As Detroit Struggles, Foundations Shift Mission
Detroit’s foundations are also prodding the nonprofit groups they support to share resources. “Strategic pooling of resources by foundations and nonprofits is what is going to get us through this crisis,” said Edsel B. Ford II, a Skillman board member. “Living in silos is a thing of the past.”
YouthVille Detroit, a youth development organization, recently struck an agreement with the Detroit Science Center to create a science program, “Think Squad,” for local public television. The science center is providing money and scientific expertise, and YouthVille is contributing its production facilities and the production expertise of its teenage clients.
- Companies:
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan
- Carnegie Corporation
- Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
- Detroit Science Center
- Ford Foundation
- Ford Motor Company
- General Motors Foundation
- Hudson-Webber Foundation
- Kresge Foundation
- Matrix Human Services
- Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation
- Michigan Opera Theatre
- Skillman Foundation
- Southwest Detroit Weed and Seed
- The McGregor Fund
- The New York Times
- University of Michigan
- Women Arise
- YouthVille Detroit
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