News & Views SIP team reflects on favorite deals of 2017 December 19, 2017 As 2017 comes to an end, our Social Investment Practice team members look back at what deals or impact investment advancements they saw launch into the market – both from Kresge and in the field beyond – that had them excited about seeing capital deployed in new, innovative ways toward social issues…
News & Views Mission, Money and Markets: Looking back on 2017 December 19, 2017 As 2017 comes to an end, our Social Investment Practice team members look back at what deals or impact investment advancements they saw launch into the market – both from Kresge and in the field beyond – that had them excited about seeing capital deployed in new, innovative ways toward social issues…
Resource Spanish Language Hope Starts Here Community Framework Overview December 19, 2017 The Hope Starts Here Community Framework shares the six imperatives and 15 strategies that community members and leaders identified as the path forward to make Detroit a world class city for young children by 2027. This one-page overview offers the Spanish translation of the imperatives and strategies.
Resource Recalibration in the Face of Uncertainty December 13, 2017 Thank you for such a gracious introduction Jeff (Bryson). What a surreal, unsettling time to be gathered in this city. We sit just a mile from a conference committee that is, as we speak, stripping from our tax code tools that undergird the capital flows and deal structures on which…
Resource Self-Help Ventures Fund December 12, 2017 In this short case study, explain how and why the Kresge Social Investment Pratice made an investment in Self-Help Venture Fund. The Self-Help Ventures Fund will use a $3 million PRI to support $15 million in investments to strengthen local food systems. This investment was a part of the Kresge Community Finance…
News & Views $16M invested in loans through Kresge Community Finance to support community development work at CDFIs, DFAs December 11, 2017 The Kresge Foundation announced today $16 million in impact investments to nine Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) and Development Finance Agencies (DFAs) working to expand opportunity for low-income people in America’s cities through an initiative called Kresge Community Finance (KCF). More than 130 organizations submitted proposals for funding, representing more…
News & Views Evaluation of nationwide building efficiency initiative shares lessons and best practices with 20 key findings December 6, 2017 A nationwide initiative to improve the energy efficiency of large buildings in U.S. cities provides a wealth of lessons and guidance for other funders, practitioners and efficiency advocates. Those lessons are summarized in a recently published formative evaluation of the City Energy Project (CEP). The evaluation – commissioned by Kresge…
Resource City Energy Project Formative Evaluation: A Model for Maximizing Impact December 5, 2017 This is an analysis of the model used by the City Energy Project (CEP) — a national initiative to create healthier and more prosperous American cities by improving the energy efficiency of large buildings. The Kresge Foundation supported the analysis as part of an evaluation of the CEP that provided demonstrable benefits to…
Resource City Energy Project Formative Evaluation: Summary Report December 5, 2017 The Kresge Foundation funded a formative evaluation of the initial phase of the City Energy Project (CEP) – a national initiative to create healthier and more prosperous American cities by improving the energy efficiency of large buildings. The evaluation found that CEP has provided demonstrable benefits to the field of commercial…
News & Views Detroit Fellowship coordinating office November 29, 2017 The Kresge Foundation has issued a request for proposals to identify an organization to be the coordinating office for an early childhood fellowship launching in 2018. The Kresge Early Years for Success (KEYS): Detroit initiative seeks a coordinating office to help manage and implement the KEYS: Detroit Fellowship, a professional and leadership…