Data Tool // VoiceKent Tableau

VoiceKent (formerly VoiceGR) is a community survey last conducted in 2017 and designed uniquely to connect demographics with opinions and perceptions of greater Grand Rapids area residents.

Brief // Strategic Management Practices for a Strong Community Foundation

This brief shares how a small community foundation in Mississippi implemented strategic management practices to strengthen the organization and its impact in the community.

Brief // Things I Always Tell a New Grantmaker

This 2015 brief from Joyce White offers tips for new grantmakers to help ground them in the philanthropic sector.

Brief // Falling Into Philanthropy, Wandering Into Learning

This brief explores the informal learning paths grantmakers take in the field as well as ways foundation leaders can provide an orientation to the field in place of an established pathway.

Our State of Generosity

Our State of Generosity offers historical documents, toolkits, and lesson plans to help you discover the developments, achievements, and experiences that helped make Michigan a state of generosity.