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State Budget Proposes Investments in Education and Economic Development
Governor Gretchen Whitmer released her fourth executive budget recommendation for the upcoming fiscal year 2023, a $74.1 billion plan to invest in education, economic development, public health and safety and the state’s infrastructure.
Exploring the Impacts of Cash Assistance
Cash assistance for individuals and families in need can help to ensure everyone has equitable access to economic security, mobility and opportunities.
Creating More Equitable Pathways to Higher Education
This post was originally created for the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy’s blog, and appeared on February 8, 2022. See the original post here.
Tonya Allen: 5 Lessons from My Experiences in Michigan Philanthropy
Read reflections from Tonya Allen, former president and CEO of The Skillman Foundation.
New Zoning Ordinance Unlocks Opportunities for Grand Haven Area Community Foundation's Affordable Housing Efforts
The city of Grand Haven and Housing Next worked together to update local zoning ordinance to reduce barriers to building affordable housing.
Legislation Reintroduced to Address Student Debt and Support Economic Growth
Bipartisan legislation was reintroduced last week to address the student debt crisis and help fill worker shortages.
Supporting New Parents at Work
In honor of Father’s Day, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) shared how its paid parental leave policy has benefited the lives of its employees.
CMF Equity Journey
In service to our members and in alignment with our mission, we at CMF are on our own internal journey as an organization, supporting staff in putting equity at the center in our lives and in our work.
Midwest Family Foundation Webinar: Transparency vs. Privacy in Family Philanthropy
How visible and accessible should your family's philanthropy be to others? It's a classic question with multiple correct answers based on faith, family tradition, regulatory frameworks, strategy and many more factors.
Green and Blue Network Chat & Chew
Join CMF's Green and Blue Network as we continue conversations around leading health and environmental issues in Michigan. We will spend time discussing current issues with the state's environmental leaders.
Impact Investing Hub Kickoff: Strengthening Our Ecosystem Partnerships
The CMF Impact Investing Hub is a new structure we are launching for convening, collaborating and connecting stakeholders around the state who are engaged in the facets of impact investing, including nonprofits, foundations, advisors, fund managers and beyond.
Protecting Your Data: How You Can Enhance Your Organization's Cybersecurity
Phishing emails, spam texts and cybercriminals are leveraging more sophisticated ways to try and access your personal and organizational information. How can you protect your data?
Midwest Community Foundation Webinar: Examine and Refine Your Leadership Practice with CFLeads
Join the staff of CFLeads as they share insights about the practice of community leadership from the collective knowledge of the community foundation field.
Midwest Foundations Webinar | Trust Based Philanthropy Primer
Learn how to apply the trust-based philanthropic frame to your work.
Data-Informed Dialogue: Examining Private Foundation Payout Rates
CMF partnered with the research team at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Plante Moran Financial Advisors to update, deepen and expand critical research around the relationship between the mandated 5% payout rate and actual distribution rates of private foundations.
Midwest Corporate Philanthropy Webinar Series | Navigating the Technology Options: Grant Management and Volunteer Systems
Learn tactics for sorting through the technology options and learn strategies to identify a platform that best aligns with your corporate programs.
Centering Grantmaking in Racial Justice
Amid the dual crises of the pandemic and national reckoning for racial justice, Kresge sharpened its focus to racial justice grantmaking.
Fund Agreements: Tools You Can Use
Join your community foundation colleagues to discuss the template fund agreements recently developed by a team of your peers offering legal insights and traps for the unwary, what all of the legalese means, and how the forms may facilitate your National Standards accreditation.
Tri-State Community Foundation Webinar Series | Lessons Learned Through Rural Economic Development
Economic development can be a challenge and in rural places there are unique factors that create both barriers and opportunities.
Tri-State Community Foundation Webinar | Involving Donors in Community Crises and Leadership Opportunities
Community foundations invite donors and fundholders to respond to both immediate crises and our foundations' long-range leadership opportunities. We know how to bring the money in but how do we best steward, retain and advise those donors?
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