Join the Green and Blue Network for an in-person day in Lansing. In this event, hosted by the Governor's Office of Foundation Liaison (OFL) and CMF, you will have the chance to meet and learn from leaders of various Michigan departments and agencies about issues they're grappling with and ideas on where philanthropy can be helpful. This event will feature the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), the Office of Environmental Justice and the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office, among others. Come and join us for this interactive session and explore opportunities for collaboration!
Join the Green and Blue Network for a virtual discussion about health and environmental issues in Michigan and learn from and engage with leaders from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan Environmental Council, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition and The Nature Conservancy.
Save the date to join your fellow YACers and YAC advisors from around the state for the 2024 Youth Grantmakers Summer Leadership Conference! Youth advisory council members associated with community foundations around Michigan and the U.S. are welcome to attend with their advisors.
As trust-based philanthropy gains recognition across the sector, more funders, individual donors and grantmaking professionals are getting curious about this as an approach to alleviate power imbalances and advance community impact. While many leaders and practitioners have a base-level understanding of why trust-based philanthropy is the way to go, many are still grappling with how to make the case to their peers. This can be especially challenging given the range of misperceptions, critiques and questions that come up for those who are less familiar with trust-based philanthropy.
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