News & Views From 114 students to 3.2M: How a modest philanthropic bet helped spur a statewide engine for student success January 8, 2026 The California College Guidance Initiative shows how long-term investment, practical problem-solving and cross-sector partnership can transform outcomes for millions of students. When the California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) first emerged more than a decade ago, it was a modest philanthropy-backed pilot searching for a foothold in the nation’s largest public…
Resource Hope and Hard Work Ahead: Building a Strong and Diverse Teacher Workforce for Michigan’s Students January 6, 2026 Decades of research confirm what students and families already know: teachers are among the most important factors in student success. Yet Michigan is facing a teacher shortage crisis, with the impact felt most deeply in communities that have long been underserved. Ensuring every classroom has a highly qualified, effective teacher…
News & Views Building the local ecosystem for clean energy lending December 16, 2025 Over the past year, the landscape for community climate finance has shifted dramatically. To better understand what that change looks like on the ground, The Kresge Foundation, in partnership with Climate Impact Advisors, interviewed nearly 50 community lenders — CDFIs, green banks, and credit unions — from across the country. The…
News & Views Q&A with Michigan’s Climate Investment Hub on keeping clean energy projects moving forward December 16, 2025 As federal climate funding faces uncertainty, state-level coordination has become essential for keeping clean energy projects moving forward, particularly in underserved communities. Ben Dueweke, Director of Michigan’s Climate Investment Hub, talks with us about how the Hub is working to connect capital providers, CDFIs, and community organizations to accelerate equitable…
News & Views Q&A: The growing role of community foundations in climate resilience December 16, 2025 As climate risks intensify and federal funding remains uncertain, community foundations are emerging as essential anchors for local resilience work. With deep roots in their regions, these institutions bring the long-term perspective, trusted relationships, and flexible tools needed to advance climate solutions tailored to place. Kristin Tracz, Director of the…
News & Views Kresge, Erb and Hudson-Webber Foundations commit more than $11.2M to 107 arts organizations December 11, 2025
Resource Strategies for Re-Enrolling Adult Learners at Community Colleges December 9, 2025 This report from New America examines strategies to re-engage adult learners in U.S. community colleges, where enrollment has declined after the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on a literature review, state policy landscape analysis, and 15 interviews with college administrators and experts, the authors document institutional, state, and third-party efforts to encourage…
Resource Fact sheet outlines planned programs and resources for Detroit’s Livernois-McNichols residents December 8, 2025 The Kresge Foundation is investing $50 million in Detroit’s Livernois-McNichols neighborhoods and moving its headquarters to the Marygrove Conservancy campus—an investment that will shaped by what residents have said they want to see in their communities. This fact sheet outlines upcoming programs and resources available to neighbors in Fitzgerald, Bagley,…
News & Views From the Gulf South to the Global South: Strengthening climate solutions through solidarity and stewardship December 5, 2025