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Rapson: Four roles philanthropy can play in promoting public health

July 25, 2024

Kresge Foundation President and CEO Rip Rapson delivered the following comments at the opening of the National Association of County and City Health Officials 2024 NACCHO360 conference on July 23, 2024.  Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome, and thank you all for being here. And what a pleasure it is to follow…

Kresge President Rip Rapson is standing on a stage behind a podium with the NACCHO 360 logo.

Michigan Public Stateside podcast: Kresge President Rip Rapson reflects on the role of philanthropy and lessons learned from Detroit

July 15, 2024

Michigan Public’s Stateside hosted by April Baer recently featured Kresge President and CEO Rip Rapson for a conversation on the foundation’s centennial and 100 years of charitable giving. The wide-ranging thirty-minute discussion, which begins at the 21:35 minute mark, explores ideas about the role of place-based philanthropy, investing in underserved…

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Roundtable explores community-centered implementation of infrastructure projects

July 11, 2024

The Kresge Foundation and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently co-hosted the Roundtable on Centering Community in Infrastructure Implementation in Detroit, Michigan. This two-day convening centered on the imperative to center the voice and vision of community in the implementation of President Biden’s Investing in America-funded projects, especially those…

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A New Paradigm for the Common Good

July 10, 2024

The philanthropy sector is at a critical crossroads. Even though we live in an era of unprecedented wealth and technological advancements, the world is confronted with vast racial, social and economic inequities. One could say there has never been a period when there was a greater need for philanthropy. At…

Eight national philanthropic organizations announce Investing in America Child Care Partnership

June 27, 2024

New coordinated effort to strengthen local child care systems and increase access to high-quality, affordable child care in communities that house America’s growing infrastructure workforce. Today at the Department of Commerce National Child Care Innovation Summit, leaders from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Buffett Early Childhood Fund, David and Lucile…

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