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Request for Applications: Advancing the Fisher Foundation’s Mission by Investing in Social Enterprises
The Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation is seeking applications for low-interest concessionary loans from social enterprises based in and serving southeast Michigan. …
Executive Director of Brightmoor Alliance Highlighted on NBC News Panel
Pastor Larry Simmons, Executive Director of Brightmoor Alliance, was recently highlighted on Here to Stay, an NBC News special discussing school attendance and a …
Rev. Larry Simmons dedicates his time to serving residents in Detroit’s underserved neighborhoods
For the Rev. Larry Simmons, the notion that “we can do better” has guided his life of public service. While some may think it …
Detroit community center becomes cultural, educational hub for Latino families
Brilliant Detroit works with high-need neighborhoods, areas with many young families and with a strong community base to build on. Its strategy is to …
Investment brings new life, new jobs for RecoveryPark
After working for more than a decade to launch its first social enterprise, RecoveryPark is poised to break ground in November on a commercial-scale …
Davidoff leaving Deloitte to lead Fisher Group
Davidoff, 60, will leave Deloitte after 14 years to serve as the president and CEO of The Fisher Group LLC, which handles the financial …
Socially driven fashion brands Rebel Nell, York Project to open in Detroit
Rebel Nell was created in 2013 by Amy Peterson with the mission to employ women who face barriers to employment, such as being homeless, …
Sphinx to put $1.5 million in grants behind increasing diversity in classical music field
The Sphinx Organization has been on a mission to increase the number of musicians of color in the classical music sector for the past 23 …
Brilliant Detroit opening 7 new neighborhood sites this year in expansion push
Central to the model is buy-in from the community. Brilliant Detroit builds relationships in the neighborhood, then seeks an invitation to bring its programs …
‘It’s a knife fight.’ Here’s how 3 orchestras facing the same problems as the Baltimore Symphony bounced back
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra The orchestra ran up a $3.8 million deficit in the 2008-09 fiscal year and faced a $6.5 million deficit the …
Request for Applications: Advancing the Fisher Foundation’s Mission by Investing in Social Enterprises
The Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation is seeking applications for low-interest concessionary loans from social enterprises based in and serving southeast Michigan. …
Executive Director of Brightmoor Alliance Highlighted on NBC News Panel
Pastor Larry Simmons, Executive Director of Brightmoor Alliance, was recently highlighted on Here to Stay, an NBC News special discussing school attendance and a …
Rev. Larry Simmons dedicates his time to serving residents in Detroit’s underserved neighborhoods
For the Rev. Larry Simmons, the notion that “we can do better” has guided his life of public service. While some may think it …
Detroit community center becomes cultural, educational hub for Latino families
Brilliant Detroit works with high-need neighborhoods, areas with many young families and with a strong community base to build on. Its strategy is to …
Investment brings new life, new jobs for RecoveryPark
After working for more than a decade to launch its first social enterprise, RecoveryPark is poised to break ground in November on a commercial-scale …
Davidoff leaving Deloitte to lead Fisher Group
Davidoff, 60, will leave Deloitte after 14 years to serve as the president and CEO of The Fisher Group LLC, which handles the financial …
Socially driven fashion brands Rebel Nell, York Project to open in Detroit
Rebel Nell was created in 2013 by Amy Peterson with the mission to employ women who face barriers to employment, such as being homeless, …
Sphinx to put $1.5 million in grants behind increasing diversity in classical music field
The Sphinx Organization has been on a mission to increase the number of musicians of color in the classical music sector for the past 23 …
Brilliant Detroit opening 7 new neighborhood sites this year in expansion push
Central to the model is buy-in from the community. Brilliant Detroit builds relationships in the neighborhood, then seeks an invitation to bring its programs …
‘It’s a knife fight.’ Here’s how 3 orchestras facing the same problems as the Baltimore Symphony bounced back
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra The orchestra ran up a $3.8 million deficit in the 2008-09 fiscal year and faced a $6.5 million deficit the …
