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Leading @kresgefdn efforts to expand equity and opportunity for low-income people in cities across American through grantmaking and social investing.

Southeast Michigan
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Joel Fleishman was one of the most extraordinary people to have graced #philanthropy over the last fifty years. The world has lost a transcendent talent and scholar, an incomparably warm and generous soul, and a dear friend. I will miss him greatly.
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RT @WendyLJack: By locating the MI CLIMATE INVESTMENT HUB @Newlab in #Detroit, the @kresgefdn is a partner in helping to ensure that the co…
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RT @mikemcafee06: I recently spoke at @kresgefdn's Our Urban Future symposium, and I want to emphasize that we are the liberators we’ve bee…
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the flywheel of equitable, enduring, systemic change. If you’ve known the Kresge of the past, you’ll recognize the Kresge of the future, regardless of the electoral outcomes. And if you don’t, please get to know us. We are all in this together.
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A recent @crainsdetroit article on #innovation hubs describes the shared overarching aspiration to promote regional entrepreneurialism. Lying at the heart of all this is the aspiration to create a more interconnected ecology of entrepreneurial energies.
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RT @UrbanConsulate: “Our climate future is not yet written. What if we act as if we love the future?” Join us Oct 30 in #Detroit for an eve…
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RT @riffcitystrat: The @kresgefdn is investing $3M to support Detroit high school grads attending HBCUs through scholarships & career readi…
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4 months
As we gear up for the Nov. elections, we can all agree that getting out the vote is of the essence, regardless of party affiliation. The @MichSoS recently unveiled new designs developed by Detroit young people for the iconic “I Voted” stickers. #Vote
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4 months
We could not be more thrilled that the @cfsem has named Nicole Sherard-Freeman as its new president. She will be succeeding Ric Devore, who has served with deep distinction for nearly three years and who has decided to retire. Congratulations Nicole!
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RT @kresgefdn: The impact stories trace the foundation’s origins, the 80+ years of capital challenge grantmaking & the shift to today’s wor…
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