News & Views Public health teams around U.S. chosen for projects to help communities, enhance leadership January 6, 2015 Public health teams selected in nationwide, competitive process will receive up to $125,000 and technical assistance to implement projects in their communities.
Resource What Can Foundations Do to Foster Community Investment? 10 Roles for Philanthropy December 11, 2014 The Kresge Foundation and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation are sponsoring a project designed to improve the ability of cities to attract and deploy socially motivated investment capital at scale. This paper is part of a series of publications on that subject. It is the work of Robin…
Resource What Detroit can teach us all December 11, 2014 Retired public employees and artwork: two civic assets rarely thought of in the same breath. But in Detroit – and, indeed, in countless cities across the country – the duo constitute an essential part of the city soul. Take Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry Murals, a work as iconic as any on…
News & Views Early childhood education: Kresge pledges $20M to White House initiative December 10, 2014 Business, philanthropies and nonprofits invest in high-quality education for nation’s youngest individuals. The Kresge Foundation has committed $20 million over five years to help ensure Detroit’s youngest children have access to high-quality early childhood education and are well prepared for school. Today’s commitment is part of Invest in US, a…
Resource Cross-sector collaboration is vital to economic development November 13, 2014 Community and economic development presents a constellation of challenges so intertwined and complex that it will be the increasingly rare circumstance in which these challenges can be resolved through neat and tidy technical interventions instead of multifaceted adaptive solutions requiring changes in beliefs, priorities and behaviors of multiple parties. (Address…
News & Views $7.5 million BUILD Health Challenge aims to bolster community health and health equity November 12, 2014 Partnerships of hospitals, local health departments and nonprofit community organizations eligible for funding. Hospitals, public health and nonprofit and community organizations are invited to take part in a national competitive award program aimed at improving community health and promoting health equity. The BUILD Health Challenge will support communities that are…
Resource Detroit is on track for a positive future November 12, 2014 With U.S. Judge Steven Rhodes’ acceptance of the stakeholder-approved plan of adjustment, the Detroit community will be the subject of every manner of intellectual, legal, political and social discussion over the coming weeks. And we should welcome that. We have spent a year in profound struggle. About the legitimacy of nonelected…
Resource Time to return to the business of rebuilding Detroit November 7, 2014 Kresge Foundation President Rip Rapson discusses the resolution of Detroit’s municipal bankruptcy case and looks ahead to the work of philanthopy and other sectors in revitalizing the city and its neighborhoods.
News & Views Time to return to the business of rebuilding, says Kresge CEO as Detroit bankruptcy ends November 7, 2014 At the conclusion of Detroit’s bankruptcy, Rip Rapson issues a statement in behalf of the foundation’s trustees and staff. The whole world should be looking at Detroit and the state of Michigan right now, witnessing one of the great demonstrations in this new century of community resilience, pride and hope.…