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Philanthropy's Role in Shaping Public Funding for Equitable Outcomes
With the influx of federal resources and state surplus, there is a tremendous opportunity for Michigan philanthropy to strengthen partnerships with government and community members to shape the allocation of public dollars.
Protecting Civil Society Cybersecurity
The Ford Foundation is partnering with Apple on an initiative supporting civil society efforts to expose and prevent the use of mercenary spyware targeting activists and journalists worldwide.
Lake Huron Forever Initiative Advancing Water Quality Protection
The Lake Huron Forever Initiative, supported by several CMF members and community foundations and organizations in Canada, aims to advance water quality protection and healthy, sustainable communities on both sides of Lake Huron.
New Report: Toward a Fair and Just Response to Gun Violence
For over 25 years, the Joyce Foundation, a CMF member, has supported research and education and focused on evidence-informed policies and strategies to reduce gun violence and help make communities safer.
Cultivating Authentic Community Engagement and Equitably Shaping Federal Dollars
The Grand Rapids Community Foundation is working with the city of Grand Rapids in supporting a Participatory budgeting process that engages residents in allocating $2 million of American Rescue Plan resources.
AHR Funding for Intersectional Organizing: A Call to Action for Human Rights Philanthropy
Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN) offers this analysis as a call to action to the field to bring our practices into alignment with their promises and meet the creativity, vitality, and reality of social justice organizing today.
State’s Age-Friendly Action Plan Supports Michigan’s Older Residents
To help Michigan’s older residents live well and safely in their communities, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recently approved and submitted Michigan’s Age-Friendly Action plan to AARP.
New Hub Empowers Communities to Access Federal Infrastructure Dollars
A new hub supported by several CMF members launched this month and will provide direct support to local leaders in navigating nearly 400 available federal funding opportunities.
New Education Budget Makes Highest Per-Student Investment in State’s History
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed a bipartisan education budget that will make the highest state per-student investment in Michigan history, invest half a billion dollars in school infrastructure, fund teacher recruitment, bolster school safety, expand mental health resources and more.
Honoring Chris Stallworth: Mott Foundation Creates Fund in His Name
In honor of Chris Stallworth, who passed away in 2021, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint to create the Christopher Stallworth Fund.
CMF Members React to Recent U.S. Supreme Court Rulings
Several CMF members recently shared statements on some of the recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings. We’re providing a curated list of the latest from the field and how CMF members remain committed to supporting the communities they serve.
NCFP Series | Impact Investing: Aligning All Capital for Good
Join us to explore the fundamentals of impact investing, and learn more about structures like mission- and program-related investments as well as legal and administrative considerations.
Unpacking the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference
In May leaders from the Michigan Department of Treasury, State Budget Office, and Senate and House Fiscal Agencies met to forecast the U.S. and Michigan economies and state government revenues during the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference (CREC).
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Kids Count National Databook 2022
The Michigan League for Public Policy's (MLPP) Kids Count in Michigan Data Book explores state and county outcomes in four domains of child well-being: family and community, economic security, education, and health and safety.
Learning & Evaluation Staff Roundtable
Join us for this virtual gathering to discuss what you’re seeing in your own work and crowdsource ideas from your fellow learning officer peers across the state.
Statewide Equity Fund Strategic Support Pilot: Shaping Federal Funding Toward Equity-Centered Approaches
Five regional collaborative sites, led by CMF members, are leveraging their convening power to work closely with their local units of government and community to shape incoming federal funding toward equity-centered approaches to economic prosperity as part of CMF’s Statewide Equity Fund (SEF) Strategic Support Pilot.
Supporting New Ballot Initiative to Increase Legislative Capacity and Foster Expertise
The CMF Board of Trustees has approved CMF to advocate for a new ballot initiative that would change term limits in Michigan to help foster expertise and partnership connections with our policymakers and help elected official more effectively address issues that affect the health of the sector.
Launch Michigan Releases Framework to Transform MI Education
Launch Michigan has released a framework aimed at transforming Michigan’s educational system to equip students for a world economy that is increasingly remote, automated and global.
Youth Grantmakers Summer Leadership Conference #1
Reunite with YACers and YAC advisors from around the state for the exciting return of the Youth Grantmakers Summer Leadership Conference! The 28th annual conference theme is Re-Up: Reflect. Reimagine. Respond. Get ready for an exciting weekend of youth philanthropy with breakout sessions, speakers and fun activities!
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