Exploring Michigan's Urban/Rural Divide
Recent elections and the level of polarization that seem to prevail today suggest that Michigan residents see themselves living different lives based on their urban or rural geography.
Recent elections and the level of polarization that seem to prevail today suggest that Michigan residents see themselves living different lives based on their urban or rural geography.
One of the most important roles community foundations play is of community convening - lifting up voices of all those in their communities.
This resources overviews changes in arts and culture funding over the past several decades to both revisit learnings and insights from prior arts funding research and to highlight what more recent trends may suggest about priorities for the field going forward.
This report sets a high-level vision for the future of the field of impact investing. It articulates “a new endgame for the impact investing industry — to consider how we can have an impact on all investing and spur systemic change in the global financial markets.
Examine how philanthropy is leveraging the reverse scholarship model to combat the "brain drain." Learn about work that's underway, early successes we are seeing and how you can model this work in your own community.
This 22-page resource will help new and seasoned board chairs understand their 10 essential responsibilities and gain practical tips for carrying them out. The responsibilities are adaptable to all foundation types: family, community, private/independent, or unstaffed.
Learn what your foundation can do, what those activities may look like and how your colleagues have developed frameworks to guide their advocacy engagement.
Hear from Partners for a Competitive Workforce, a workforce development collaborative about why employers can't fill jobs, what to do about it and how you can leverage your CSR to address the challenges in your community.
Policy changes for DAFs could create challenges for a community foundation's operations and community foundation leadership needs be conversant on this topic. This webinar is designed to provide participants with an understanding of the key issues, proposals and players.
The Opportunity Zone program, a new federal tax incentive intended to attract investments to low-income communities, is quickly rolling out across the U.S., as funds and states develop strategies to facilitate investments.
The report reveals investors’ strategies to strengthen their ability to meet liquidity objectives and ensure the long-term impact of their investments.
Whether your work is regional, national, or global, the structure and approach that you use to activate local giving can have a big impact on your effectiveness.
Taking a comprehensive and proactive approach to talent management can help you to retain and develop talent, identify gaps, and be best-prepared for staff transitions.
What is evaluation? How can it help your organization? And how can you work more effectively with your evaluator? This handbook is designed to demystify evaluation and help you get the most out of evaluation for your organization.
Learn about how Midwest-based companies are trying to maximize their social, environmental, and financial returns.
Community foundations have different needs than private or corporate foundations. The software to meet them is different, too.
If you're looking to hire an investment manager this webinar will walk you through the process including; developing and releasing a request for proposal, searching firms and presenting the results to your board.
This webinar covers the key elements of a fund agreement, share ideas for creating fund agreements that work over time and provide guidance on how to change a fund.
How do you put into place the tools and processes needed to get clear about and increasingly get stronger impact from your grantmaking program?
Hear examples of how investing in social enterprise can create employment for those who faced barriers, provide needed products and services to underserved areas and offer innovative services that contribute to the development of sustainable local economies.