Resource A decade of change: Where does it leave the smart-growth movement? Where does it leave Detroit? March 21, 2011 Fundamental shifts in our social, political and economic systems carry momentous implications for philanthropy's role in promoting the institutions, values and practices of smart growth and livable communities. (Address to the Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities.)
News & Views Kresge provides $2.2 million to promote health, arts enrichment and parent engagement at Detroit early education centers December 18, 2018 The second annual Day of the Young Child in April brought Detroiters together to enjoy time with their children and learn about the Hope Starts Here Framework and how to be a part of it. Photo by Noah Morrison Nine nonprofit organizations serving Detroit early education centers will receive a…
News & Views 11th Street Bridge Park set to break ground in late 2023, video nominated for an Emmy Award July 13, 2023 “For a long time, Anacostia was segregated. In its early years, it was even illegal for African Americans to own land in parts of this community. And even after those barriers were torn down, others emerged. But despite these challenges, Anacostia continues to push forward. What has preserved the blight…
News & Views Rapson: Jackson, nominated to chair NEA, would bring uncommon promise to the job October 5, 2021 President Biden has made countless admirable appointments to federal positions. But none more thrilling for us at Kresge than his announcement today of Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson’s nomination to be the next Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. Maria began working as a Senior Advisor/Consultant with Kresge in…
News & Views Kresge awards $2 million in grants to support resident-driven projects in Memphis neighborhoods October 24, 2019 The Kresge Foundation today announced that it has awarded grants totaling $2 million to 20 community-based organizations throughout Memphis to support resident-driven projects through its Kresge Innovative Projects: Memphis initiative (KIP:M).
News & Views 18 neighborhood groups share $1.5 million from Kresge for projects across Detroit May 25, 2018 The Kresge Foundation today announced $1.5 million in grants for 18 new projects and planning efforts to revitalize neighborhoods across Detroit. The grants are the first to be awarded in the $6 million, three-year relaunch of Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit. In the city’s Virginia Park neighborhood, vacant lots will become…
Resource Detroit’s Bold Urban Future: Connecting downtown and the neighborhoods June 25, 2015 Welcome. You come to Detroit at a fascinating time, as an iconic American city is being reimagined and recalibrated. This has profound implications for other cities seeking to establish their own pathways to confront the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. The Bankruptcy Who knew that Machiavelli had Detroit in…
Resource Kresge Arts & Culture Program – The First Decade January 11, 2018 This paper explores The Kresge Foundation Arts & Culture Program’s evolution over the last decade from capital challenge grants, capitalization and community arts, to Creative Placemaking. Designed primarily but not exclusively for peer funders, it tells the high-level story of the complexities involved in navigating change; and articulates Kresge’s distintictive brand of…
News & Views Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit grants engage neighborhoods across city August 6, 2020 Grants totaling $1.9 million support both the implementation of projects and the creation of new plans Kresge’s Detroit Program today announced 28 grants across the city in the sixth round of the initiative, which was announced in 2014 and made its first grants in 2015. These 28 – the largest cohort to…
Resource Recalibration in the Face of Uncertainty December 13, 2017 Thank you for such a gracious introduction Jeff (Bryson). What a surreal, unsettling time to be gathered in this city. We sit just a mile from a conference committee that is, as we speak, stripping from our tax code tools that undergird the capital flows and deal structures on which…