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$245K in
grants
from
Knight
and
Fisher
Foundations
help
increase
capacity
of
community
leaders
Funds
from The
Fisher
Foundation
Will
Specifically
Impact
Detroit’s
Brightmoor
Neighborhood
DETROIT,
MI - The
Community
Foundation
for
Southeast
Michigan
will
support
training
and
professional
development
for
Detroit
changemakers
tackling
economic
and
neighborhood
revitalization
with
$245,000
from the
Max M. &
Marjorie
S.
Fisher
Foundation
and the
John S.
and
James L.
Knight
Foundation.
The
programs
will
focus
specifically
on
capacity
building
and
professional
development
to
encourage
organizational
growth
and
economic
vitality.
In their
third
round of
funding
to the
capacity
building
program,
the
Knight
Foundation
will
invest
$150,000,
adding
to its
previous
$515,000
in
support,
to fund
talent
and
leadership
development
across
ten
Detroit-based
organizations
supporting
urban
growth.
The
Fisher
Foundation
is
looking
to
strengthen
and
empower
individuals
and
organizations
specifically
in the
Brightmoor
neighborhood
by
investing
$100,000
in 28
community
organizations.
Funding
from the
Fisher
Foundation
and
Knight
Foundation
will
provide
grants
to aid
in
capacity
training
for
Detroit
community
leaders
overseeing
a myriad
of
community-focused
industries,
including
arts and
humanities,
economic
development,
environmental
and
urban
affairs,
and
early
childhood
education.
The
grants
will be
entirely
concentrated
on
talent
development
that
supports
business
and
leadership
training,
as well
as
providing
the
opportunity
to
connect
and
engage
with
similar
civic
leaders;
together
sharing
challenges
and
solutions
along
the way.
The
Community
Foundation
will
administer
and
manage
the
professional
development
programs
grants.
“We are
thrilled
to be
joining
the
Community
Foundation
for
Southeast
Michigan
and the
John S.
and
James L.
Knight
Foundation’s
efforts
to
invest
in
Detroit’s
for-impact
leadership
through
investing
in these
critical
leaders
and
their
personal
development
plans,”
says
Doug
Bitonti
Stewart,
Executive
Director
at the
Max M. &
Marjorie
S.
Fisher
Foundation.
“In
partnership
with the
neighborhood
based
leaders
of
Brightmoor,
the
Fisher
Foundation
is ready
to
replicate
the
success
both the
Community
Foundation
and
Knight
Foundation
have
achieved
throughout
Detroit,
specifically
targeting
the
social
impact
leaders
in this
vital
neighborhood.”
Additional
Brightmoor
neighborhood
organizations
that
were
awarded
grants
from the
Community
Foundation
with
support
from the
Max &
Marjorie
S.
Fisher
Foundation
through
the
“Supporting
Brightmoor
Leaders
Program”
include:
Brightmoor
Alliance,
Brightmoor
Artisans
Collective,
Brightmoor
Maker
Space,
Brightmoor
Redford
Aldersgate,
Children
of the
Rising
Sun
Empowerment
Center,
City
Covenant
Church,
City
Year –
Detroit,
Cody
Rouge
Community
Action
Alliance,
Crystal
Swann
Child
Care,
Development
Centers,
Don
Bosco
Hall,
Everybody
Ready,
Greening
of
Detroit,
Kristy’s
Early
Childhood
Development
Centers,
Leland
Community
Affairs,
Michigan
Community
Resources,
Neighbors
Building
Brightmoor,
Sidewalk
Detroit,
St. Paul
of the
Cross
Passionist
Retreat
Center,
Urban
Links
Village,
Village
of Shiny
Stars,
Voices
for
Earth
Justice,
and a
cohort
training
for four
block
clubs.
“Ensuring
that
leaders
who care
about
the
community
have the
skills
and
resources
they
need to
advance
its
growth
is
essential
to the
success
of our
city.
The
organizations
that
will
benefit
from
this
program
strive
to
foster
neighborhood
connections,
expand
opportunities
for
Detroiters
and
increase
civic
engagement—by
making
them
stronger
we can
help
advance
these
goals,”
says
Katy
Locker,
Knight
Foundation
program
director
for
Detroit.
Starting
after
Detroit
emerged
from
bankruptcy
in 2014,
the
“Nonprofit
Capacity
Training”
grants
from the
Community
Foundation
and
Knight
Foundation
strive
to
invest
in
talent
at
organizations
engaged
in
strengthening
communities.
The
Detroit-based
organizations
receiving
the
third
round of
“Nonprofit
Capacity
Training”
grants
include:
Allied
Media
Projects,
College
for
Creative
Studies,
Community
Development
Advocates
of
Detroit,
Detroit
Hispanic
Development
Corporation,
Focus:HOPE,
Global
Detroit,
Jefferson
East
Inc.,
Michigan
Community
Resources,
M.O.S.E.S.,
and
Southwest
Solutions.
The
Community
Foundation
for
Southeast
Michigan,
Max &
Marjorie
S.
Fisher
Foundation,
and
Knight
Foundation
will be
holding
a press
conference
on March
22,
2017,
announcing
the
latest
round of
grants
for the
“Supporting
Brightmoor
Leaders
Program”
at Motor
City
Java and
Tea
House,
17336
Lahser
Road,
Detroit,
from
1:30
p.m. –
2:30
p.m.
The John
S. and
James L.
Knight
Foundation
is a
national
foundation
with
strong
local
roots.
We
invest
in
journalism,
in the
arts,
and in
the
success
of
cities
where
brothers
John S.
and
James L.
Knight
once
published
newspapers.
Our goal
is to
foster
informed
and
engaged
communities,
which we
believe
are
essential
for a
healthy
democracy.
For
more,
visit
knightfoundation.org.
Max M. &
Marjorie
S.
Fisher
Foundation
works to
enrich
humanity
by
strengthening
and
empowering
children
and
families
in need.
In the
Jewish
tradition
of
justice
(tzedakah),
the
Foundation
works to
repair
the
world (tikkun
olam) in
partnership
with
organizations
and
volunteers
who
share
our
mission.
For more
information,
visit
http://mmfisher.org/.
The
Community
Foundation
for
Southeast
Michigan
is a
full-service
philanthropic
organization
leading
the way
to
positive
change
in our
region.
As a
permanent
community
endowment
built by
gifts
from
thousands
of
individuals
and
organizations,
the
Foundation
supports
a wide
variety
of
activities
benefiting
education,
arts and
culture,
health,
human
services,
community
development
and
civic
affairs.
Since
its
inception,
the
Foundation
has
distributed
more
than
$800
million
through
more
than
55,000
grants
to
nonprofit
organizations
throughout
Wayne,
Oakland,
Macomb,
Monroe,
Washtenaw,
St.
Clair,
and
Livingston
counties.
For more
information,
please
visit
www.cfsem.org.
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