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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

.orgSource

The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based team was motivated by the desire to find solutions for struggling businesses like the Detroit automobile producers. These developments, coupled with the impact of events like digital transformation, the great recession, and the pandemic, are churning an increasingly red ocean.

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4 Ways to Increase Intra-Organization Equity in Nonprofit Tech

Saleforce Nonprofit

During the Week of Learning in October 2021, Jessica Hauser, executive director at DBG Detroit , and Makeda Keegan, president of Amplify , came together to discuss equity within nonprofit organizations and the role that technology plays in organizational dynamics. Take A Courageous Pause. Reflect On Feedback. Take Action…And Repeat.

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One Small Step for Detroit, One Giant Leap for Museum Ethics (Maybe)

Museum 2.0

Over the past three years, the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA) has served as the museum poster child for the debate on the public value of the arts. And now, in the past month, Michigan''s Attorney General and State Senate have blocked the emergency manager of Detroit from seizing the DIA''s collection to pay off the city''s debt.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Making Accommodations In Workshops

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I facilitated a workshop in Detroit hosed by Co-Act , a nonprofit collaboration space in Detroit. They have built an authentic community through cultivated conversations and events designed to build trust, deepen relationships and set the stage for collective impact. However, the term “Walking Meetings,” is ableist.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

Grants up to $5,000 will be provided to schools and organizations looking for the funding needed to connect kids in their community to local public lands and waters through a positive and impactful outdoor experience. Together they provide resources to impact all children with special needs. Areas served: Detroit/Michigan.

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How Game On Cancer Cracked the Code on Engaging Physicians and Cancer Survivors

Connection Cafe

In partnership with the Detroit Lions and the Detroit Pistons, Game On Cancer is a year-round campaign that has successfully raised over $5 million in 5 years – 100% of which has been dedicated to that mission. . The physicians were nominated by leadership at the Henry Ford Cancer Institute and the Detroit Lions.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

The Kars4Kids Small Grant Program is dedicated to supporting educational initiatives around the country, helping to impact more children. For over thirty years, they’ve been finding, fueling, and creating the most impactful and scalable solutions to lift families out of poverty in New York City. Areas served: Detroit/Michigan.

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