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What Boards and Executives Need to Know: Self-Dealing
While private foundations have strict rules for self-dealing among disqualified persons, many of these rules are well-established best practices for other grantmakers and public charities.
What Boards and Executives Need to Know: Conflicts of Interest
This resource shares helpful information about conflicts of interest relating to the nonprofit and philanthropic sector. Conflicts of interest are of concern for both private foundations and public charities.
Remembering David Frey
Business, philanthropy and community leaders in West Michigan are remembering the life and countless contributions of David Frey, trustee emeritus of the Frey Foundation, following his passing last week.
What Boards and Executives Need to Know: Foundations
Board members and staff of philanthropic institutions regularly reach out to CMF to learn more about the various types of grantmaking foundations.
What Boards and Executives Need to Know: Succession Planning
Board members and staff of philanthropic institutions regularly reach out to CMF to learn more about succession planning. The Ask CMF team has curated the following resources for organizations considering how to plan for a hypothetical or forthcoming transition for executive positions.
What Boards and Executives Need to Know: Executive Searches
Board members and staff of philanthropic institutions regularly reach out to CMF to learn more about executive searches.
Fostering Growth and Connection at Youth Grantmakers Summer Leadership Conference
Youth Advisory Council (YAC) members and YAC advisors from around the state gathered over the weekend for the 2023 Youth Grantmakers Summer Leadership Conference.
Legislation We’re Tracking: CMF Members Testify in Support of Michigan Charitable Tax Credit
Several CMF members testified in front of the Michigan House of Representatives Tax Policy Committee last week in support of bipartisan legislation that would reinstate the Michigan Charitable Tax Credit.
CMF Members Support Development of a New Arts and Culture Hub in Grand Rapids
With the support of several CMF members, The Diatribe, a nonprofit that connects art and activism, purchased a building in Grand Rapids with plans to build its new headquarters that will also host a creative space, after-school programs and housing.
Foundation-Government Liaison Offices: Why and How of Michigan Governor's Office of Foundation Liaison
This document aims to share learnings about the key considerations in starting and operating a liaison office successfully. This document is based on the multi-year evaluation of the OFL, along with interviews with its founders and of leaders of similar offices in other states and regions.
DEIJ: More Than a Concept
In this installment of CMF Community Voices – a special edition as part of our year-long 50th anniversary celebration – Lisa Jones, program associate, health and human service initiatives at Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and a 2023 emerging leader from CMF’s Leadership Development and Mentoring Program, explores how philanthropy can continue to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ). Jones shares actionable ways to embed DEIJ into organizational practices for the future of the communities we serve and our sector.
Choosing a Corporate Philanthropy Approach
This resource provides an overview of important topics and distinctions among the three primary forms of corporate philanthropy: corporate giving programs, corporate foundations, and corporate donor-advised funds (DAFs).
YAC Best Practices
Best practices are operational standards for community foundation YACs and YACers to make the YAC organization and its members the most effective grantmakers and community leaders possible.
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