Resource ‘A different view of Detroit’ November 6, 2009 Focusing too intensively or too long on Detroit’s grittier challenges obscures a very different perspective – one that projects forward the assets and opportunities available for the city to capitalize on. (Closing plenary at the Independent Sector/ Council of Michigan Foundation annual conference.) Good afternoon, everyone. It has been an…
News & Views Profile of an artist: Marcus Belgrave, master jazz trumpet player October 8, 2009 A peripatetic performer, recording artist, jazz ambassador, and teacher, Belgrave has captivated audiences and inspired young musicians worldwide. “Music was all around me. I heard music and grew up in it. I was designed to be a musician. I can see no other way.” With these words, master jazz trumpeter…
News & Views Trumpeter Marcus Belgrave named 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist October 8, 2009 Detroit’s premier jazz musician and educator receives $50,000 prize from The Kresge Foundation. TROY, Mich. – Master jazz trumpet player Marcus Belgrave – who has enthralled audiences world-wide with his musical virtuosity and mentored scores of aspiring young musicians – has been named the 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist by The…
News & Views Detroit News Heralds Kresge As a Local Leader for Urban Revitalization August 6, 2009 Reporter says Kresge’s “fingerprints” appear on nearly every major venture in the city. TROY, MICHIGAN – In a front-page newspaper story, the Detroit News heralded The Kresge Foundation, led by President Rip Rapson, as “one of the largest and most-active donors among charitable foundations in Detroit.” News writer and author…
Resource Kresge acts to alleviate pressures of economic downturn July 16, 2009 My last post in February about the foundation’s response to the economic downturn described our plan to review requests from our capital-challenge grantees to help them complete their capital campaigns. We have since extended additional assistance in a number of forms – from providing more time to complete the campaign…
News & Views Kresge Foundation awards $450,000 in fellowships to Detroit area visual artists June 30, 2009 18 artists receive $25,000 each. TROY, Mich. – The Kresge Foundation today awards the inaugural Kresge Artist Fellowships, each with an unrestricted stipend of $25,000, to 18 metropolitan Detroit visual artists. The Fellowships are the first of its kind to be devoted exclusively to artists in the tri-county area (Wayne,…
Resource 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist Marcus Belgrave June 4, 2009 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist Marcus Belgrave talks about his lifelong love of the trumpet and the burgeoning music scene he found when he moved to Detroit in the early 1960s. The Eminent Artist recognizes an exceptional artist for professional achievements and contributions to the cultural community. The award also encourages…
News & Views In Speech to the Nation’s YMCAs, Rip Rapson Outlines Kresge’s Grantmaking Response Given the Economic Crisis April 29, 2009 Kresge’s president says all foundations face a difficult choice between responding to immediate charitable needs and pursuing long-term philanthropic goals. TROY, MICHIGAN – As the economic crisis batters the nonprofit sector, The Kresge Foundation and other philanthropic organizations face a difficult choice between responding to here-and-now charitable needs and pursuing…
Resource Philanthropy in times of economic turmoil: One foundation’s response April 9, 2009 In the face of profound structural shifts brought by the economic crisis, philanthropy must respond, most crucially, with multiple serious-minded, creative efforts to recalibrate and reboot different dimensions of the nonprofit environment. (Address to YMCA officials, in Dallas.) DALLAS – Thank you for that kind introduction. It is a pleasure…
Resource Philanthropy’s opportunities and responsibilities in times of civic redirection February 23, 2009 For philanthropy to be relevant amid the economic maelstrom we are experiencing, it must move beyond its charitable impulses and toward a more strategic orientation. (Address to civic leaders in Columbus, Ohio.) COLUMBUS, Ohio – What a pleasure it is to be here. In my previous life, our law firm…