foundation was recently honored with the 2014 Secretaries’ Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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News type: Member Highlights

Audience: All Members, Community Foundation

Topic: Public/Private Partnerships

Funding Area: Community Development

Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Appoints Neel Hajra Next President/CEO

News

Published: 09/09/2014

The Foundation’s Board of Trustees announced the appointment of Neel Hajra as its next president & CEO effective January 1, 2015, immediately following Cheryl Elliott's retirement.

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News type: Member Highlights

Audience: All Members, Community Foundation

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