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Michigan Reaches 70% Vaccination Goal
Michigan has reached the state's goal of vaccinating 70% of residents ages 16 and over, with at least one dose of the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine.
Supporting Healthy and Fulfilling Aging
The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF) commissioned the AAACF Washtenaw County Healthy & Fulfilling Aging Systems Research Report: 2020 Analysis of the Local Senior Ecosystem & Opportunities.
Racial Equity at Lean Foundations
Exponent Philanthropy’s new publication, Mind the Gap: Exploring the Role of Diversity and Racial Equity in Leanly Staffed Foundations, shares research on leanly staffed foundation demographics and how lean funders are approaching racial equity in their work.
AAACF names Shannon Polk as President & CEO
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation names Shannon Polk as President & CEO.
Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation Signs Disability Inclusion Pledge
The Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation is the first community foundation in the state of Michigan to sign onto the Disability Inclusion Pledge.
Foundations Respond to Crisis: Lasting Change?
Foundation leaders report that their foundations are now working differently than they were in early 2020 — and that they plan to continue most of these changes in a post-pandemic future.
Shelly Hendrick Kasprzycki Named President and CEO of Fremont Area Community Foundation
Fremont Area Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees has selected Shelly Hendrick Kasprzycki as the organization’s new president and CEO
Great Lakes Protection Fund Announces 2021 Leadership Award Winners Recognizes Trailblazers who are Solving Biggest Threats to the Region
The Great Lakes Protection Fund is celebrating leaders and the innovative use of scientific, philanthropic, organizing, and financial approaches to tackle some of the biggest threats facing the Great Lakes basin today.
Donor Advised Funds from a Community Foundation Perspective
Foundations in Michigan and throughout the United States are re-examining many longstanding practices and ways of working as this is a critical time for our sector to reflect and reimagine.
2021 Donor Advised Funds Report
This report examines data from 976 charitable organizations which sponsor donor-advised funds (DAFs). The results show increases in every key metric for the eleventh consecutive year.
Centering Inclusive Voices
CMF Community Voices features a series of conversations and insights from leaders across our community of philanthropy. This curated collection of blogs and Q&As lifts up inspiring voices from changemakers who lead efforts in the areas of Equity, People, Practice and Policy, with equity at the center.
Sustaining Change in Philanthropy
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) has documented the ways in which foundations responded in 2020 through a series of three reports highlighting how foundation leaders reexamined their work, focused on racial equity and became more flexible and responsive.
Exploring the Impact of Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation in Kalamazoo
Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Kalamazoo, hosted by the Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KZCF), has released an impact report reflecting on the impact of TRHT in the community over the past few years.
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Commits $100 Million to Bolster Arts & Culture Sustainability, Economic Impact and Access in Southeast Michigan
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation announced a $100 million commitment to transform the financial strength and long-term viability of Southeast Michigan’s arts and culture communities through the establishment of an endowment that will support the sector now and forever.
Convening Courageous Conversations
Michigan philanthropy continues to explore and embrace equity within organizations and within the communities foundations serve.
The Detroit Jewish Funders Network Leads Through Shared Learning, Alignment and Action
Several CMF members come together to collaborate in an affinity network for Detroit Jewish funders to build and strengthen local relationships and better understand local issues.
State Works to Connect Michiganders to Needed Benefits
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced the launch of MI Benefits Center, an innovative approach to assist Michiganders in applying for food assistance and connecting families to benefits.
Pause to Reflect
A Message from Lynne Ferrell, CMF Board Chair and Program Director, Frey Foundation and Kyle Caldwell, President and CEO of CMF.
Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: 2022 Blueprint
In her 13th annual industry forecast, philanthropy expert and scholar Lucy Bernholz highlights the current landscape and challenges of the year, and big ideas and predictions for the coming year in Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: Blueprint 2022.
Advancing Community Transformation Through Donor Advised Funds
We’re digging deeper into the roles of donor advised funds (DAFs) at community foundations, sharing examples of DAFs in action around the state to learn more about their role in communities.
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