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ITC Holdings Corp., a CMF corporate giving program member, provided $100,000 to support Michigan State University’s (MSU) InnovateGov program which provides MSU students with hands-on experience working on an array of social challenges.

InnovateGov connects MSU's students to Detroit's civic institutions while providing students with a one-of-a-kind opportunity to do real and impactful work on the city's most critical social challenges. 

"The students participating in InnovateGov are making a noticeable difference in the Detroit community. They bring the knowledge, energy and enthusiasm needed to tackle some of our greatest social challenges,” Christine Mason Soneral, senior vice president and general counsel for ITC said. "I'm proud to be a champion of this program and look forward to seeing what these students can accomplish." 

Since the program launched in 2014, it has deployed more than 150 MSU students to work on and deliver high-impact projects to civic partners in more than 30 Detroit civic institutions. These projects have focused on chronic absenteeism, vacant properties, small business development and more.

This work has also led to the development of an outreach process that prevented property tax foreclosure for thousands of residents and the launch of a celebrated and widely used database connecting Detroit small businesses with local suppliers.

"As a Michigan-based company, we can see firsthand the incredible impact and opportunity that this program provides, not only for the students but for our civic organizations and the residents they serve," Simon Whitelocke, vice president, ITC Holdings Corp. and President, ITC Michigan said. "It's a 'win-win' for all involved." 

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