News & Views Brian O’Connell October 17, 2017 “My father was a lorry (truck) driver, and brought home for us whichever texts he might find, or be given. We were a reading home, and a singing home … and we were poor.” Brian O’Connell, former rector and vice chancellor at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), grew…
Resource Passion, determination are the real powers behind healthy, stable, growing neighborhoods October 17, 2017 I’m happy that so many of you could make time in your work schedule for us. As you can see from what we have here (gesturing toward dirt box and shovels, veiled murals and drum kit) we have a little more going on than at a typical media and community…
News & Views Nazli Abrahams October 14, 2017 When Nazli Abrahams first interviewed for a job at Inyathelo, her future boss asked her what was the riskiest thing she’s ever done. “And I said I hopped on a plane to South Korea (in 2002) with no job and $25 in my pocket,” says Abrahams matter-of-factly. She made a connection…
News & Views Loyiso Nongxa October 14, 2017 Dr. Loyiso Nongxa, former vice chancellor at the University of the Witwatersand (Wits), learned a simple lesson through his work with Inyathelo and the Kresge Foundation: When it comes to fundraising, his face mattered. “One of the things I learned when we professionalized development was that the face of advancement…
News & Views Gillian Mitchell October 13, 2017 In 2005, as the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) was applying for a five-year advancement grant with the Kresge Foundation, Gillian Mitchell was asked to help the university to find a new director of advancement. “Clearly they weren’t finding the right person,” Mitchell says. “So they said, ‘Will you take…
News & Views Energy publication names Environment team’s Jessica Boehland among sector’s emerging leaders October 11, 2017 Jessica E. Boehland, senior program officer with Kresge’s Environment Program, was named this week to Midwest Energy News’ 40 Under 40 awards program. The honor highlights emerging leaders throughout the region and their work in America’s transition to a clean energy economy. They include young leaders working on energy policy…
News & Views Senior Environment officer honored by conservation organization October 10, 2017 Kresge Senior Program Officer Jalonne White-Newsome was honored as Michigan “Advocate of the Year” by the Michigan League of Conservation Voters (MLCV) in an Oct. 5 ceremony in Detroit. In her acceptance speech, White-Newsome credited her parents and family for providing role models of activism on behalf of their community,…
News & Views Kresge Arts & Culture grantees gather to share, learn and help move Creative Placemaking forward on a national scale October 3, 2017 Kresge Foundation Arts & Culture Program partners gathered last week to explore strategies for effectively blending arts, culture and design into local development plans and projects across the nation. The foundation hosted representatives of nine grantee organizations and other partners from its Arts & Culture Program National Networks focus area…
News & Views Mission, Money & Markets: The power of the guarantee September 28, 2017 Kresge has used guarantees in its social investing practice for years. With a $350 million commitment to social investments by 2020, we set a goal of issuing $150 million of guarantees. While we look for opportunities to use guarantees to accelerate the foundation’s programmatic work and leverage capital to create…
News & Views Introducing “Mission, Money & Markets,” new article series on social investing September 27, 2017 This article series focuses on Kresge's social investing: what’s working – and what’s challenging – in our impact investing work.