News & Views Grasping at the Roots: How RYSE Center cultivates youth power and community transformation July 9, 2025
News & Views Strengthening healthy, connected neighborhoods through child- and family-centered parks and public spaces July 8, 2025
Person Kelly Bailiff Kelly Bailiff (she/her) is the executive assistant to the VP, CFO, Chief Administrative Officer, and to the General Counsel at The Kresge Foundation. She joined the foundation in 2025. Previously, she served as a consultant at Accenture where her work spanned various aspects of project management, including change management, training…
News & Views Transformative Climate Action project from Urban Institute helps local leaders disrupt climate status quo June 26, 2025 Climate change threatens the health and well-being of all Americans. To build climate resilience, cities are reshaping their economies and infrastructure to transition to renewable energy and withstand climate harms, but the benefits of these changes are not shared equally. Under the status quo, the most under-resourced communities and neighborhoods…
News & Views 25 artists named 2025 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Award winners June 26, 2025 Kresge Arts in Detroit today announced the 2025 Kresge Artist Fellowships and Gilda Snowden Emerging Artist Awards recipients. Twenty-five artists received the no-strings-attached prize from the program, administered by the College for Creative Studies (CCS) on behalf of The Kresge Foundation. For the first time, each Kresge Artist Fellow will…
Resource Evolving the Community Foundation Business Model of the Future: A Path Towards Sustainability and Impact June 24, 2025 Beginning in 2023, the Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PSI) worked with a cohort of 10 community foundation leaders to learn how they are moving from a traditional community bank model to leverage their full range of assets and relationships to support thriving, inclusive communities. In…
Resource Innovative Approach to Student Homelessness Reduces Housing Insecurity and Improves Graduation Rates June 23, 2025 Researchers working with the Center for Equitable Higher Education at Cal State Long Beach have completed a three-year evaluation on the effectiveness of an innovative program designed to help college students experiencing homelessness in California. According to the report, the College Focused Rapid Rehousing program (CFRR) has significant advantages over…
News & Views Bridging innovation: New Orleans BioDistrict leaders learn alongside Memphis Medical District June 23, 2025