News & Views CLUES work improves access to safe, affordable housing for Minnesota’s Latinx community September 22, 2021 In the best of circumstances, a renter is somewhat at the mercy of their landlord. But when the renter is an undocumented individual, the power imbalance can be disastrous, says Ruby Azurdia-Lee, president of Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES), a nonprofit organization that promotes economic equity and wellbeing for…
News & Views Rapson: Detroit will come back. We’ve done it before. September 21, 2021 The recently released 2020 Census data seems to support a longstanding narrative about my home city of Detroit — that it’s in decline. While there are valid disputes with the way the Trump administration underfunded the Census process and likely undercounted many Black and brown communities, the fact that the…
News & Views New, state-of-the art Marygrove Early Education Center celebrates grand opening September 17, 2021 Today, representatives from the Marygrove Conservancy and its partners celebrated the grand opening of a $22 million, state-of-the-art early education center on the Marygrove campus in northwest Detroit. (The livestreamed event can be replayed here.) The opening of the Marygrove Early Education Center marks another milestone in the development of…
News & Views Kresge elevates new Investment Office leadership September 16, 2021 John A. Barker named Deputy CIO as Robert J. Manilla, current CIO, plans June 2022 retirement; Venus B. Phillips promoted to Managing Director The Kresge Foundation today announced important changes in its Investment Office leadership: Robert J. Manilla, vice president and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) will retire in June 2022.…
Resource Social Investing: How Kresge uses tools beyond grants to expand opportunity September 15, 2021 Beyond making grants, philanthropic organizations can support nonprofits with other forms of capital, including program-related investment loans, guarantees, equity and deposits. This webinar provided an overview of how Kresge uses impact investments to bring about social change in community development, climate, health, human services and other sectors.
News & Views Rapson: 20 years after 9/11, amid a new crisis, lessons in responding equitably still resonate September 10, 2021 Editor’s note: Kresge President & CEO Rip Rapson has written daily notes to staff through the COVID-19 pandemic. What follows is Rapson’s note from Friday, Sept. 10. Good Friday afternoon everyone: Two events of powerful import this afternoon. The first is marking the 20th anniversary tomorrow of the terrorist attacks…
News & Views Alexa Bush joins Kresge Detroit Program as officer September 9, 2021 Alexa Bush has joined The Kresge Foundation’s Detroit Program as program officer, Detroit Program Managing Director Wendy Lewis Jackson announced Thursday. In this role, Bush will guide the implementation of the Detroit Program’s investments in transformative public spaces that have the power to bring people together and promote greater understanding…
Award Citizens Research Council of Michigan – G-2001-288348 This grant provides three years of project support to Citizens Research Council of Michigan (CRC) to establish Detroit-based staff dedicated to public policy research and analysis focused on the City of Detroit.
Award College for Creative Studies-G-2102-290394 This 25-month grant supports Years 14 and 15 of the Kresge Arts in Detroit (KAID) program as well as professional development for Year 14 Fellows. KAID will continue to lead an unparalleled program that contributes to the vibrancy of Detroit communities by providing critical support to individual artists in the…
Award Michigan Nonprofit Association-G-2103-290514 This grant provides project support to Michigan Nonprofit Association to mobilize a cohort of nonprofit organizations across Michigan to engage historically underrepresented populations in the state redistricting process.