News & Views Two new staff join Kresge’s Arts & Culture, Investment teams January 22, 2025 Earlier this month, two new staff joined The Kresge Foundation. Kara Elliott-Ortega, who was previously chief of arts and culture for the city of Boston, is the Arts & Culture Program’s newest senior program officer. Victoria Shubelyak, who was most recently a finance operations intern at General Motors, has taken…
News & Views Staff updates position Kresge for new year January 16, 2025 As Kresge kicks off 2025, several staff additions and promotions have taken place within the foundation. Sarah Traxler has been promoted to Associate Director of the Executive Office. Traxler joined the foundation in 2023. Previously, she served as economic development coordinator at the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) and…
News & Views Healing in New Orleans: Ubuntu Village’s vision for community transformation, violence prevention January 14, 2025
Resource Implementing California’s Universal Financial Aid Application Policy January 10, 2025 California’s higher education systems can provide a ladder for economic mobility, yet too many of the state’s high school graduates fail to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or — for those who are undocumented — the California Dream Act Application (CADAA). This results in missed opportunities,…
Resource Green 2.0 2024 Transparency Report December 10, 2024 2024 marks the eighth consecutive year that Green 2.0 has presented data on demographic data of staff and equity practices at non-profit organizations (“NGOs”) and foundations in the environmental sector. Green 2.0’s transparency report serves as a key mechanism to hold organizations, and the environmental movement at large, accountable for…
News & Views Shelby County Health Department: Partnerships and health equity in action December 10, 2024
News & Views Sunwealth closes $30M construction loan to broaden energy access in underserved communities December 5, 2024 The Kresge-backed loan will help drive an equitable transition to renewable energy with a focus on solar and solar-plus storage Sunwealth, a clean energy impact investment firm, announced today a $30 million construction loan facility with the Urban Investment Group (UIG) at Goldman Sachs Alternatives to develop solar, solar-plus-storage and…
News & Views Theodos: Revitalizing a neighborhood requires more than big projects, it demands sustained, multi-faceted investment December 4, 2024 Urban Institute’s director of mission finance, Brett Theodos, presented data at Kresge’s national convening Our Urban Future that outlines the challenges in today’s landscape for community developers. This Q&A follows up on that discussion and dives into what makes that work hard today, how that can vary by place, and…