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National Day of Racial Healing
On Tuesday, January 17, communities across the state and the U.S. will come together for essential and timely conversations on racial healing, equity and justice for the seventh annual National Day of Racial Healing.
Diversity, Inclusion and Effective Philanthropy
Diversity, Inclusion & Effective Philanthropy provides a fresh perspective on how social diversity and inclusiveness can be used as practical considerations to achieve more impactful results in philanthropic giving.
Five Years of Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation: Continuing the Journey
We’re kicking off a series of features highlighting the work from Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Michigan sites’ fifth and final grant year.
Economic Benefits of Michigan's Nonprofit Sector, 2018
By most measures, Michigan is in the middle of an economic turnaround, following an exceptionally severe economic downturn in the early 2000s caused by a combination of Michigan’s lost decade1 and the national Great Recession.
11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2023
Philanthropy is also getting organized and reorganized. Funding collaboratives, unionized labor, new governance structures — individual actors are making moves, coming together to cause change on a broader scale.
Supporting and Authentically Engaging Indigenous Communities: Moving Beyond Land Acknowledgements Toward Action
The Chippewa County Community Foundation is sharing how it has continued to work to support and deepen authentic relationships with Indigenous communities.
Five Years of Truth, Racial Healing & Justice: Deepening Community Engagement and Partnerships
As the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Michigan sites completed the fifth and final grant year, we’re getting an inside look at the ongoing work underway at each site. This week we’re featuring Flint TRHT, hosted by the Community Foundation of Greater Flint.
Exploring Michigan's Urban/Rural Divide
Recent elections and the level of polarization that seem to prevail today suggest that Michigan residents see themselves living different lives based on their urban or rural geography.
Five Years of Truth, Racial Healing & Justice: Lifting Community Stories
As the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Michigan sites completed their fifth and final grant year, we’re taking an inside look at the processes and implementations of each Michigan TRHT site, lessons learned, how they supported communities and built relationships, and how this work will continue.
Equitably Shaping Incoming Federal Dollars: Engaging Community and Addressing Childcare Needs in Marquette County
The Community Foundation of Marquette County (CFMC) is one of five CMF members engaging in CMF’s Statewide Equity Fund (SEF) Strategic Support Pilot. Supported by the SEF and through cross-sector collaboration, CFMC engaged community to address childcare needs and develop a childcare business lab.
Foundation Expenses & Compensation: How Operating Characteristics Influence Spending
Questions about how much U.S. grantmaking foundations spend on staff, trustees, overhead, and other administrative expenses—and how much is appropriate to spend—are at the forefront of current debates on foundation practices.
New Research Reveals Philanthropy’s Scope, Trends and Perspectives Across the Globe
Two new reports are providing fresh insights on the scope and scale of philanthropy worldwide as well as the barriers faced by philanthropic organizations and how they vary by country.
Overcoming Food Insecurity: Public-Private Partnerships Expand Programs for Children and Families
With a 15 percent food insecurity rate in Michigan and 1 in 6 Michigan children struggling with hunger, many families rely on state and federal programs to feed students during the school year. The summer months can leave many children unsure where their next meal will come from, or when.
M&M Area Community Foundation Leads Clean Energy Initiative
With the support of a $60,000 grant from the C.S. Mott Foundation, the M&M Area Community Foundation (MMACF) has established an Energy Team comprised of community representatives and area leaders to implement and manage an energy education and conservation initiative in its two-county service area.
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).
Michigan Lifted Up Nationally for Strides in Impact Investing Efforts
At CMF, we are seeing a growing in interest in the practice of impact investing - interest we believe will continue to rise in the months and years ahead as the fruits of this work mature.
CMF Members Join Public-Private Partnership to Bring Arctic Grayling Back to Michigan’s Streams
Arctic grayling once thrived in northern Michigan’s cold-water streams.
Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT): A Reflection on Year One Implementation
With year one of Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) implementation complete in Flint, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and Lansing, Michigan’s project leaders are taking a step back to reflect on their progress, challenges, opportunities and plans for the next four years.
Foundation Support of Summer Learning, Afterschool Programs Benefits Local Communities
Foundations looking to make the case to policymakers about the importance of afterschool and summer learning programs now have new tools showing how the programs can benefit local communities.
Resources to Inform Philanthropy’s Responses in the Wake of Immigrant Family Separation and Detention Policy Changes
As of June 22, 2018, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) has stated that approximately 58 children, ranging in age from under 1 year old to 17 years old, are currently housed in Michigan after being separated from their families at the US/Mexico border.
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