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Kresge makes record $10 million loan commitment to community development financial institutions working in underserved communities

Support for NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance encourages strong community-based lenders to expand in low- and moderate-income communities.TROY, Mich. – The Kresge Foundation will provide $10 million to a loan fund that makes financing available to small businesses and nonprofit organizations in low- and moderate-income communities. The largest in Kresge’s history, the loan represents a milestone in the foundation’s move to augment its grantmaking with a more aggressive use of program related investments, loan guarantees, and other forms of social investments. The Troy, Mich.-based

Water shortages threaten electricity generation at the same time power plants strain water supplies, report finds

Climate change exacerbates and is exacerbated by what Kresge-supported research describes as an ‘energy-water collision.’TROY, Michigan – A scarcity of fresh, clean water is recognized as one of this century’s biggest challenges – with increasing temperatures, droughts and extreme storms linked to climate change expected to make the problem even worse. Many Americans are responding by installing low-flow showers and toilets, planting gardens that need little water and otherwise reducing their household consumption. However, most people probably don’t know that they are using more water

Researchers look at college graduation rates through the filter of U.S. metropolitan areas

Institute for Higher Education Policy suggests different approaches to boosting graduation rates based on data, economic and other conditions.November 07, 2011 TROY, Mi. – The Institute for Higher Education Policy  recently completed work on a new approach for funders interested in promoting access and success in postsecondary education. Using national data about degree-completion rates over the past decade, Institute for Higher Education Policy researchers mapped the nation’s largest 266 metropolitan areas. Those areas range from large urban centers like Dallas,

Arts and Culture grant opportunity: Call for applications for facility investments and building reserves

Kresge is conducting a final round of facility and building reserve grants as it continues to refine its overall investment strategy; Arts and Community Building and Artists' Support Skills and Resources also are welcoming preliminary applications.October 19, 2011 The Kresge Foundation’s Arts and Culture program  is announcing its final call for preliminary applications for Facility Investments and Building Reserves . Details of

Living Cities partners promote national collaboration to solve urban problems

$85M effort in five cities harnesses local leadership to improve the lives of low-income residents.DETROIT – Like many older, industrial American cities, Newark, N.J., is trying to redefine itself. Its schools have struggled for years and are run by a state-appointed superintendent. Decades of disinvestment have taken a toll on neighborhoods and a contentious political environment added to the challenges. Until recently, the mayor’s office didn’t interact with the school superintendent’s office, even though they served the very same families, said Monique Baptiste, project manager of

Midtown Detroit Inc., Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit and TechTown win $1.33 million in ArtPlace grants

Private foundations, the National Endowment for the Arts and federal partners join forces to place arts and culture at the center of economic revitalization efforts in Detroit and other U.S. cities and towns.DETROIT – Three arts and culture organizations located in Detroit’s Woodward Avenue corridor will receive $1.33 million to expand their programs as part of an arts-based economic development initiative being launched in two dozen cities and towns across the nation. ArtPlace , a collaboration of 11 private foundations, the National Endowment for the

Nonprofits work with Gulf Coast communities to respond to climate change

Strategies include restoring natural barriers to severe weather and adapting to sea-level rise.TROY, Mich. – For generations, Brenda Dardar Robichaux and her family have lived along the bayous of southeast Louisiana. They depend on fish, crabs, shrimp, and oysters from the Gulf of Mexico to earn a living. They have deep ties to the homeland of the United Houma Nation , a 17,000-member Native American tribe that Robichaux, a former chief, led for 13 years. But man-made and natural hazards threaten the Houmas and other Gulf Coast communities.

Putting services in one place gives community college students the help many need to get on path to a good job

Nonprofit Single Stop connects eligible students with benefits they might otherwise miss.TROY, Mich. – When Carlos Baez walked into the Single Stop office at Hostos Community College  in the Bronx, he was barely holding on – a 32-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran running into one wall after another as he tried to make a better life for himself and his family. For Baez, Single Stop U.S.A. provided a crack in the wall – one small break that he could transform into an opportunity. Single Stop sets up shop on community college

Opera Company of Philadelphia and Hancock Shaker Village employ business principles and practices to survive and thrive

Sector Leaders Investments initiative supports “game-changing” efforts to protect and advance the missions of arts and cultural organizations.Troy, Mich. –  American popular culture may be much more attuned to Oprah than opera, but that's not stopping the Opera Company of Philadelphia . Determined to expand its audience beyond the opera house, the Company started staging Pop-Up Opera  – public flash mob performances that immerse an unsuspecting public in music and story. They've given Philadelphia “Brindisi” and “Toreador” in Reading

Detroit Revitalization Fellowship Program puts top-flight talent to work in organizations rebuilding the city

29 Fellows will spend two years working in areas including health care, neighborhood redevelopment, land use, entrepreneurship, and education.August 23, 2011 TROY, Mich. -- The city of Detroit has challenges in its struggle to return to prosperity, but a lack of ideas isn't one of them. Make a place for technology companies. Revitalize the arts and cultural environment. Make low-income homes more energy efficient. Provide fresh food in the city. But turning ideas into action takes time, energy and know-how – the stuff organizations call capacity. And in a city with so much on its

Carnegie works on new approaches for teaching math in community colleges

Goal is a curriculum that will better fit student needs and build students’ confidence.August 02, 2011 TROY, Mich. – Community colleges typically have open access and admissions. However, more than half of all incoming community college students need to enroll in at least one remedial class to bring their skills up to a college level. Most of those students end up in remedial, or “developmental ,” math. Many never finish. They run out of patience. They run out of money. They run into a wall of frustration and succumb to the nagging

Nonprofit Quarterly explores ups and downs of evolving public-private collaborations in Detroit

Kresge President Rip Rapson among those interviewed about philanthropy and the public sector.TROY, Mich. – In a recent story in the online edition of The Nonprofit Quarterly , national correspondent Rick Cohen examined the challenges facing Detroit and the regional and national funders committed to helping the city overcome social and economic problems. The story was based on an extensive interview with Kresge Foundation President Rip Rapson , interviews with other

Advocacy groups work to boost efficiency standards for appliances, cutting energy bills and greenhouse gases

Improved performance in big-screen TVs will save $1 billion a year in just one year.July 26, 2011 TROY, Mich. – Steve Nadel typically starts his morning by heading for the kitchen of his two-story house in Takoma Park, Md., to fix breakfast. As he swings open the refrigerator door, he thinks less about the calories he will consume that day – and more about the energy. “My current refrigerator uses 75 percent less energy than the average 1973 refrigerator,” said Nadel, executive director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy  in Washington. “I’m

Art project yields conversations and an exhibit on aging and disability

VSA Alabama wins international award for innovative programming.July 20, 2011 TROY, Mich. – One in eight older adults has Alzheimer’s disease, and every 69 seconds someone in the United States develops this debilitating, life-altering disease. There’s no cure, no treatment. But in Birmingham, Ala., VSA Alabama  is making sure the disease and others like it don’t define the sum of a life. VSA Alabama, an affiliate of VSA The International Organization on Arts and Disability , developed Take a Walk In My Shoes 

Research finds that sharing space does more than just trim costs for nonprofit organizations

Co-location improves access for clients and boosts efficiency and staff morale.TROY, Mich. – When the Michigan Nonprofit Association , Michigan Association of United Ways  and the Food Bank Council of Michigan  move into new quarters in the state capital this fall (2011), they will be part of a growing trend: nonprofits co-locating under one roof. The nonprofits’ headquarters in Lansing, Mich., will be among more than 250 such centers in the United States and Canada. Although it’s intuitive to

The Kresge Foundation awards $300,000 in fellowships to Detroit area visual artists

Twelve $25,000 prizes are awarded.Troy, Mich. -- The Kresge Foundation is pleased to award 12 2011 Kresge Artist Fellowships in the visual arts. Each fellowship includes an unrestricted prize of $25,000 and customized professional practice opportunities. The 2011 class of fellows consists of 11 individual artists and one artist collaborative. The fellowships reward creative vision and a commitment to excellence, and represent the foundation's desire to advance the artistic careers of Detroit artists living and working in its hometown, as well as elevate the profile of the city's artistic

Survey finds communities in the Northeast are trying to plan for changes in climate, but need help

Landmark report by Clean Air-Cool Planet finds concerns ranging from public health to sea level rise and the economic impacts on tourism.The nonprofit environmental organization Clean Air-Cool Planet  has released a first-of-its-kind report on the needs, concerns, and activities of communities in the Northeast that are beginning to confront the realities of a changing climate. The report is based on direct outreach to more than 200 communities from Maine to New Jersey. It includes survey responses from 34 local governments, six regional governments,

Upcoming webcast focuses on community health centers’ non-clinical work

A panel of community health-center leaders will discuss health centers’ work outside clinical care in a free webcast Monday, June 20, 2011 at noon. The interactive webcast will include examples of community health centers that address social determinants of health such as education, jobs, housing, transportation, access to nutritional foods, and neighborhood safety. Much of the differences in health outcomes and health disparities are shaped by such factors. Although community health centers often go beyond clinical care, little information about these activities has been collected

New book charts course to a sustainable, healthy food system

‘Fair Food’ author Oran Hesterman offers a vision of better taste, better nutrition, and new local and regional business opportunities.Troy, Michigan, May 13, 2011 This isn’t a book about what’s wrong with the U.S. food system. That one’s been written – more than once. Instead, Oran Hesterman’s new book, “Fair Food” (320 pages, Public Affairs,  $24.99), focuses on solutions that would provide fresh, healthy food for consumers, fair wages, and sustainable businesses for growers, and greater food security and a healthier environment for all of us. “Individuals are engaging at an

$1 million competition aims to boost number of college grads in urban centers across the U.S.

Talent Dividend Prize’ highlights the education’s role in strengthening economies.Tues. 05/10/11, TROY, MICHIGAN -- More than 50 U.S. cities have entered a competition to boost the number of residents with a college degree and win $1 million. The “Talent Dividend Prize ” will be given to the metropolitan area with the greatest increase in the number of post-secondary degrees granted per capita over three years. The aim is to increase college attainment in U.S. cities by 1 percent. The nonprofit organization that will award the prize, CEOs for Cities (

Grants offered for research on human services nonprofits

Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University seeks work that will strengthen nonprofit organizations.INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, May 5, 2011 The Center on Philanthropy  at Indiana University is seeking requests for proposals on research in the field of human services philanthropy and nonprofit organizations. Pre-tenure scholars are invited to apply for $25,000 grants to fund research and for the opportunity to join a community of scholars seeking to improve the practice of human services organizations. The deadline for proposals is June 27. The

Special issue of Health Affairs journal puts spotlight on the environmental factors at work in many health problems

Research and essays make the connections often overlooked by specialists, policy makers, and individual doctors and patients.Troy, Michigan, May 4, 2011 Environmental health factors including toxic chemicals, air pollution and aspects of industrial agriculture play a role in almost 85 percent of illnesses, according to health experts. Despite that, environmental factors are rarely discussed when people visit their doctors, and health concerns generally don't play a prominent role in public-policy debates about agriculture, energy, transportation or other activities that can influence

Major HUD grant galvanizes Detroit’s efforts to make homes safer and healthier for children and families

Mayor Dave Bing and CLEARCorps Detroit accept $1 million on behalf of 23 public, private and nonprofit partners.Detroit, Michigan, April 20, 2011 On April 20th CLEARCorps/Detroit, on behalf of its 23 public, private, and nonprofit partners, accepted a check for nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  (HUD) aimed at eliminating health and safety hazards, including lead and asthma triggers, from Detroit homes to make them safer for children and families. Deputy Secretary Ron Sims presented the check for a

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