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Earth Day 2025: Detroit plants sequoias to clean the air—and save the trees

Fast Company Tech

Arborists are turning vacant land on Detroit’s eastside into a small urban forest, not of elms, oaks and red maples indigenous to the city but giant sequoias , the world’s largest trees that can live for thousands of years. Detroit is the pilot city for the Giant Sequoia Filter Forest. Why Detroit? In the 1950s, 1.8

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Welcome to the age of paranoia as deepfakes and scams abound

Ars Technica

Yelland, who works in public relations for a Detroit-based nonprofit, says shell run the persons information through Spokeo, a personal data aggregator that she pays a monthly subscription fee to use. If the contact claims to speak Spanish, Yelland says, she will casually test their ability to understand and translate trickier phrases.

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Former Nonprofit Chief Financial Officer Charged With Embezzling Tens of Millions of Dollars

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The former chief financial officer for the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy was charged with bank fraud and wire fraud in federal court.

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Former Nonprofit CFO Charged With Embezzling Tens of Millions of Dollars

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The former chief financial officer for the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy was charged with bank fraud and wire fraud in federal court.

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Getting Forward to Normal: A Bump in the Road for Monthly Giving

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For the past decade, only two things were certain every year: The Detroit Lions (my wife's favorite team) were not going to win a playoff game and digital monthly giving was going to increase by more than digital one-time giving. It was inevitable.

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Melissa Weisse, CFRE, ACFRE Earns Highest Professional Credential from AFP

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The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), has awarded its highest professional certification, the Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive (ACFRE), to Melissa Weisse, CFRE, ACFRE of Detroit, Michigan.

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How Summit redefines community for entrepreneurs

Fast Company Tech

Fast Company is the official media partner of Summit Detroit. Summits flagship event heads to Detroit this June 5-8 and promises to create the kind of connections it’s become known for. Click here to learn more about Summit and apply to attend Summit Detroit this June 5-8, 2025.

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