News & Views Kresge grants $50,000 to help iconic Detroit theater transition to new leader after 61 years November 9, 2018 Leah Smith and Bruce Millan: Her goal is a smooth transition to ensure the theater’s around “for the generations ahead.” Photo by Ryan Southen Detroit Repertory Theatre – a progressive, one-of-a-kind institution – is preparing for its first new director in its 61 years with a $500,000 fundraising campaign to…
News & Views Assets hiding in plain sight: CREWS participants build muscle to influence equitable water decision-making in their communities November 8, 2018 For advocates at the second convening of the Kresge Environment Program’s Climate Resilient and Equitable Water Systems (CREWS) initiative, Atlanta’s Flint River might well be a metaphor for their work in communities across the U.S. The once-natural river is channeled into concrete tubes below the runways of the Hartsfield-Jackson International…
Resource Kresge letter to DHS opposing proposed public charge rule for immigration November 8, 2018 November 5, 2018 The Honorable Kirstjen M. Nielsen U.S. Department of Homeland Security 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20529 Re: DHS Docket No. USCIS-2010-0012-0001, Comments in Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Madam Secretary: On behalf of The Kresge Foundation, I am writing to express the…
Resource FAQ: Human Services Program strategic direction November 6, 2018 Answers to frequently asked questions about The Kresge Foundation Human Services Program’s revised strategic direction adopted in 2018.
Resource Advancing Racial Equity Through Capacity Building: The Kresge Foundation’s Talent and Leadership Development Efforts November 5, 2018 This report documents the first year of Fostering Urban Equitable Leadership (FUEL), a capacity-building program for grantees launched in 2016 by Kresge’s Leadership and Infrastructure Funding Team (LIFT), made up of staff from across the foundation. The pilot program focuses specifically on leadership development through a racial equity lens.
Resource Supporting those on the front lines of civil justice is both a moral imperative and a pragmatic necessity for Kresge November 1, 2018 Thank you, Jo-Ann (Wallace, president and CEO), and thank you to the entire board and staff of NLADA. I want to express the gratitude of my colleagues and the trustees of The Kresge Foundation. We’re moved by this recognition – but are also sufficiently self-aware to know that we’re not…
News & Views Kresge Artist Fellowship applications open Nov. 30 October 31, 2018 Metropolitan Detroit artists are invited to apply for a 2019 Kresge Artist Fellowship. Fellowships are funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by Kresge Arts in Detroit at the College for Creative Studies. These are the key dates: Thursday, Nov. 1: Application guide available Friday, Nov. 30: Online Application opens…
Resource Climate Resilience And Urban Opportunity Initiative October 29, 2018 The Climate Resilience and Urban Opportunity Initiative is focused on improving the resilience of low-income, urban communities in the face of climate change. This document explains the initiative’s purpose, its grantmaking process and expected outcomes.
News & Views Philanthropy must use its voice to counteract hate October 28, 2018 We at The Kresge Foundation are heartbroken for the victims and families impacted by the hate crimes perpetrated at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh this weekend. The Anti-Defamation League, which Kresge supports, reminded us that this was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in this nation’s history. We extend our deepest sympathies to our Jewish…
Resource Human Progress and Human Services 2035: A Scenario Exploration October 24, 2018 What will human progress, human need and human services be in the United States in 2035? What implications does this have for today’s strategies for public and private human service providers and community partners? The Human Progress and Human Services 2035 Scenarios offer a tool to explore these questions and…