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Michigan Study Makes Recommendations for Improving Civic Life and Strengthening Communities

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Published: 11/16/2015

A report released today by the Michigan Nonprofit Association, in conjunction with the National Conference on Citizenship, measures the engagement of Michigan residents in important civic activities such as voting, volunteering, interacting with neighbors, community participation, and charitable giving.

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Audience: All Members
Funding Area: Public/Society Benefit


The Center for Michigan Releases: Getting to Work, Fall 2015 Edition

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Published: 10/20/2015
The more than 5,000 participants in the Center for Michigan's "Getting to Work" campaign identify the top priorities of the public in this new report.
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News type: From the Web
Audience: All Members
Funding Area: Education, Public/Society Benefit


Learning for Social Impact: What Foundations Can Do

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Released: 05/2010

A McKinsey & Company white paper discussing how foundations can work together to achieve sector-wide change.

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Resource Type: Best Practice, Research
Audience: All Members, Executive Staff
Topic: Evaluation Methods, Grantee Feedback, Sector Leadership & Collaboration, Peer Networks
Funding Area: Public/Society Benefit, Philanthropy, Volunteerism


Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness

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Released: 08/2010

Federal officials presented the Opening Doors report to the Obama Administration, detailing the nation's first comprehensive strategy to prevent and end homelessness.

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Resource Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Members, Government Funder
Topic: About Philanthropy, Policy
Funding Area: Poverty, Public/Society Benefit


Responding in Crisis: An Early Analysis of Foundations' Grantmaking During the Economic Crisis

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Released: 05/2010

This study finds that foundations responded to the economic crisis in a targeted and timely manner, with grants directed toward communities with the most need.

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Resource Type: Report, Research
Audience: All Members
Topic: Facts, Figures, Trends, Grantmaking, Monitoring & Evaluation
Funding Area: Public/Society Benefit


Where Do We Go From Here? Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys

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Released: 10/2012

Drawing on eight years of grants data and twenty years of history, this report describes important trends in foundation funding for black men and boys. It also describes innovative philanthropic efforts in the field. While disparities faced by black males remain staggering, new partnerships and initiatives based on an assets-based approach and institutional supports may be on the cusp of turning the tide.

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Resource Type: Report
Audience: Affinity Groups, All Members, Community Foundation, Corporate Giving, Family Foundation, Independent Foundation, Private Foundation, Public Foundation
Topic: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Social Justice
Funding Area: Arts and Culture, Education, Public/Society Benefit, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice


Age of Dignity: A Conversation about Elder Care in America

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Released: 03/2015

Luz Vega-Marquis, President and CEO of the Marguerite Casey Foundation in Seattle, has a conversation around caregiving, domestic workers, economic security and genuine solutions.

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Resource Type: Video
Audience: Affinity Groups, Aging, All Members
Topic: Aging, Collaboration
Funding Area: Aging, Public/Society Benefit