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We Must be the Leaders Our Communities Need
The violence, the peaceful protests and civil unrest in communities across Michigan and our nation are stark reminders that this country’s original sin – racism – is an open wound that some experience every day. We are not that “more perfect union.”
Planning Considerations for Returning to the Workplace
Today, restaurants and other businesses will resume operations with special health and safety guidelines in place. Now that Governor Gretchen Whitmer has lifted the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order, other businesses and organizations are likely also looking ahead to when they may reopen their own offices safely.
MCFYP Leaders Reallocate Funding to Support Youth During Crisis
The Michigan Community Foundations Youth Project (MCFYP) Committee has launched a COVID-19 grant program to support Youth Advisory Councils (YACs) that may be in need of additional funding to support youth in their communities who have been affected by the pandemic.
Anti-Racism Resources: What Our Community of Philanthropy is Reading and Sharing for Collective Knowledge Building
This week we are providing a roundup of resources directly sourced from CMF members to help each of us deepen our knowledge around institutional racism and how we can take action as individuals. Below is a snapshot of resources shared by the Kalamazoo Community Foundation; Rotary Charities of Traverse City; Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Michigan sites; Michigan Women Forward and several other individual CMF members. If you have additional resources to lift up to our community of philanthropy, please share by tagging us on social media: @michfoundations.
Michigan Philanthropy’s Efforts Cited in Capitol Hill Hearing on Charitable Giving
A hearing focused on efforts that policymakers can support to incentivize charitable giving during the COVID-19 crisis was held on Capitol Hill last week. In opening remarks, lawmakers acknowledged that the pandemic has led many Americans to turn to nonprofits for support and basic needs, yet nonprofits are facing serious economic challenges themselves.
Prior to the pandemic, we were already seeing the total number of individuals giving on the decline and a drop in giving among Americans from lower-income households.
Nonprofits Share Challenges Amid the Pandemic
We are getting insights directly from nonprofits about the challenges they have been facing over the last several months through the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s (CEP) latest report: Funder Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
New Report Focuses on Reducing Wayne County Jail Population
The Hudson-Webber Foundation and The Vera Institute of Justice have released a new report focused on reducing Wayne County Jail’s population to provide a framework that will help meet the goal of reducing unnecessary use of local incarceration while increasing equity and public safety.
Fighting Summer Food Insecurity
Summer can be a time of food insecurity for Michigan children who rely on school meals while school is in session—a pandemic exacerbates this need.
Rotary Charities of Traverse City Partners to Provide Low-Interest Loan to Goodwill Northern Michigan
Rotary Charities of Traverse City shared on social media that they have partnered with Northern Trust Corporation to make a low-interest loan to
Michigan Communities Declare Racism a Public Health Issue
With support and partnership from CMF members, several Michigan communities have declared racism as a public health issue — fueling a commitment to address racial inequities that affect the health and well-being of residents.
Leveraging Loan Programs to Support Nonprofits and Businesses
Throughout the pandemic, foundations have been rapidly responding to community needs in a variety of ways. We have seen an emerging theme across the funder landscape when it comes to relief efforts: the use of loan programs to support nonprofits and small businesses.
The State of Impact Investing
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has released its 2020 Annual Impact Investor Survey, providing an update of the impact investing landscape. The report features data and insights from 294 leading impact investors—the largest group of respondents ever—who collectively manage $404 billion of impact investing assets.
Philanthropy’s Actions and Plans to Address Systemic Racism
Organizations across the country and throughout the state are making new financial and leadership commitments to address systemic racism.
Kids Count Data Book Provides Pre-COVID Insights on Child Well-Being
The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2020 Kids Count Data Book, with state and national indicators of child well-being. The new data shows encouraging, improving trends on the national scale.
New Report Revisits Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap
The Building Movement Project’s (BMP) latest report is providing insights on the persistent challenges and barriers within the sector when it comes to effectively addressing the lack of diversity in nonprofit leadership and the inequities people of color face.
Lawmakers to Consider Next Round of COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Lawmakers will head back to Capitol Hill on July 20 to focus on the next installment of COVID-19 legislation. There may be swift action with the Senate expected to depart for a recess on August 10.
Four COVID-19 relief bills have passed since March, injecting nearly $3 trillion in aid into the economy. That number includes approximately $600 billion that went to small businesses and organizations through the Paycheck Protection Program. The House passed the HEROES Act in May but that legislation has not seen any movement in the Senate.
Addressing Inequities for Seniors During COVID-19
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Michigan has released a report that outlines key disparities in COVID-19 care and prevention for Michigan seniors based on their age, race, ethnicity, geographic location and income.
Cultivating Donor Relationships and Advancing Placemaking
The Knowlton's Ice Museum of North America and endowment fund may move to the Community Foundation of St. Clair County under the community foundation’s corporate umbrella according to The Times Herald in Port Huron.
The Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation Celebrates 10 Years, Releases 5-Year Strategic Plan
The Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation celebrated its 10 year anniversary by releasing The Road Already Traveled and the Journey Forward, highlighting its past grantmaking and outlining its plan for its future.
In Appreciation of America’s Conscience Bearers
On Friday America lost two civil rights icons, the Reverend Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian and Congressman John Lewis.
In this time of tremendous inequality and inequity, as calls for systemic change continue, the lives and deeds of these two men offer hope and a roadmap to prosperity and equality. As civil rights leaders and champions, they held up our collective conscience and helped us with the struggle to be that more perfect Union.
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