Science and Technology

Skillman Foundation Funds Innovative Technology Effort to Fight Detroit Blight

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Published: 02/19/2014
Providing grants to support the development of innovative technology designed to solve Detroit’s blight problem, the Skillman Foundation is leading the way to protect children and families in the Motor City
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News type: Newswire
Audience: All Members, Media, Nonprofit Staff, Policy Makers
Topic: Collaboration, Public/Private Partnerships, Grantmaking, Monitoring & Evaluation, Information Technology
Funding Area: Community Development, Science and Technology


Community Foundation Technology Support Grants

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Released: 03/2013

The Community Foundation Committee and the Technology Task Force are pleased to announce the second year of technology grants available to Michigan community foundations. Grants are made available thanks to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s support that established an endowment fund to support the technology needs of Michigan community foundations

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Resource Type: Member Service
Audience: Community Foundation
Funding Area: Science and Technology


Beyond the Check

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Released: 01/2015

Many have argued that funders often work within a framework of isolated impact, reviewing proposals for funding in a vacuum and evaluating success based on the impact of individual organizations as opposed to that of systems.

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Resource Type: Best Practice
Audience: All Members
Topic: Collective Impact, Grantee Feedback, Capacity Building, Organizational Capacity
Funding Area: Education, Comm. Improvement/Capacity Building, Science and Technology


Truth is What Stands the Test of Experience: The Challenges of Scientific Research and Philanthropy

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Released: 12/2012

A fascinating discussion on the barriers to medical progress with Greg Lucier, CEO of Life Technologies; Debi Brooks, co-founder and executive vice chairman of the Michael J. Fox Foundation and Santosh Kesari, a neuro-oncologist at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

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Resource Type: Video
Audience: All Members
Topic: Education, Policy
Funding Area: Philanthropy, Volunteerism, Science and Technology