Join us for this virtual gathering for staff and trustees interested in public policy to share what you’re seeing in your own work and crowdsource ideas from your peers across the state. This will be an open space for discussion, so please bring your questions, concerns and highlights from your own work to share with the group. This conversation is open to all CMF members, whether your work touches policy or you have a dedicated policy role.

Join your Latinx Affinity Network (LAN) colleagues and enjoy your lunch and Cafecito in this virtual gathering. We'll take time to connect and make space to focus on ways to support our LAN community of philanthropy and beyond. 

Connect with your foundation finance peers to learn about all things finance. During this program, participants will have the opportunity to spend some time discussing "Understanding Foundation KPIs" with a member from the firm of DoerenMayhew. We will then discuss other finance and operations topics that are of interest to the group.

Join your philanthropic peers as we unpack the suite of federal and state proposed changes to education funding. While federal lawmakers consider slashing billions of dollars from the federal education budget, Michigan policymakers have proposed significant changes to education funding, e.g., eliminating dedicated out-of-school time funding, eliminating dedicated funding streams for some vulnerable student groups, like English Learners and rural and isolated districts, plus proposed cuts to our two major research universities who serve as economic engines for the state. This, while Michigan’s students lag in academic achievement.

Join us for a virtual gathering to discuss technology and software, share what you’re seeing in your own work and crowdsource ideas from your fellow peers across the state. This will be an open space for discussion so please bring your questions, concerns and highlights from your own work to share with the group. As we continue our collective equity journey, we invite you to bring forward equity-related topics to our roundtables throughout the year. This conversation is open to all CMF members whether your work touches technology, you have a dedicated technology role or you just want to pick up a few tips from our technology experts.

Back in 2024, before the elections, Marguerite Casey Foundation engaged in scenario planning exercises with their stakeholders to envision various future administrations. The result was, among other things, clarity, agility, and steadiness in responding to today’s attacks on communities and philanthropy, with a continued focus on the organization’s values and impact in facing the current crises. Join us for a conversation on how foundations can prepare to be courageous now and in the future, and what that looks like in terms of supporting nonprofit partners working on community organizing and advancing a vibrant multiracial democracy.