Monthly Archives: October 2017
Real Change Takes More Than Money
by: | Oct. 18th, 2017 “The most important lesson I learned in my years at the Ford Foundation is that we can’t buy change. Now, if one has enough money, we can rent it for a while.” – Edward J. Meade, Program Officer in Charge (retired), Ford Foundation Years ago when I first began to work […]
Read more »Detroit Children’s Fund Inaugural Dinner Raises Over $1.55 Million for Detroit Schools
by: Natalie Fotias | Oct. 16th, 2017 DETROIT – More than 240 guests were taken back to school when they attended the Detroit Children’s Fund Inaugural Dinner on Saturday, October 14 at The Factory at Corktown in Detroit, MI. The raw venue was transformed with a school theme, complete with notebook-patterned table tops, giant pencils, […]
Read more »Our New Strategic Approaches
by: The Skillman Foundation | Oct. 10th, 2017 Change is happening in Detroit, and it’s happening because of the people and organizations, homegrown and newcomer alike, who believe in the possibilities of the city. But in order for change to be meaningful and lasting, it must also be rooted in the possibility of the people. […]
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