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Peer Communities
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Reimagining Our Peer Communities
Online communities provide an interactive forum for members to engage with their peers on topics and issues important to their work.
FAQs & Guidance
Online communities provide an interactive forum for members to engage with their peers on topics and issues important to their work.
Proposed Regulations on Donor Advised Funds: A Policy Update
The IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury shared proposed regulations in November that focus mostly on important definitions surrounding donor advised funds (DAFs). We’re sharing key highlights, updates from Treasury around the regulations and what’s next.
Equity Signature Series
Exploring how to drive and create more equitable outcomes for all
CMF Members Partner to Support Northwest MI Community Development
The Rehmann Foundation, a CMF member, is supporting CMF member the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation’s collaborative cross-sector Community Development Coalition of Northwest Michigan.
Prioritizing Transparency and Connections with Nonprofit Partners
The Carls Foundation supports and partners with organizations statewide from Southeast Michigan to the Upper Peninsula to advance its programming priority areas of children’s healthcare, children’s human services and the preservation of open spaces through land conservancy partnerships.
CMF Statewide Equity Fund: A Guide for Philanthropy on Partnerships to Equitably Shape Public Funding
The guide is intended to be a playbook for philanthropy, highlighting lessons learned from the five sites and key considerations for ensuring community voice is centered in the decision-making process for community investments.
Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation Establishes Alzheimer’s Clinical Research Fellowship
The Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation awarded $3.275 million to Alzheimer’s Association to establish the Fred A. Erb Clinical Research Fellowship to accelerate efforts to improve the prevention, management, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
Building Relationships with Policymakers
Highlighting policy advocacy through relationship building with policymakers in Lansing and DC.
Remembering John M. Frey
John M. Frey, a 2nd generation trustee emeritus of the Frey Foundation, passed away on March 28. He was 84 years old.
CMF 2023 Annual Report: Embracing Differences & Bridging Divides
In this edition of CMF’s Annual Report, you will read about how your peers in rural, urban and suburban communities are bringing people together across a spectrum of issues, perspectives and lived experiences
Learning to Give: Connecting Classrooms to Community
Each year, Learning to Give, through the support of CMF member the McGregor Fund, works with a Detroit-based Teacher in Residence to develop resources, make connections with Wayne County educators and nonprofits and guide the direction of philanthropic education.
Transforming Towards Trust-Based Philanthropy: Understanding the Role of the Program Officer
As foundations across philanthropy and within our CMF community lean into trust-based philanthropy practices to transform engagement with nonprofits as partners, the Ford Foundation is sharing its reflections on how it can be successfully applied to the work of program officers.
Frequently Asked Questions About Donor Advised Funds
This resource is intended to explore frequently asked questions involving donor advised funds. Please note that DAFs are a continued topic of regulatory debate, and federal and/or state rules that affect the operation of DAFs are subject to change.
Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A Practitioner's Guide to Leading Corporate Philanthropy
On April 29, 2012, the Council on Foundations released a seminal report for the corporate philanthropy field, Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A
Common Grant Application and Final Report Template
A common grant application is intended to be utilized by multiple foundations, minimizing the burden on nonprofit partners to complete numerous, divergent applications looking to obtain grants from multiple funders.
Supporting the Spartan Community
We’re sharing timely resources and updates from our CMF community and the state as we seek to continue supporting our Lansing neighbors and colleagues following the tragic shooting on Michigan State University’s campus. We will continue to update this list of resources and responses as more emerge from the field.
The Basics of the Grantmaking Process and Due Diligence
This resource is intended to fill a gap in available source material to provide a useful overview for grantmakers of all sizes and types. It outlines the general steps of the grantmaking process while highlighting areas where due diligence components can be incorporated.
Resources for Residents Following a Tragedy
There is no “right way” to deal with a tragedy. Here are some resources to cope with these emotions, compiled by Dana Nessel and MDHHS, following the tragic mass shooting at Michigan State University.
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