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Sharing Your Voice in Shaping the Future for Public Education in Michigan
Now is your chance to weigh in on the state’s strategic education plan. The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is asking for public feedback via an online survey to help review and update Michigan’s Top 10 in 10 plan.
Statewide Task Force Shares Recommendations for a More Equitable Justice System
The Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, a bipartisan cooperative focused on reforming the state’s justice and jailing systems, released a set of recommendations to the public last week.
Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation supports Motown Museum expansion campaign with $1 million grant
The Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation has provided a $1 million grant to support the expansion campaign of the Motown Museum.
The foundation is lending support to phase one of the expansion—Hitsville Next—the Motown Museum’s creative hub for entrepreneurship designed to offer innovative education and community engagement programs. The programming made possible through Hitsville Next is designed to activate and inspire future generations of creatives, artists and entrepreneurs.
Groups Protest the Sale of .ORG Domain
On Friday, a crowd gathered outside the Los Angeles office of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the governing body which oversees .ORG domain rights, to protest the sale of the .ORG domain to a private equity firm.
As CMF reported in December, the Internet Society reached an agreement with Ethos Capital, under which Ethos Capital would acquire Public Interest Registry (PIR), the company that owns the .ORG domain.
National Day of Racial Healing
On Tuesday, communities across the state and the U.S. will come together for events and programming for the fourth annual National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH).
Sharing Your Voice in Shaping the Future for Public Education in Michigan
Now is your chance to weigh in on the state’s strategic education plan.
Statewide Task Force Shares Recommendations for a More Equitable Justice System
The Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, a bipartisan cooperative focused on reforming the state’s justice and jailing systems, released a set of recommendations to the public last week.
Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation supports Motown Museum expansion campaign with $1 million grant
The Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation has provided a $1 million grant to support the expansion campaign of the Motown Museum.
The Countdown to Census 2020
We’re 79 days away from Census Day. Beginning April 1, everyone who lives in the U.S. and participates in the census will be counted at the place where they reside most of the year.
A complete count is critical for our state, as Michigan stands to lose $1,800 for every person who isn’t counted, not just once, but every year for the next decade.
Leadership Learning Lab Continues to Empower Nonprofit Leaders
A major nonprofit capacity building initiative is moving into its third year in Northern Michigan.
Mental Health Initiatives Seek to Expand Options for Youth
While the need for mental health care rises in Michigan, philanthropy is taking steps to help increase access to care.
Margaret Dunning Foundation Supports New Exhibits at Sloan Museum in Flint
The Margaret Dunning Foundation, a CMF member, has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Sloan Museum of Discovery to support new exhibits when the facility reopens in late 2021.
Sloan is in the process of a massive renovation and expansion, and museum officials have said that patrons should expect every aspect of its 25-year-old static history exhibits to be rebuilt.
The Countdown to Census 2020
We’re 79 days away from Census Day. Beginning April 1, everyone who lives in the U.S. and participates in the census will be counted at the place where they reside most of the year.
Leadership Learning Lab Continues to Empower Nonprofit Leaders
A major nonprofit capacity building initiative is moving into its third year in Northern Michigan.
Mental Health Initiatives Seek to Expand Options for Youth
While the need for mental health care rises in Michigan, philanthropy is taking steps to help increase access to care.
Margaret Dunning Foundation Supports New Exhibits at Sloan Museum in Flint
The Margaret Dunning Foundation, a CMF member, has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Sloan Museum of Discovery to support new exhibits when the facility reopens in late 2021.
Year-end Legislation Repeals Transportation Benefits Tax and Streamlines Private Foundation Excise Tax
As December came to a close, an important piece of legislation was passed by Congress and signed by the President that has significant implications on our sector.
On December 20, 2019, H.R. 1865, the “Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020” became law. This legislation includes the repeal of Internal Revenue Code Section (IRC) 512(a)(7), the unrelated business income tax (UBIT) on qualified transportation benefits, and simplification of the private foundations excise tax.
Healthy Michigan Work Requirements Go into Effect
Our state's Medicaid expansion, known as the Healthy Michigan Plan, has substantially improved access to primary care and preventive services for enrollees according to two recent studies of the plan by the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.
Launch Michigan Announces First Set of Statewide Educational Recommendations
Launch Michigan, a collaborative of education, philanthropic, business and other leaders across the state, recently announced its first series of recommendations to improve educational outcomes for Michigan students.
At a press conference at Novi Woods Elementary, Launch Michigan’s leadership shared their phase one recommendations to the public and urged the state legislature to adopt measures focused on equitable school funding and improving literacy across the state.
Member Spotlight: Unprecedented Cooperation Creates New Platte River Park
Thanks to a cooperative effort involving several CMF members and other partners, 52-acres of land with 1,550 feet of frontage on the Platte River in northern Michigan was acquired for public use, part of a multi-year initiative by Homestead Township in Benzie County. It was made possible by a partnership coordinated by the Honor Area Restoration Project (HARP), a nonprofit formed in 2010 to convene interests around revitalizing the greater Honor Area.
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