Resource A Call for Action: Strengthening the Human Services Sector June 1, 2015 This report is the product of a 2014 symposium held by The Kresge Foundation with leaders of national networks and human services nonprofits to identify major challenges and issues affecing the capacity of organizations and networks to deliver services, share knowledge and expertise, and develop recommendations to transform the human-services…
Resource Mackinac Michigan moment: A city poised for bold renewal May 28, 2015 A train is leaving the station. That train is the new Detroit. You’ll hear in just a moment the familiar, but no less extraordinary, story of how we overhauled that train’s engine – how Detroit’s bankruptcy was concluded consensually and in warp speed. Philanthropy played a relatively small, but centrally…
News & Views Kresge president signals 6 areas of future investment in Detroit May 27, 2015 Areas of future Kresge investments in Detroit include innovative use of underused land, a seamless regional transit system, a comprehensive and effective early childhood development system, the city's small-business and entrepreneurial community and new instruments to revive residential and commercial lending markets.
News & Views Kresge president says Detroit ‘lost a piece of its soul’ with passing of Marcus Belgrave May 24, 2015 Kresge President Rip Rapson issues statement following death of jazz trumpeter Marcus Belgrave at age 78. Belgrave leaves a profound legacy of music and mentorship in Detroit.
News & Views Kresge president: Support for community organizations one key to moving Detroit forward May 21, 2015 The Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit initiative, a three-year, $5 million effort, is an example of investing in community groups. The first round of grants have funded projects such as revitalization of an iconic neighborhood park, transformation of a transit corridor into a greenway and renovation of a building for a…
Resource The arc of community progress in post-bankruptcy Detroit May 20, 2015 On behalf of The Kresge Foundation, let me add my welcome to the many you’ve already received. I know there have been a number of those, but they reflect our city’s deep gratitude for the extraordinarily important work you do in cities throughout the country, including Detroit. I understand that…
News & Views Report offers cross-sector thinking on building cities’ resilience amid climate change May 11, 2015 The report, “Bounce Forward: Urban Resilience in the Era of Climate Change” is part of a wide-ranging effort to imagine and inspire the sustainable, equitable, climate-resilient cities of the future.
Resource Bounce Forward: Urban Resilience in the Era of Climate Change May 4, 2015 This Island Press and The Kresge Foundation strategy paper assesses the concept of urban resilience in the face of climate change, examining what’s already known and what remains to be explored. The paper is based on a survey of existing literature and the thinking of organizers, researchers, planners and other urban…
News & Views Former Detroit emergency manager praises philanthropic role in ‘Grand Bargain’ that helped resolve financial crisis April 29, 2015 During a session at the Council on Foundations annual meeting in San Francisco, Kevyn Orr reflected on his duties as the city of Detroit’s emergency manager and discussed the role philanthropy played in the successful resolution of Detroit’s municipal bankruptcy. The hour-long session, “Making Our Hardest Cities Whole Again: Lessons…
News & Views Fostering Success Michigan breaks down hurdles to postsecondary education April 22, 2015 Less than half of students from the foster care system graduate from high school, only 20 percent enroll in post-secondary education and only 2 to 9 percent earn a bachelor’s degree. Fostering Success Michigan aims to help students without family supports beat those odds.