August 29, 2024
With students returning to college campuses around Michigan and throughout America, scholarship funders, especially community foundations, have a chance to […]
February 22, 2024
There are positive changes coming to the long-held notions and theories of scholarship funding and programs by Community Foundations. These […]
February 20, 2023
You’ve probably heard variations of the saying about how long it takes to turn a ship or stop a train […]
February 8, 2023
Traditional “scholarship season” is here and there’s an interesting tension building within the vast world of scholarship providers. On one […]
November 7, 2022
On a fairly regular basis the topic of “democratizing philanthropy” emerges in the world of foundations around America. For placed-based […]
October 10, 2022
Over the course of the past few weeks, I’ve had numerous meetings with donors and their advisors to explore charitable […]
August 26, 2022
Earlier this week I read the news about the student debt forgiveness plan with mixed emotions. However, beyond whether or […]
June 27, 2022
Our Community Foundation thrives on connecting donors with the fun of philanthropy. We want donors to enjoy giving back with […]
April 18, 2022
Last week I joined Jackie and a couple dozen other local stakeholders, volunteers and staff for a small and personal […]
March 4, 2022
Our Community Foundation has seen amazing displays of generosity when like-minded donors join together to give to causes they hold […]
February 8, 2022
On the surface, Community Foundations across the country all perform a similar mission and purpose: collectively, we help people give […]
January 12, 2022
If you’re like the vast majority of community members, cryptocurrency is still this mystical thing that’s difficult to wrap your […]