News & Views Arts & Culture grantees connect, reflect, get inspired at Philly convening November 17, 2016 There has never been a more important time to “double down” on engaging residents in strategies that infuse arts, culture and design into communities across the country, speakers told a gathering of The Kresge Foundation grantees last week. More than 100 people representing 73 organizations funded through Kresge’s Arts &…
News & Views Participants tap energy of FreshLo food-and-culture initiative during lively kickoff convening August 10, 2016 Community leaders, innovators and doers tapped collective energy from kindred spirits across the nation last week during the first convening of grantees from The Kresge Foundation’s groundbreaking Fresh, Local and Equitable (FreshLo) grant initiative. The three-day event in Cleveland brought together more than 80 people including representatives from 26 organizations awarded…
Resource Forward-Leaning Regionalism April 12, 2018 Address to the annual meeting of the Centralina Council on Governments in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Person Mariah Bosquez Mariah Bosquez (she/her) is an Environment Program fellow at The Kresge Foundation. She joined the foundation in 2024. Previously, Mariah served as the director of land use and creative placemaking at Urban Neighborhood Initiatives (UNI) in Detroit, where she oversaw the use and development of UNI’s parks and green spaces,…
News & Views The Barr, Kresge and William Penn Foundations introduce $13M funding collaborative May 25, 2023 To broaden and deepen the understanding of how art and culture can help address systemic and intersectional societal challenges, The Barr Foundation, The Kresge Foundation and The William Penn Foundation have joined together to create a $13 million funding collaborative. The Culture and Community Power Fund is a lab for…
Person Candace Kita Candace Kita (she/her) is a Program Officer with The Kresge Foundation’s Arts & Culture Program. Candace supports the team’s strategies by reviewing grants, making funding recommendations and fostering equitable Creative Placemaking practices nationally. She joined the foundation in 2022. Previously, Candace served as cultural strategy director at the Asian Pacific…
News & Views To help communities survive crises, trust and invest in their leadership September 9, 2020 Amid multiple ongoing crises, foundations are struggling with how best to support the nonprofit sector — in particular, community-based organizations working to address a raging pandemic, police violence, and systemic racism. Led by people with a wealth of lived experience, community-based groups have long been a critical source of support…
News & Views Climate Change, Health & Equity convening brings together grantees, partners to connect, collaborate February 20, 2020 From record-setting wildfires to rising sea levels, climate change is impacting people in real ways – today. The world’s leading health journals have identified climate change as among the most critical public health priorities of this century. While everyone’s health is at risk, climate change takes its greatest toll on…
News & Views FreshLo grantees from across U.S. gather to share progress, ideas and reflect on meaning of their work October 18, 2018 Smiles, laughter, introspection, and more than a few tears graced a convening of more than 100 partners in Kresge’s groundbreaking Fresh, Local and Equitable (FreshLo) initiative last week as participants shared successes, challenges and positive impacts the work has had in their neighborhoods. It seemed far removed from 2015, when…