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State Agency Asking for Feedback on Next Steps for Renewable Energy in MI
As we are seeing more renewable energy projects and commitments around the state, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) is asking for feedback on a new cost-based model for customers who want to develop their own on-site renewable energy.
Sturgis Area Community Foundation leverages mission-related investments to provide access to housing and catalyze economic development
CMF is kicking off 2018 by featuring innovative work underway by members serving rural communities in our new rural philanthropy video series. The CMF Rural Philanthropy Affinity Group led the development of this series, so members can learn from their peers about the creative and innovative solutions happening in Michigan’s rural places to improve the lives of its residents. Each month CMF will share a new story from a foundation working in a range of areas.
The M&M Area Community Foundation’s Future Fund Receives National Recognition
The M&M Area Community Foundation’s Future Fund children’s savings account initiative has drawn the attention of educators and leaders from out of state.
Complete Your Degree Program Launches in Oceana County
The Oceana County Community Foundation has established a new program to help local adults achieve their degrees.
Return to Earn Internship Program: Reflections & Accomplishments
The Four County Community Foundation’s Return to Earn Internship Program launched earlier this year and provided internships at local small businesses and municipalities for college-age students in their hometown and surrounding rural communities with the goal of enticing students to return to the region for work.
Final Awardees Named for Racial Equity 2030 Challenge
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has announced the five long-term awardees for its Racial Equity 2030 Challenge.
Michigan Cultural Data Project
The Michigan Cultural Data Project (CDP) is a powerful, online management tool designed to strengthen arts and cultural organizations. This unique system allows users to track their own financial and programmatic performance over time and to benchmark themselves against comparable organizat
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Engaging Youth
Imagine the benefits to our communities and work when young people are deeply supported in using their time and creativity to lead and inspire change that advances the common good.
Disability Inclusion Resource Guide
This guide from the Kresge Foundation offers various resources for staff, board members, current and potential grantees, and other community partners to expand our knowledge of the disability justice movement.
Innovative Housing Development and Transit Hub Addresses Workforce Housing Needs
The first and one of the largest rural transit-oriented development projects in the Midwest recently broke ground and will address critical workforce housing needs in Traverse City.
National Network of Fiscal Sponsors
The National Network of Fiscal Sponsors (NNFS) promotes the understanding and professional practice of fiscal sponsorship. The NNFS is led by a Steering Committee comprised of fiscal sponsors from across the country. The website includes best practices, guidelines for funders, resourc
CDC Celebrates MI Partnership in Advancing Vaccine Equity
The work of the Hispanic Center of West Michigan and the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area is being spotlighted nationally as a model for effective partnerships in advancing vaccine equity.
State Announces First-Ever Future Educator Fellowships and Stipends
The state announced the launch of the MI Future Educator Fellowships, which offers aspiring teachers a scholarship to eliminate or lower the cost of tuition while they train to be educators and the MI Future Educator Stipend, which provides compensation for full-time student teachers.
Youth Philanthropy Task Force Launches New Resources to Authentically Engage Youth
Learning to Give, an endowed program of CMF, worked in close partnership with several CMF members, youth and nonprofit leaders across the state through the Youth Philanthropy Task Force. We’re sharing the guides and resources created through the task force’s work and how you can utilize them to effectively and authentically engage youth in your work.
Celebrating 100 Years and Listening to Community, with Humility and a Shared Vision
Together with its partners, the Grand Rapids Community Foundation (GRCF) is working toward a renewed West Michigan with a deeper, more sustainable commitment to racial, social and economic justice. Diana Sieger, President of GRCF, shares how they are engaging with community partners in new ways.
A Case for Unity, Not Uniformity
In a blog by Natalie Fotias, Vice President of Communications at The Skillman Foundation, she discusses the importance of diversity in social change coalitions—supporting people to represent an issue and a collective vision through a range of different identities and perspectives.
Government Relations Goals
Building an Equitable Future Together A focused, strategic and timely policy framework for CMF and the Michigan Philanthropy COVID-19 Working Group to advance the interests and priorities of philanthropy during this crisis.
A Philanthropist's Guide to Working with Government and Local Communities
Whether your philanthropy quest is to end homelessness, fight poverty, enable gender and racial equality, lower teen pregnancy rates, or provide a path to college for disadvantaged youth, government funding and policy are bound to affect your results.
John Erb Named 2022 Michigan Executive of the Year
John Erb, chair of the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation and CMF’s Green and Blue Network co-chair, has been named the 2022 recipient of the Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business’ Michigan Executive of the Year Award.
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