Resource Patricia Terry-Ross: 2017 Kresge Eminent Artist August 28, 2017 A monograph on the life and work of Patricia Terry-Ross, musician and educator, and the 2017 Kresge Eminent Artist (PDF). Prepared and published by The Kresge Foundation (2017). Also: News announcement about Terry Ross’ selection A video highlighting her career
News & Views Philanthropy Must Respond Forcefully to Charlottesville August 17, 2017 There is no moral ambiguity about the intentionally provocative, hatefully motivated, racist, and violent behavior ignited by white supremacists last week in Charlottesville. These acts of domestic terrorism not only denigrate, but threaten to undermine, the values that men and women have been fighting for since the signing of the…
News & Views Community development project comes full-circle for Detroit fellow and previous Denby High teacher August 15, 2017 In 2013, Jonathan Hui was at the table as Deny High School students prepared to proposal to improve their playfield. He was coordinating community partnerships with the school in hopes of a redesign. Four years later, the students’ playfield has become a reality, through a series of grants from local stakeholders and…
News & Views Strong Start to Finish, national initiative to improve developmental course success, launches today August 13, 2017 The Kresge Foundation has partnered with two other leaders in higher education funding to launch Strong Start to Finish, a combined $13 million investment to scale practices designed to enhance student success in developmental English and math, so that more students will ultimately obtain a postsecondary credential. SSTF’s goal is…
News & Views Introducing the 2016 Kresge annual report August 10, 2017 We’re pleased to debut InterCHANGE, The Kresge Foundation’s 2016 annual report, at annualreport2016.kresge.org. Here you’ll find examples from more than 40 Kresge partners working through a variety of methods to test, support, facilitate, share and uplift solutions toward a single goal: To expand opportunities in America’s cities. You’re invited to…
News & Views Create a more diverse and inclusive environmental movement August 9, 2017 Integrating racial equity and social justice through environmental philanthropy is the goal of a convening of grantmaking leaders recently at The Kresge Foundation. The late July meeting was part of a professional development series supported by Kresge as well as the Hewlett, Schmidt, Packard and Energy foundations. Titled InDEEP (Inclusion,…
Resource Detroit Home Mortgage August 9, 2017 In 2016, Kresge partnered with nearly a dozen other funders, banks and nonprofits to launch Detroit Home Mortgage, a financing product to help address and close the appraisal gap in Detroit’s neighborhoods. The innovative product offers a first mortgage from regional banks and a second mortgage of up to $75,000…
News & Views Graduate fellow brings passion from working in neighborhoods to American Cities Practice August 8, 2017 Gabrielle Horton believes that the ability to listen, learn and take action is a powerful weapon against divestment and displacement in any city. For Horton, a graduate fellow in The Kresge Foundation’s American Cities Practice this summer, these skills have been resources to engage with the most resilient people of the hardest-hit…
News & Views Kresge-backed Detroit Revitalization Fellows program announces new cohort August 7, 2017 The Detroit Revitalization Fellows has announced its 2017-19 cohort, which will bring talent from across the United States to 19 civic, community and economic development organizations in Detroit. The fellowships begin today. The Fellows, all midcareer professionals, were selected from a highly competitive national pool of more than 350 applicants.…